Strategy
Economic Empowerment; Access to Healthcare
Summary
This research grant supports the work of Dr. Farah Shamout, Principal Investigator at the Clinical AI Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi. The grant seeks to advance AI-driven healthcare research in the UAE, strengthen local expertise, and elevate the role of women led research in the region.
Who
The Clinical AI Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi is a multidisciplinary research lab that advances health and well-being using data, engineering, and computing.
What
This grant will support pioneering research at the Clinical AI Lab, building reliable and robust AI decision-support systems in the following healthcare areas: brain health, women’s health, oncology, and in-hospital clinical decision support. The research projects two interconnected pillars:
- Developing novel and original machine learning models
- Identifying high-impact clinically meaningful problems and understanding characteristics of real-world data
This grant further supports mentorship and training of undergraduate scholars and early-career scientists, fostering local expertise in clinical AI, and strengthening the next generation of AI researchers in the UAE.
Strategy
Economic Empowerment; Access to Education.
Summary
The Muna Al Gurg Scholarship will award one MBA and two EMBA Dubai scholarships each year over four years to high achieving women scholars attending LBS from the MENA region.
Who
London Business School offers post-graduate business education programs, including MBAs, Masters, PhD degrees, and short executive courses. It is consistently ranked among the top 10 MBA programs in the world. LBS has a secondary campus in Dubai that provides an EMBA program to students in the region. LBS is committed to enabling opportunities to women in the MENA.
What
Since 2015, we have partnered with London Business School to offer the Muna Al Gurg Scholarship to women in the Middle East seeking higher education. The scholarship aims to increase the number of women in senior leadership positions within companies in the region besides advocating a greater role for women in business. The Muna Al Gurg Scholars work in the areas of business, technology, climate, and more. This partnership enables an annual MBA scholarship in London and two EMBA scholarships in Dubai over the next four years to strong women in business candidates.
Strategy
Economic Empowerment; Access to Education.
Summary
The Trinity Sanctuary Fund provides scholarships and support to students seeking sanctuary, allowing them to attend Trinity College, Dublin with the support needed to succeed. This educational grant enables a Palestinian female undergraduate student to continue her education at Trinity College.
Who
Trinity College Dublin (a member of the University of Sanctuary network) commits to supporting students and scholars of sanctuary, including asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and displaced students and scholars. The Trinity Sanctuary Fund was initially established in response to the huge challenges faced by displaced students and scholars escaping conflict and war. The Fund now provides scholarships, financial support, language support and additional services to students of sanctuary.
What
We are supporting a female Palestinian Health Sciences student who was enrolled in university in Gaza, Palestine. Her studies were interrupted due to the war and destruction of the university. She provided medical support to other displaced people at a refugee camp. She was also sheltering in after losing her home. With this four-year scholarship from Meem Foundation, the student will continue her Health Sciences degree at Trinity College, Dublin.
