RESEARCH GRANTS & AWARDS

Emerald Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to Marketing Scholarship

(being one of the top published authors in the MENA region) 2017

Cairo University Conference on Business Sciences (CUCBS) 2017

Best Paper Award                                                                                                           2017

Globally nominated and accepted, “Super Professor”, Faculty Row                              2015

Globally selected as participant at the ESCP Europe Young Marketing Faculty “Meet the Editors” international workshop, Paris 7 – 11 January                                                              2013

Emerald Highly Commended Paper Award                                                                    2015

Emerald Highly Commended Paper Award                                                                    2014

Emerald Highly Commended Paper Award                                                                    2012

Emerald Outstanding Reviewer Award                                                                          2013

Emerald Outstanding Reviewer Award                                                                          2012

Acquisition of USD 2,000 from the International Association for Business and Society (IABS) for the Sustainability conference organized in Cairo as part of the Business and Society Research Cluster (BSRC) activities                                                                         2012

(conference link http://www.guc.edu.eg/Events/EventDetails.aspx?eventID=89)

Acquisition of L.E. 30,000 from Vodafone for sponsorship of the Sustainability conference organized in Cairo as part of the BSRC activities                                                                2012

Acquisition of L.E. 20,000 from AAIB for sponsorship of the Sustainability conference organized in Cairo as part of the BSRC activities                                                        2012

Acquisition of L.E. 50,000 from MEK foundation for the Sustainability conference organized in Cairo as part of the BSRC activities                                                                                       2012

DAAD and Goettingen University award of EUR 950 travel grant for presenting my work on character education in October 2011, Goettingen University, Germany                                                                                                                                                                       2011

Awarded a travel grant from the Sustainable Consumption Research Network and the German Ministry for Education and Research to present our research on a comprehensive CSR roadmap for Egypt as part of our cooperation with MEK, SuCo11 conference, Hamburg                                                                                                                 2011

Research grant amounting to L.E. 10,000 from the AUC for Business Ethics research project                                                                                                                                                 2011

Research grant amounting to L.E. 66,000 from Misr El-Kheir (MEK) scientific research program for the sponsorship of GUC’s Symposium titled “Slaves of Consumerism” at the International Association for Business and Society conference (IABS) Bath, UK as well as the ICORIA conference, Berlin, Germany                                                                  2011

Research grant amounting to L.E. 3,000 student research grant for a project on consumer involvement of adolescents by the GUC                                                                    2010

$600 research grant from the University Fellows International Research Consortium, Oklahoma State University (declined for time constraints)                                         2010

Bentley University Global Business Ethics Symposium Grant for Scholars Overseas, Funded by the State Street Foundation (AACSB accredited), Boston, US 2010

Grant by Al-Azhar University to present at the WOCMES Conference                         2010

Nominee, Sharjah International Award for Best Dissertation in the Arab World (thesis online at http://www.aradoportal.org.eg/f_doc_display.asp?li_doc_type=5&list3=2342) 2010

Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Excellent Ability in Guiding the Academic and Professional Development of Students, GUC                                                                         2009

Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching, GUC                            2006

Certificate of Appreciation for participation in the “Improving Teaching Style” Project, GUC                                                                                                                                     2005

Full Tuition Merit Fellowship Award for Master of Business Administration studies, AUC                                                                                                                                           2004

AUC Presidential Cup for highest ranking GPA in the university                                  2003

Mohamed El-Beleidy award for highest ranking GPA in the university                          2003

Summa Cum Laude medal for distinct academic achievement                                                    2003

Business Association Club Cup for highest GPA in the Major                                                    2002

AUC Presidential Scholarship for distinct academic performance                                   2000

 

 

Poverty Alleviation through Micro Islamic Financial Product Development: Potentials for NGOs and the Respective Consumer Acceptance in Egypt – in cooperation with NGOs in Greater Cairo, Egypt (Role: Co-PI and Consumer Research expert) – Total budget approximately L.E. 600,000 provided by Misr El-Kheir (MEK) Foundation (2-year project – January 2012 – 2014).

 

Healthy Food Consumption among Adolescents in International Egyptian Schools – (Role: PI) – Total Budget L.E. 55,000 provided by Savola Foods corporation (9-month project in 2015).

 

GE-SEED project entitled “A Comparative Assessment of Consumption Habits in Germany and Egypt with Implications for Sustainable Consumption” – (Role: PI – 2 year project 2015-2017 – total budget EUR 17,832)

 

ILO-sponsored “CSR Mapping in Egypt” project – Role PI (EGP 59,000 – 3 month project Nov 2015/Jan 2016).

The Importance of Character Building Programs in Enhancing Public Education: A Meta-Analysis of Basic and Higher Education Prospects in Egypt – in cooperation with international character building schools in Egypt (Role: PI).

 

Focal Point and PI for the MENA region’s first graduate M.Sc. degree on Social Responsibility and Sustainability. European consortium partners are: Oldenburg (Germany), DeMontefort (UK), Barcelona (Spain), and Bologna (Italy). Confirmed Local Partners are: the British University in Egypt (BUE), Ain Shams University, Fayoum University, and Al-Azhar University – Budget around EUR 1,200,000 – Submitted under TEMPUS framework in 2013 and received good review report. Under review for re-submission to TEMPUS funding (project announced at the University of Barcelona scientific park on http://www.pcb.ub.edu/homePCB/live/ct/o190.asp?nid=4136).

 

Another project proposal was submitted in the framework of GERF 2015.