2012 College Scholarships in National Research Foundation (NRF) funded Programme for rated Researchers to support the research in the Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences at South Africa Scholarships 2012
Study Subject(s): Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences
College Scholarship Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Scholarships can be taken at: South Africa
Eligibility:
-Full time employees at an NRF recognized research institution2 in South Africa, who hold an NRF rating at the time of application.
-Retired academics/researchers, provided that they meet all set criteria as stipulated below:
-hold a current and valid NRF rating
-are resident in SA,
-formally affiliated to a SA HEI (e.g., appointed as an emeritus professor, honorary research associate/professor,supernumerary/contract employee)
-are active researchers with a distinguished track record in research and postgraduate student supervision, and
-are actively mentoring/training postgraduate students/young research staff.
-the institution ensures that a minimum of reasonable time (6 months minimum) is spent at the facility for the purpose of research and research capacity development.
Scholarship Description:
The Competitive Programme for Rated researchers is a discipline-based programme which supports principally basic research as the foundation of knowledge production, in the Humanities, Social and Natural sciences.
-To contribute to the development of a sound fundamental basis to science and scholarly endeavour in South Africa, in the Humanities, Natural and Social Science disciplines;
-To contribute to knowledge production across the research spectrum and innovation value chain;
-To achieve world-class research and the associated human capacity; and
-To advance or develop paradigms, theories and methodological innovation across the research spectrum.
Research Scholarships Application Deadline: 5 August 2011
Further 2012 College Scholarships NRF’s Competitive Programme for Researchers in South Africa Scholarship College Information and Application detail click here
http://www.nrf.ac.za/funding_overview.php?fid=81
College Scholarships NRF’s Competitive Programme for Researchers in South Africa
