The CSIR and DuPont, an American chemical company seeking to address some of the world’s biggest energy, technological and nutrition challenges signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 14 April 2015. The renewed MoU will focus on materials sciences, water technologies, safety and security, biosciences, the built environment and nutrition and health. Dr Rachel Chikwamba, […]
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The CSIR and DuPont renew their commitment with a signing of new Memorandum of Understanding
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NRF Call for infrastructure linked funding for the 2015-2017 African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme. Deadline 25 March 2015
Announcement from the National Research Foundation: AFRICAN COELACANTH ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMME (ACEP) Executive Summary The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) is a research platform which provides access to research infrastructure (e.g. ship time, coastal craft, remote operated vehicles, etc.) and associated funding to the research community to undertake research along the east coast of South Africa. […]
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DST/NRF Announcement: Part-Time Doctoral Students Call for 2015
Communication from NRF: The DST and the NRF are pleased to announce the provisional part-time doctoral scholarships awards made for 2015 in the attached document. We congratulate all awardees for 2015. PLEASE NOTE: If the student’s name is on the attached list, the application was successful. The NRF will be sending out award letters to […]
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Canadian International Food Security Research Fund. Deadline 27 March 2015
Communication from the Department of Science and Technology: The 2015 Calls for Proposals under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) is co-funded by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The Call was officially launched on 2 February 2015 and the deadline for applications is 27 […]
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Incentive funding for rated researchers 2015
Announcement from the National Research Foundation: In 2007, Higher Education South Africa (HESA) conducted a review of the National Research Foundation’s evaluation and rating system. Following this review, HESA acknowledged and endorsed the value that evaluation and rating add to the NRF’s research support and advancement vision. The report of the review recommended that the […]
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South African Research Chairs Initiative. Notice of intent to apply
The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is a flagship initiative of Government designed to attract and retain excellence in research and innovation within the South African National System of Innovation. Since its establishment in 2006, the initiative has been successful in attracting and retaining leading scientists into the university system and strengthening research collaborations […]
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Call for travel and events grants. Deadline 15 February 2015
International Council for Science (ICSU) Secretariat The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals for travel and events grants. This call is targeted for applicants that are members of national ICSU committees and will be for activities taking place during the period 1 April to 30 September 2015. The two types of ICSU […]
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CSIR participates in first SAPS research colloquium
The South African Police Service (SAPS) hosted a colloquium in November 2014, which focused was on demilitarising the police in a democratic dispensation, as well as policing in a violence society: a case for South Africa. The CSIR and the SAPS signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in February 2014, which facilitated a formal invitation […]
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NRF Call for Very Long-Baseline Interferometry Astronomy Proposals. Deadline 1 December 2014
The National Research Foundation is inviting proposals for the Newton Fund – an initiative to strengthen research and innovation partnerships between the UK and emerging knowledge economies. The Fund forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment which is monitored by the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD). ODA funded activity focuses on outcomes that […]
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Call for PEER Research Pre-Proposals 2014/2015. Deadline 9 January 2015
The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program is once again accepting proposals from developing country researchers interested in collaborating with counterparts who are funded by selected U.S. Government-supported agencies. Beginning with this cycle of the program, the previous PEER Science and PEER Health programs have been combined under one consolidated PEER program, and […]
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