National Research Foundation


Mission, corporate structure, contacts

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Lists the various forms of funding available from the NRF and links to relevant pages

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

Nexus, Sada, Sansa, Women in Research, DACST International Collaborative Research Project

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
HartRAO | NITheP | SAIAB | iThemba Labs | SAAO | HMO | Zoological Gardens

Additional Initiatives
SANAP | SABIF | SAASTA | THRIP |Innovation Fund
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

Web site usage
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Terms and Conditions
Public Access to Information Manual [PDF]

Publications

NRF Growth Strategy
Download the document (released June 2009)

NRF Marketing Strategic Plan 2009 – 2015
Download the document (released June 2009)

Trajectories of NRF research support
Download the document (released May 2009)

NRF Vision 2015
Download the NRF Vision 2015 (released May 2008)

Annual Report 2008 / 2009
View the latest version of the NRF Annual Report (released November 2009)

NRF Business Plan 2009–2012
Download a copy of the NRF Business Plan [PDF].
The 2009–2012 Business Plan explains the rationale for the NRF strategies, priorities,
structure and programmes and outlines challenges and how these will be addressed.

Monitoring & Evaluation Centre Review Reports
View the latest Review Reports released by the Monitoring & Evaluation Centre

news@NRF
The online version of the newsletter of the NRF

Overview of Grants, Scholarships, Fellowships & the Rating of Researchers
Download a copy of the overview (released December 2008)

Register of Grants
Register of Grants Vol. 7 (released February 2007)

SAJS
Link to the South African Journal of Science

Summary: Marine Biodiversity Status for South Africa, At the End of the 20th Century
In South Africa, some marine systems are showing signs of severe over-exploitation and degradation and this is impacting significantly on biodiversity. This report evaluates current knowledge, identifies data gaps and highlights future priority actions and research requirements in marine biodiversity.
View the report
 


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