UP INTERNAL DEADLINE: 25 JULY 2012

The African Origins Platform Open Call has 3 overarching objectives, namely:
• To respond to the current skewed demographics by actively addressing issues of equity and redress in all aspects;
• To build multidisciplinary research that achieves international visibility, demonstrated research leadership and encourages mentorship and research capacity development;
• To support training and skills development programmes that promote economic empowerment, local job creation and the optimalisation of human capital;

This call document provides the framework for the three discrete funding categories earmarked for support by the DST interim funding strategy from 2013-2015:
Three Funding Categories: 2013-2015
1. Support for research and associated student bursaries:
2. Research Equipment: National Paleontological Equipment Programme (NPEP)
3. Support for technical skills

Key points to note:
• Applicants have the opportunity to apply for funding support in all of these three funding categories.
They may also apply to only one particular category, or two categories, as relevant.
• This is a competitive call; and each funding category application will be regarded as a stand-alone submission, which will be adjudicated independently of the others. This means that successful appraisal in one funding category will not automatically guarantee success in the other two.
• Applicants who request support in more than one funding category are therefore advised not to structure and submit proposals that are dependent on successful appraisal in another category.

HOW TO APPLY?

Please study the attached strategy and framework in detail; the call is highly competitive and you must meet all requirements if you want your application to be considered for funding.

PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO:
Key considerations
Eligibility criteria
Conditions of the grant
Rules of Participation
Budgets
Scorecards

All applications must be submitted via the NRF’s Submission System https:/nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za.
Please select the AOP Call under Create New Application.
(For NPEP Equipment: Choose the template for NPEP and applicants must also submit three quotations if possible for the equipment items)

All applications must be endorsed by the research office of the principal applicant.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted by the NRF.

Kindly alert the Research Office by email when you have submitted your application.

Please attach a pdf document of your application for internal validation and mail to [email protected]

GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION: By October 2012