Call for proposals – Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers The call for proposals for the National Research Fund (NRF) Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers is now open. The programme is a discipline-based funding instrument, which supports basic research in the disciplines of the humanities, as well as the social and natural sciences. The […]
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Call for proposals – Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers. Deadline: 30 September 2013
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Call for proposals: 2013 International Opportunities Fund
The Belmont Forum is collaborating with the European Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Changethrough an International Opportunities Fund to call for inter-disciplinary research proposals on ‘food security and land use change’. The call provides an opportunity for international research teams/consortia to contribute to addressing the challenges of complex interactions among the […]
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Call for applications: knowledge, interchange and collaboration scientific events/ travel grants Deadline: Monday, 29 July 2013
The National Research Fund’s (NRF) call for knowledge, interchange and collaboration (KIC) scientific events/travel grants is now open. The grants will support travel and event participation between 1 September 2013 and 31 March 2014 only. The KIC programme was established to contribute to the following objectives: Internationalising South Africa’s research platform; Enhancing networking within the […]
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Call for proposals: Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) 2014/2015 Deadline: Friday, 30 August 2013
The Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) is a partnership programme funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). THRIP promotes partnerships in pre-commercial research between business and the public-funded research base including universities and research institutions. THRIP will consider support for projects […]
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NRF call for 2013 Annual Progress Report – Thuthuka and IRDP/RNA grant-holders
The National Research Fund has issued a call for 2013 Capacity Strategic Platforms and SARChI Grants (CSPSG) Annual Progress Report (APR) to be completed by the following grant-holders requiring continued funding for their existing NRF/CSPSG funded projects in 2014: 2013 Thuthuka grant-holders currently in their first, second, fourth and fifth year of funding, whether in […]
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Call for project proposals: 2013 SA/Argentina joint S&T research. Deadline: 30 August 2013
The National Research Fund (NRF) has announced its third call for joint research project proposals between South African and Argentinean researchers. Background: In 2006, South Africa and Argentina signed an inter-governmental bilateral agreement on cooperation in the fields of science and technology (S&T) to be jointly implemented and administrated by the NRF in South Africa […]
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Call for proposals: SA/Japan joint S&T research collaboration 2013. Closing Date 12 September 2013
Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) signed on 28 August 2003, the parties are inviting scientists from both South Africa and Japan to submit joint research proposals. These may be submitted in the following designated thematic areas prioritised by […]
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Call for proposals: create and manage sector-specific innovation funds. Closing date: Friday, 16 August 2013 at 15:00
The Department of Science and Technology is encouraging industry innovation partnerships as part of a broader government effort to support industry competitiveness. The main objective is to create an environment where government can effectively partner with industry and support co-investments in research, development and innovation (RDI) in key strategic sectors of the economy. The requirement […]
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EUREKA network delegation visits the CSIR
On 12 June 2013, a delegation from the international EUREKA Network – guests of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) – visited the CSIR the National Laser Centre (NLC) and Meraka Institute on a fact-finding mission to investigate R&D networking and partnership opportunities with South Africa. EUREKA is an intergovernmental network launched in 1985, […]
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NRF call for applications: Equipment-related mobility and training grants 2013/14 – Deadline: 26 July 2013.
The National Research Foundation is inviting applications for equipment-related mobility and training grants. The equipment-related travel grants are sub-divided into two categories, namely: General equipment travel and training grants, which makes funds available to researchers requiring access to specialised equipment that is not available regionally or nationally. The grant will cover national or international travel and subsistence […]
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