Funding opportunity

Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Purpose

The IKS policy was adopted in 2004 and followed by the development of the National IKS Office (NIKSO) in 2006. The integration of IKS as a flagship of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST) Ten Year Innovation Plan in 2008 has affirmed the South African government’s commitment to mainstream IKS in South Africa.

Deadline

18 November

Focus areas

• IKS and Bioeconomy  (African traditional medicine, food security, technology, nutraceuticals, health and beauty, and cosmetics);
• IKS Epistemology (Ubuntu and cosmology, taxonomies, pedagogies and methodologies);
• IKS and Climate Change (Environmental Management),
• Women and IKS based technology innovations);
• IKS and Energy (Alternative and clean sources);
• IKS Practices of Khoi, Nama, Griqua and San communities; and/or
• Novel and creative thinking that will shift the boundaries of IKS knowledge production and that address national priorities in South Africa.

Eligibility

This instrument is suitable for Universities, Science Councils, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations and any legally recognised Indigenous Knowledge holder/practitioner’s organisations in South Africa.

Financial range

A minimum of R100 000 (Hundred Thousand) to a maximum of R1 000 000 (One Million) can be considered for an IKS instrument award.

Applications

Applications should be submitted electronically on the NRF Online Submission System

Other links

Website

UP Contact & DA

Mrs Didi Botes
Research Support
Graduate Centre Room 1-96
Tel: (012) 420-2871
[email protected]

NRF Contacts

Jane Mabena
Administrative Officer
GMSA: Strategic Knowledge Fields
Tel: +27(0) 12 481 4067
Fax: +27(0) 86 647 7310
Email: [email protected]

Joyce Mokono
Grant Officer
GMSA: Strategic Knowledge Fields
Tel: +27(0) 12 481 4223
Fax: +27(0) 86 696 5305
Email: [email protected]