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National Research Foundation (NRF) 2019 International Research Grants Prudence Makhura Funding Information Session HSRC, Pretoria 18 February 2019 (14:00 15:30) 1 NRF Mandate Support and promote research and knowledge generation Support


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National Research Foundation (NRF) 2019 International Research Grants

Prudence Makhura

Funding Information Session HSRC, Pretoria 18 February 2019 (14:00 – 15:30)

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Support and promote research and knowledge generation through human capacity development Supporting and promoting public awareness of and engagement with science Support and maintain national research facilities and Promote the development and maintenance of the national science system and the support of government priorities Support and promote research and knowledge generation through the provision of the necessary research infrastructure

NRF Mandate

Support and promote research and knowledge generation in all fields of science and technology, including the humanities, social sciences and indigenous knowledge

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Recognition of internationalisation at the NRF (Vision 2020)

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Enhance strategic international engagements

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Overseas Collaborative Grants + Initiatives Africa Collaborative Grants + Initiatives Postgraduate Abroad Programme International Chairs (bi-/tri-lateral Research Chairs

Strategic Partnerships

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Overseas Collaborative Grants and Initiatives - EUROPE

Currently Active

  • 1. Austria
  • 2. Belgium (x2)
  • 3. Finland
  • 4. Flanders
  • 5. France (x4)
  • 6. Germany (x3)
  • 7. Italy
  • 8. Netherlands (x2)
  • 9. Norway

10.Poland 11.Portugal 12.Romania 13.Russia 14.Sweden 15.Switzerland 16.United Kingdom (x3) Under Negotiation

  • 1. Denmark
  • 2. Hungary
  • 3. Ireland
  • 4. Turkey
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Overseas Collaborative Grants and Initiatives - ASIA

Currently Active

  • 1. China (x3)
  • 2. India
  • 3. Japan (x2)
  • 4. South Korea
  • 5. Taiwan

Under Negotiation

  • 1. Indonesia
  • 2. Malaysia
  • 3. Sri Lanka
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Overseas Collaborative Grants and Initiatives - AMERICAS

Currently Active

  • 1. Argentina
  • 2. Brazil
  • 3. Canada
  • 4. Jamaica
  • 5. Mexico
  • 6. USA

Under negotiation NONE

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Overseas Collaborative Grants and Initiatives – MIDDLE EAST

Currently Active

  • 1. Iran
  • 2. Oman

Under negotiation NONE

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Overseas Collaborative Grants and Initiatives – Multilaterals

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Overseas Collaborative Grants and Initiatives – Multilaterals

A Long term EU-AU research and innovation Partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable Agriculture

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  • Research-related costs (basic and applied research)
  • Staff (research & technical) exchange programmes
  • Short-term doctoral and postdoctoral research placements
  • Knowledge sharing / science engagement
  • Small equipment and consumables
  • Travel/ mobility grants
  • Grant-holder linked scholarships
  • Large doctoral training networks/ groups
  • Postgraduate Students abroad programmes (HICD)

Fundable activities for bi- and multi-laterals

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Timelines: 2019 calls (for funding year 2020)

NRF Call for Proposals 1 Feb 2019

Research Grants (International) 1st Last date for DA Submissions 28 Mar 2019 1st Screening & Review Season Apr – Jul 2019 1st Funding Decision Sep 2019

2 Review Seasons

2nd Funding Decision Jan 2020 1st Funding Decision Jun 2019 2nd Screening & Review Season Oct – Dec 2019 1st Screening & Review Season Mar – May 2019 2nd Screening & Review Season Aug – Oct 2019 2nd Last date for DA Submissions 30 Sep 2019 1st Last date for DA Submissions 28 Feb 2019 Travel Grants 2nd Last date for DA Submissions 30 Jul 2019 2nd Funding Decision Nov 2019

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Research Grants (International): 1st Cycle of Reviews

NRF Call for Proposals 1 Feb 2019

Research Grants (International) 1st Last date for DA Submissions 28 Mar 2019 1st Screening & Review Season Apr – Jul 2019 1st Funding Decision Sep 2019

Project Leader: Nombuso Madonda

  • 1. BRICS joint multilateral research call
  • 2. India joint bilateral research call
  • 3. Taiwan joint bilateral research call
  • 4. Brazil (FAPESP) joint bilateral research call
  • 5. USA (NSF) Dimensions of Biodiversity

Project Leader: Teuns Phahlamohlaka

  • 6. WBF (FNRS) joint bilateral research call
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Research Grants (International): 2nd Cycle of Reviews

NRF Call for Proposals 1 Feb 2019

Research Grants (International) 2nd Last date for DA Submissions 30 Sep 2019 2nd Screening & Review Season Oct – Dec 2019 2nd Funding Decision Jan 2020

Project Leader: Teuns Phahlamohlaka

  • 1. Flanders (FWO) joint bilateral research call
  • 2. Portugal (FCT) joint bilateral research call
  • 3. Sweden (STINT) joint bilateral research call
  • 4. Netherlands (NWO) joint bilateral research call
  • 5. Romania joint bilateral research call
  • 6. Newton fund bilateral research call

Project Leader: Nombuso Madonda

  • 7. China (YSEP) joint bilateral research call
  • 8. Japan (JSPS) joint bilateral research call
  • 9. China (MOST) joint bilateral research call

Project Leader: Lebogang Mpetle

  • 10. Germany (DFG) IRTGs
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Travel Grants: 1st Cycle of Reviews

NRF Call for Proposals 1 Feb 2019

Travel Grants 1st Last date for DA Submissions 28 Feb 2019 1st Screening & Review Season Mar – May 2019 1st Funding Decision Jul 2019

Project Leader: Lebogang Mpetle

  • 1. European Research Council (ERC) mobility call
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Travel Grants: 2nd Cycle of Reviews

NRF Call for Proposals 1 Feb 2019

Travel Grants 2nd Last date for DA Submissions 30 Jul 2019 2nd Screening & Review Season Aug – Oct 2019 2nd Funding Decision Nov 2019

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2019 International Research Calls (1)

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USA (NSF) Dimensions of Biodiversity joint research call - Published

  • 5-years support (Jul 2019 – Jun 2024)
  • Max. 2 joint projects
  • Multilateral joint projects by SA and USA incorporating Brazilian and Chinese researchers

are also allowed

  • Research, staff exchanges, postgraduate students placements, knowledge sharing costs,

grant-holder linked scholarships, etc.

  • Overall R10m per project for over 5-years
  • R5m per project for research + mobility for over 5-years (R1m per annum)
  • R600 000 for 1 postdoc fellowship per project over 3-years (R200 000 per annum)
  • R3.6m for 10 PhD students per project over 3 years (R120 per student per annum)
  • R720 000 for 4 MA students per project over 2-years (R90 per student per annum)
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2019 International Research Calls (2)

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BRICS joint multilateral research call - Published

  • 3-years support (2020 – 2022)
  • Max. 10 joint projects from SA side
  • Eligibility: 3 or more partners in a single project
  • Research, staff exchanges, postgraduate students placements, knowledge sharing costs, grant-

holder linked scholarships, etc.

  • Aeronautics, astronomy, biotechnology + biomedicine, geospatial technology, IT + high

performance computing, material sciences incl. nanotech, new + renewable energy, ocean + polar science technology, photonics, prevention + monitoring of natural disasters, and water resources + pollution treatment.

  • Overall R2.640m per project for over 3-years
  • R2.1m per project for research + mobility for over 3-years (R700 000 per annum)
  • R360 000 for 1 PhD student per project over 3-years (R120 000 per annum)
  • R180 000 for 1 MA student per project over 2 years (R90 per student per annum)
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2019 International Research Calls (3)

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India joint bilateral research call - Published

  • Max. 10 joint research projects
  • 3-years support (2020 – 2022)
  • Advanced materials incl. manufacturing, biotechnology and renewable energy
  • Research, staff exchanges, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked scholarships, etc.
  • R960 000 per project (R600 000 for research + mobility per project/ R360 000 for 1 PhD student per project)

Taiwan joint bilateral research call - Published

  • Max. 6 joint research projects
  • 3-years support (2020 – 2022)
  • Biosciences (health sciences + agri-biotech) green energy (solar, hydrogen + fuel cells), ICT (e-learning +

smart cities/villages) and nanotechnology (as contributing to biosciences, green energy and ICT)

  • Research, staff exchanges, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked scholarships, etc.
  • R960 000 per project (R600 000 for research + mobility per project/ R360 000 for 1 PhD student per project)
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2019 International Research Calls (4)

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Brazil (FAPESP) joint bilateral research call - Published

  • Max. 10 joint research projects
  • 2-years support (2020 – 2021)
  • Health, humanities and social sciences
  • Research, staff exchanges, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked scholarships, etc.
  • R580 000 per project (R400 000 for research + mobility per project/ R180 000 for 1 MA student per project)

Wallonia Brussels Federation (FNRS) joint bilateral research call - Published

  • Max. 4 joint research projects
  • 2-years support (2020 – 2022)
  • Social sciences and humanities, natural and life sciences, and engineering
  • Research, staff exchanges, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked scholarships, etc.
  • R480 000 per project (R300 000 for research + mobility per project/ R180 000 for 1 PhD student per project)
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2019 Travel Grants

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ERC travel grants – Published

  • “Opening ERC teams to the world”
  • Max. amount R150 000 per researcher
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2019 International Research Calls (1)

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Flanders (FWO) joint bilateral research call – Not yet published – 1/3/2019

  • Max. 6 joint research projects
  • 3-years support (2020 – 2022)
  • Open to all thematic areas
  • Research, staff exchanges, postgraduate students placements, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked

scholarships, etc.

  • R1.440m per project (R900 000 for research + mobility per project/ R360 000 for 1 PhD student per project /

R180 000 for 1 MA student per project) Sweden (STINT) joint bilateral research call – Not yet published

  • Max. 10 joint research projects
  • 3-years support (2020 – 2022)
  • Open to all thematic areas
  • Research, staff exchanges, postgraduate students placements, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked

scholarships, etc.

  • R1.260m per project (R900 000 for research + mobility per project/ R360 000 for 1 PhD student per project)
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2019 International Research Calls (2)

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Japan (JSPS) joint bilateral research call – Not yet published

  • Max. 4 joint research projects
  • 2-years support (2020 – 2021)
  • Open to all thematic areas
  • Research, staff exchanges, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked scholarships, etc.
  • R1.180m per project (R500 000 for research + mobility per project/ R180 000 for 1 MA student per project)

Germany (DFG) joint bilateral research call – Not yet published -

  • International Research Training Groups (IRTGs)
  • Open to all thematic areas
  • 9-years support
  • Research, staff exchanges, postgraduate students placements, knowledge sharing costs, grant-holder linked

scholarships, etc.

  • R10m for 1 IRTG for 1 funding phase (i.e. 3 ½ years). The budget makes provision for R5.4m for max. 15 PhD

students per IRTG (at R120 000 per student per annum), R4.6m for all other activities mentioned above at the discretion of the research Professors (i.e. supervisors).

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2019 International Research Calls (3)

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Still to be finalised for 2019 – Not yet published

  • 1. Portugal (FCT) joint bilateral research call
  • 2. Netherlands (NWO) joint bilateral research call – ‘water-energy-food’ nexus
  • 3. Romania joint bilateral research call
  • 4. China (YSEP) - sabbaticals
  • 5. China (MOST)
  • 6. Newton Fund research call
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Ke a leboga, Enkosi, Siyabonga, Dankie

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