ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONSRESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME (RIPP) 2025

The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) is pleased to announce the provisional awards for the Research Infrastructure Professional Programme (RIPP) 2025. The successful applications for the 2025 academic year are listed in Table 1, 2 and 3 for Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral candidates respectively.

Please note:

• If your name appears in the tables that follows, you have been successful in receiving a provisional award for 2025.
• Successful candidates will be able to view and download their award letters in January 2024, via NRF Connect against their applications.
• Read through the Conditions of Grant (CoG) letter and award letter documents carefully before accepting the award.
• Access Guidelines on how to accept the award: https://www.nrf.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Acceptance-of-Award.pdf
• All required documentation must be uploaded on the awardees’ NRF Connect profile within two months of receipt of the award letter.
• Funds will only be released once the completed and required documentation have been received by the NRF.
• The NRF feedback on the review of applications will be forwarded to all unsuccessful applicants by February 2025.
• Please send all enquiries regarding the outcomes to the NRF via your Research Office.