National Research Foundation


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Guidelines for students applying for funding, who qualifies, downloadable application forms, dates and deadlines!

Links to the various online application systems: Focus Areas, THRIP, Technikons and HBUs etc

Research Files, news@NRF, Guide to Research Support, Register of Grants, SAJS and other ad hoc publications

Media releases and news

Official pages of the NRF Evaluation Centre including reports of completed evaluations and application forms for researchers wanting to be rated

President's Awardees

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Conferences

positions, jobs, posts, vacancies at the NRF

General telephone numbers and email addresses, physical address and a map for visitors to the NRF Research and Innovation Support Agency in Pretoria
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NRF funding programmes
New NRF funding programmes in response to the NRF Vision 2015

Investing in People
YENZA! | Student Support

Institutional Support
New IRDP | Thuthuka

Centres of Excellence
CoE info and docs

FirstRand Foundation Chairs
FRF Chairs info and docs

SA Research Chairs
SARCHI info and docs

National Facilities
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Additional Initiatives
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SAEON | SABI | Equipment | SKA | TIMR | PANSALB | SPACE | STAF | KFD Grants | KIC Grants

Knowledge Management
Information Resources and Services | NEXUS | SADA | SANSA

National Services
SA ICSU
CODATA - SA

International Research Grants
IRG

Corporate Services
Monitoring & Evaluation
Corporate Communication

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Important Links

Other important science / research sites

  • Biocareers
    Careers in science
  • Biomaterials Association of South Africa (BioMatASA)
    Develops and raises the profile of biomaterials research in South Africa
  • CODATA Working Group on Archiving Scientific Data
    Preserving and archiving scientific data
  • Enviro-Fish Africa
    Serving the marine and inland fisheries, aquatic, and related environmental needs of Africa
  • ESRC/DFID International Research Funding Scheme
    The UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) are jointly funding social science research that enhances understanding, develops thinking and makes a real and significant impact on the international development agenda for reducing global poverty.
  • Fish-Watch
    The SAIAB's East Coast Fish-Watch Project is an informal community enterprise designed to gather info about our marine fishes and develop an awareness their diversity
  • National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme
    Promoting postgraduate study in astrophysics and space science in South Africa
  • NETPRO
    A multisectoral forum of researchers and practitioners that facilitates community-driven policy formation and provides service on drug-related prevention and treatment in SA
  • NEXUS
    Databases providing information on current and completed research projects, research organisations, professional associations, bios of researchers, periodical submission requirements, conferences
  • PAST
    Palaeo-Anthropology Scientific Trust
  • SADA
    Serving as a broker between a range of data providers (statistical agencies, government departments, opinion/market research companies, academic institutions) and the research community
  • SAEON
    South African Environmental Observatory Network
  • SALT
    A project to build the largest single telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a hexagonal mirror array up to 11 metres across
  • SANSA
    Broadening the skills base in S&T
  • SASCON
    Promoting interaction and collaboration in science communication.
  • SKA
    The Square Kilometre Array is a $1 billion international radio astronomy project to create a receiving surface of a million square metres, one hundred times larger than the biggest receiving surface now in existence.
  • TENET
    Tertiary Education Network
  • THRIP

More ...

  • Council on Higher Education
    Council on Higher Education
  • ESI
    Essential Science Indicators - tracking trends in science
  • HSRC Press
    The HSRC Press is an open access publisher offering a definitive range of social science books and manuscripts.
  • IASSIST
    International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology
  • Intergovernmental agreement research projects
    Database of collabortive projects emanating from intergovernmental agreements conducted by the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST)
  • ORI
    The website for the South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR), incorporating the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI)
  • Second Nature
    Sustainability in higher education
  • PAST
    Palaeo-Anthropology Scientific Trust
  • Research Network
    A job site devoted to professional researchers and organisations seeking researchers
  • SAASTEC
    SA Association of Science and Technology Centres
  • SAFARI 2000
    Scientists using an armada of spacecraft and satellites, study the unique environment of southern Africa
  • SANGONeT
    regional electronic information and communications network for development and human rights workers
  • SARPN
    Southern African Regional Poverty Network
  • SCICOLIS
    The Science Councils of South Africa's Library & Information Services home page
  • Scifest
    SA's national science festival
  • Science in Africa
    Africa's first science ezine
  • SOSIG
    Social Science Information Gateway - freely available Internet service providing selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law
  • URSI
    International Union of Radio Science - South African chapter

 

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