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 applications: knowledge, interchange and collaboration scientific events/ travel grants Deadline: Monday, 29 July 2013
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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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CSIR supports enterprise development centre in Trinidad and Tobago
Collaboration between the CSIR and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) has been instrumental in supporting the successful creation of the Centre for Enterprise Development (ECD) on the island of Trinidad, which is part of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The centre was launched on 26 June 2013. The CARIRI centre will provide accommodation, […]
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South Africa-Norway co-operation on climate change, the environment and clean energy: call for proposals – Deadline: 4 September 2013
The goal of this programme is increased collaboration between top researchers and research institutions in South Africa and Norway. The main programme activity entails the funding of joint research projects. Multi- and interdisciplinary research is encouraged, as well as scientific complementarity between the South African and Norwegian research teams. Priority will be given to projects […]
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NRF and Russian foundation for basic research: joint call for project proposals – Deadline: 1 August 2013
According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (RFBR) signed in Moscow on 25 March 2010, the parties invite scientists from both South Africa and Russia to submit joint research proposals. Specific areas of cooperation are: Fundamentals of nuclear and beam technologies. Laser technologies. […]
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IBSA: Call for Proposal Funding Applications 2013
The NRF Call for proposals for India/Brazil/South Africa (IBSA) Cooperation in Science and Technology is now open. The priority areas of cooperation are Health, Biotechnology, Indigenous knowledge systems, Alternative & Renewable energy and, ICT. Deadline for submission: 31 July 2013 More info: http://www.nrf.ac.za/funding_overview.php?fid=183
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Call for proposals: DST-NRF Centres of Excellence Programme
The National Research Foundation (NRF) is calling for proposals from public universities and public research institutions to host DST-NRF Centres of Excellence. Requirements: The host institutions must have existing capacity and resources to enable researchers to collaborate across disciplines and institutions on long-term projects that are locally relevant and internationally competitive. This is in order […]
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DUPONT: Partnering for greater impact
The strategic relationship between DuPont and the CSIR continues to blossom. DuPont’s senior leadership visited the CSIR at its Pretoria campus late last year where the water flagship, biocomposite building, food, renewable energy and mining were identified as areas to pursue collaboration. In her welcoming remarks, Berenice Lue Marais from CSIR Strategic Alliances and Communication […]
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Transnet and CSIR discuss project implementation, 22 February 2013
On 22 February 2013 delegates from Transnet and CSIR attended a project proposals workshop at the CSIR Pretoria Knowledge Commons to identify priority projects for kick off. Ms Berenice Lue Marais from CSIR Strategic Alliances welcomed all participants in particular the Transnet partners. The strategic relationship between Transnet and the CSIR was formalised in February […]
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Science and technology workshop fosters international collaborative efforts
The CSIR Contract R&D office, headed by Berenice Lue Marais, is currently hosting a United States (US) delegation that arrived on 6 September 2011 to attend the CSIR/US Department of State and Joint Services Science and Technology Workshop. The workshop, which concludes today, is aimed at exploring areas of potential co-operation between the CSIR and […]
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