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 in which the primary aim is to promote and facilitate scientific research, technology development, and technology diffusion, or any combination of these. Discipline-specific and multi- or trans-disciplinary projects will be considered.
The cut-off date for industry partners to approve is Thursday, 15 August 2013.
The call closes on Friday, 30 August 2013.
