Tamayyuz (Excellence) Research Fellowship
NYU Abu Dhabi's Tamayyuz (Excellence) Research Fellowship Program offers NYUAD graduating seniors the opportunity to apply for a competitive and prestigious one-year research fellowship at NYUAD.
This fellowship program aims to strengthen a student's research skills, retain outstanding academic talent within the region, contribute to the growth and development of research in the UAE, and act as a platform to make students more competitive for graduate school. It is an excellent opportunity for students to explore research directions and graduate school possibilities.
2025-2026 Recipients
NYU Abu Dhabi is pleased to congratulate the following NYUAD seniors on their successful admission to the Tamayyuz (Excellence) Research Fellowship Program. This fellowship offers an opportunity for research fellows to take part in a year of full-time intensive and independent research, from September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026.
| Student Name | Faculty Supervisor | Research Title |
|---|---|---|
| Amina Rotari | Laure Assaf | Rules (Don’t) Apply: Abu Dhabi Public Urban Spaces and Emirati Youth Socialization |
| Bisha Shahid | Stephane Boissinot | Comparative genomics of the weevil species of the genus Rhynchophorus in Southeast Asia (CGSB) |
| Vaishali Garg | Anju Mary Paul | More Money, More Problems: The Impact of Spending-related Conflicts on Remittance Relationships |
| Maria Antonia Pulido | Kinga Makovi | Making Accuracy Salient: Experimental Evidence on Reducing Misinformation Sharing |
| Shahd Nigim | Aya Riad | Generative AI & Arab Storytelling |
| Dariga Bolatbay | Youssef Idaghdour | Lifestyle and the Gut Microbiome: Unraveling Metabolic Health in the Mongolian Population |
| Zhandos Shegenov | Wael Rabeh | Identification of Inhibitor Sites of the Human Hexokinase 2 Dimer Interface |
| Maadaa Bayarsaikhan | Mohamed Moustafa and Nikos Karathanasopoulos | Towards a New Generation of Lightweight Architected Structures: Additive Manufacturing High Performance, Fiber-Reinforced Composites |
| Ayesha Ahmed | Sarah Alzaabi and Luca Maria Pesando | Factors Affecting Hiring and Retention of Emirati Faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi (OGAE) |
| Eva Vang | Antonios Vouloudis and Khulood Alawadi | Food Waste Dashboard: Enhancing Food Waste Awareness and Behavioral Change through Data Visualization Displays at NYUAD (OSS) |
| Shayan Ahmad | Dania Zantout and Jamie Whelan | Sovereign AI Architecture in Practice: Instructional Evaluation of Course Preparation Supports in Precalculus (HBCTL) |
| Batool Abedrabbo | Khalil Ramadi | Printing Pharmacies: Engineering Ingestible Modular Platforms for Tunable Drug Release |