Avid College launches research grant scheme

Avid College has launched a research grant scheme. 

The scheme was inaugurated by Avid College’s Chairman Abdulla Musthaq in a ceremony on Wednesday. 

The ceremony was also attended by Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed - Advisor to the Chairman, Dr. Ahmed Ali Manik – Consultant, and administrative staff. 

Speaking at the ceremony, Musthaq described the inauguration of the research grant scheme as a happy occasion of historic proportions. 

He said that the scheme will create people who will conduct academic research which will benefit society. 

Musthaq said the scheme provides a golden opportunity especially for the college’s staff and students. 

Avid College said that while the grant is currently eligible only for the college’s staff, they plan on expanding the scheme in the future to offer the opportunity for members of the general public. 

With the launch of the scheme, the college has renamed its ‘Faculty of Research’ as ‘Center for Research and Innovation.’