RIYADH: Students from across Saudi Arabia are participating in research projects in 10 different fields under the Mawhiba Research Enrichment Program, launched by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, known as Mawhiba.  The four-week program will run until Aug. 28 with the participation of seven universities and research centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dhahran and Dammam. Attending the program in person are 290 students, while the other 60 are participating remotely.  The research program held in Riyadh is hosting students at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, King Saud University, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. Other students are participating in the program at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, and Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam. Mawhiba stated that the program is carried out in partnership with leading bodies in scientific and technical disciplines and focuses on developing students’ scientific research skills through practice in laboratories. Students will be able to use their research to participate in the 2023 National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity, or Ibdaa, an annual national competition that is a gateway to the International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held in 2023 in Texas.