SWARD Program seeks to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the UAE to deliver tangible social and economic outcomes to the country. The program supports medium to large scale projects across four priority areas which are: Aerospace and Defence, Water Management, Healthcare and Genomics, and 4th Industrial Revolution.

Program StatisticsAwarded Projects

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4th Industrial Revolution

The 4th industrial revolution is a global future vision of fusing physical, digital and biological technologies to deliver ground-breaking…

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Aerospace & Defense

Aeronautics and defense are among the key pillars of present day developed societies as both maintain the nations’ welfare by…

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COVID-19 Research

This call aims to support applied research which can help produce vigorous findings to contribute to the effectiveness of current…

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Healthcare and Genomics

Developing a world-class health system is of a crucial importance to sustain both the social and economic development of a nation.…

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Water Management

Water scarcity is one of the biggest global concerns as studies showed that 880 million people around the world have no access…

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