Announcement of Successful Proposals for the Global Research Council Sustainable Devlopment Goals Pilot Call
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF)-FIRST RAND EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (FREF) BLACK ACADEMICS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (BAAP) 2026 Read More >
Strengthening Science, Research and Innovation Cooperation between Europe and South Africa Read More >
-NRF in the NewsNRF-iThemba LABS to Host Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and InnovationThe iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS) will receive the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation at its Cape Town campus on 13 March 2024. The Committee will tour the new South African Isotope Facility (SAIF) March 11, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsFulbright Foreign Student Program 2025 – 2026Scholarships to work toward your Master’s or PhD studies in the United States. The following opportunities are available: Eligibility: CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO APPLY Apply by April 17, 2024 Below is the full advert: March 5, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Hosts Water Energy Food Nexus WorkshopOn 29 February – 1 March 2024, the National Research Foundation (NRF) in collaboration with the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) hosted a joint research workshop with the eight consortia research projects currently funded under March 1, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsSANSA and the NRF Launch Fund to Increase Competitiveness of SMMEsThe South African National Space Agency (SANSA), in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF) and TuksNovation, has launched the New Earth Observation Frontiers Enterprise Innovation Support Fund (NEOFrontiersEISF), an initiative developed to support Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) February 27, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsBuilding Research Capacity with and by Indigenous Communities at the AAAS 2024The National Research Foundation (NRF), National Science Foundation (NSF, United States) Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) led a panel discussion on “Supporting and Building Research Capacity with and by Indigenous Communities” during February 26, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsCall for Proposals: New Earth Observation Frontiers Enterprise Innovation Support FundThe South African Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) invite start-ups, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and entrepreneurs to submit applications for funding through the New Earth Observation Frontiers Enterprise Innovation Support Fund (NEOFrontiersEISF). This initiative February 22, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-SAEON’s Atlantic Ocean Competition Inspires Creativity among LearnersThe South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Atlantic Ocean Competition. This annual national school competition, hosted in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation, received entries in categories of poetry, February 21, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseInvitation to Join the MeerKAT@5 ConferenceWith 2024 marking five years since the first MeerKAT science paper, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRF-SARAO) will host its very first MeerKAT@5 conference. This conference aims to celebrate the telescope’s achievements in the scientific, engineering, and human capacity February 19, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF participates in the launch of CEA- FIRST, a Horizon Europe Coordination Support Action (CSA), in Ghana, 12-14 February 2024.On 12-14 February 2024, the NRF’s Acting Executive Director, Dr Prudence Makhura, and Ms Nombuso Madonda (Professional Officer) participated in the CEA-FIRST Inception Meeting hosted by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in Tema, Ghana. The CEA-FIRST Inception February 14, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF-iThemba LABS Uses the World of Particle Physics to Excite the Next Generation of Women and Girls in ScienceUNESCO states that “…although Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to national economies, so far most countries, no matter their level of development, have not achieved gender equality in STEM.” The International Day of February 13, 2024Read more
