Divisions:
HICD
The Strategic Platforms Programmes (SPP) hosts a number of sub-programmes.
National Nanotechnology Equipment Programme (NNEP): to support the development of human capital and infrastructure for advancing nanoscience and nanotechnology.
National Equipment Programme (NEP): to support the acquisition, up-grade and development of state-of-the-art equipment and to promote research collaboration.
Nanotechnology Flagship Projects: to support, over a three-year period, platform projects in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Synchrotron Capacity Building Funds: to develop capacity in South Africa for the use of the synchrotron as a radiation source in experimental applications and to expose researchers to established international synchrotron facilities by awarding travel grants.
Equipment Related Mobility and Training Grants: to enable researchers to access research equipment, both locally and abroad, that is not available to them at their own research institutions.
National Research Facilities Research and Innovation Reward Programme: to incentivise quality research outputs from researchers at the National Research Facilities.
National Research Facilities Collaborative Research Grants: to provide funding to researchers at South African universities to conduct collaborative research with researchers at National Research Facilities.
Bridging Finance: to make non-interesting bearing finance available to research institutions to cover the costs associated with refurbishments.
Strategic Research Infrastructure Grants: to support the acquisition, upgrade and development of state-of-the-art research equipment in support of the five grand challenges identified in the Ten Year Innovation Plan; science and technology missions of the National Research and Development Strategy; and other strategic research areas of national importance.