๐ Best Young Researcher Award (2008/2009)
The โBest Young Researcher Awardโ is granted to assistant professors in recognition of outstanding research excellence and scholarly productivity. Four awards are distributed equally across the fields of applied sciences, arts, and humanities, with recipients selected through a competitive evaluation process based primarily on the quality and impact of their academic contributions.Dr. Hayfaa Al-Kandari received the Best Young Researcher Award for the academic year 2008/2009 in recognition of her early scholarly contributions to social work and social sciences research. Her work during that period focused on family studies, disability issues, violence prevention, and social challenges within Kuwaiti society, with research published in peer-reviewed academic journals and specialized scientific publications.