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Call for Applications: Newton Research Collaboration Programme. Deadline 24 October 2014

The Newton Research Collaboration Programme is a component of the UK’s Newton Fund, which aims to develop science and innovation partnerships between the UK and a number of emerging countries, including South Africa, in order to promote social welfare and economic development. The programme is delivered in partnership with the Royal Society and the British […]

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Call for proposals: Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics programme. Deadline 29 August 2014

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) invite researchers to submit proposals for the Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics programme.  The aim of this funding programme is to support bioinformatics applications in biotechnology projects in line with national priorities as set out in the South African National Biotechnology Strategy and […]

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South Africa/South Korea Call for Joint Science and Technology Research Collaboration. Deadline 1 September 2014

The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals for joint research projects involving South African and South Korean researchers, following the bilateral agreement on cooperation between South Africa and the Republic of South Korea in science and technology which was signed in the Republic of Korea in February 2004. The areas of focus […]

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Call for proposals: SA/Japan S&T research cooperation. Deadline 10 September 2014

The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals for joint projects in the following areas of science and technology (S&T): Humanities Social Sciences Natural Sciences The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) entered into a MoU in 2005 as implementers following a 2003 Agreement on […]

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SA/Zambia joint call for collaboration. Deadline 31 July 2014

The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals for a South Africa and Zambia joint science and technology research programme – 2015. The programme has been created to jointly support researchers from public universities and public research institutes on an equal and mutually beneficial basis in an effort to enhance scientific and technological […]

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SA/France joint call for collaboration: Deadline 25 July 2014

The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals for a South Africa and France cooperative programme – Protea 2014. The programme has been created to encourage exchange between researchers and to develop synergy between the two scientific communities, thereby developing a durable network. The areas of focus are:   Nanoscience/nanotechnology Life sciences Biotechnology Energy […]

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Blue Skies Research Funding call: Deadline 4 July 2014

The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit concept notes for the Blue Skies Research Funding Instrument, which aims to provide space and time for research to “push the frontiers of knowledge and to encourage imagination” through scientific and scholarly endeavours. Blue Skies-type research is associated with fundamental and basic research programmes. Closing date: […]

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NRF call for proposals: SA/China research collaboration. Deadline 30 April 2014

South Africa and the People’s Republic of China established formal diplomatic relations in January 1998.  In 2013, the two countries agreed to launch 2 flagship projects in the field of water research as pilot projects for expanding the bilateral cooperation.  The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals in the following areas:  Efficient […]

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NRF call for proposals: SA/Romania research collaboration. Deadline 16 May 2014

South Africa and the Government of Romania signed an agreement 15 September 2004 in Bucharest, Romania aimed at contributing to scientific advancement in both countries through the funding of joint research activities in specified research fields; providing an opportunity for young researchers in the two countries to engage; supporting the advancement of basic research and; […]

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Announcement of Opportunity – ESPA-2014 Grants Call. Deadline: 14 May 2014

The ESPA-2014 Grants call is for ‘blue skies’ research projects designed to significantly advance global understanding on the way that ecosystem services contribute to poverty alleviation, with specific emphasis on generating new understanding that can benefit poor people in low-income countries (LICs). Research funded under ESPA-2014 is expected to inform thinking and practice over, at […]

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