Key Facts

Proposals are assessed for scientific and technical merit as well as relevance to the objective of a call in a two–tiered process.

While South Africa can boast pockets of world-class research facilities at selected institutions, for the most part, significant research infrastructure investments are needed to create and maintain a research environment within which the NRFs vision of world-class research may be realised.

M&E is a cross-cutting function within the NRF.

HMO’s vision is to be the hub for earth-space research in Africa and to play a key role in the South African earth-space programme.

HMO is divided into three operational groups that operate collectively to answer to its mandate and vision 2015. This is a description of the functions of the three groups and their key activities.