Executive Board

EXECUTIVE BODY FOR THE YEAR 2022-2023

Name	Designation
Ms. Sahar Malik	President
Ms. Nilopher Sikander	Senior Vice President
Ms. Aisha Khurram	Vice President
Dr. Shehla Javed Akram	Executive Member
Tahira Naseem	Executive Member
Qaisra Sheikh	Executive Member
Saba Mubarik	Executive Member
Anum Tariq	Executive Member
Khadija Zulfiqar	Executive Member
Shahla Hamid	Executive Member
Shahbano Yawar	Executive Member
Saima Iqbal	Executive Member

EXECUTIVE BODY FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021

Name	Designation
Ms. Rukhsana Zafar	President
Ms Amna Khurram	Executive Member
Ms. Hina Fouzia	Executive Member
Ms. Qaisra Sheikh	Executive Member
Ms. Shagufta Rahman	Executive Member
Ms.Faiza Nabeel	Senior Vice President
Ms.Lubna Bhayat	Executive Member
Ms.Maliha Akmal	Executive Member
Ms.Saima Ali Dada	Executive Member
Ms.Shahla Hamid	Executive Member
Ms.Shaista Riaz	Executive Member
Ms.Zartashia Umer	Vice President

On behalf of PEER’s sponsors at USAID, the National Academies are happy to announce that this year’s cycle of PEER is now open and accepting proposals! PEER Cycle 9 has several new focus areas this year. In addition to the broad call for projects on any development-related research topic, the program welcomes calls in focus areas on advanced digital tools; family planning and reproductive health; the social, economic, and behavioral sciences. There are also several country-specific focus areas: urban WASH and transboundary water in Afghanistan, clean energy in Bangladesh, multiple research sectors in Tunisia, and bioremediation of dioxins and furans in Vietnam. Last year’s cycle only supported projects of one year in length, but this year PEER Cycle 9 is once again inviting proposals for projects lasting two or three years, depending on the focus area. Pre-proposal submissions are due by 11:59 PM (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) on February 10, 2020. For more information on Cycle 9, please see the Cycle 9 RFP.