In the October cycle of the NCIS grants program, the Committee unanimously decided to award a Conference Support Grant to Dr Doaa El Shereef, who will present a virtual paper on “A New Theory About The Gebel El-Arak Knife - Egyptian Knife With Canaanite Relief” at the International Conference on Anthropology, Archaeology, History and Philosophy in Paris, France. We look forward to hearing about her contribution in due course.