Posted on November 09, 2011
The Knowledge Fields Development (KFD) directorate identifies and coordinates a number of knowledge field development activities for implementation each year. These activities are supported by way of short term grants that are typically once off.
PURPOSE
To facilitate the advancement of the frontiers of existing knowledge; and the development of new fields of knowledge and the necessary associated research capacity within the context of national research and developmental challenges and strategic initiative
ACHIEVED BY
Promoting active transdisciplinary interaction between researchers.
Strengthening the SA research community through its scientific and professional organisations and
networks
ELIGIBILITY
Development Grants will be awarded for the development of any discipline/field of research, including:
· Social Sciences,
· Humanities,
· Law,
· Natural science,
· Engineering and Technology
to applicants employed at NRF recognised research institutions, like science councils, museums and
publicly funded higher education institutions.
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES FUNDED
Roundtable discussions, advisory committees, workshops; forum meetings; symposia, audits of
professional associations etc., in support of the development of a field, both with the research
community and with other stakeholders (government; industry; etc.)
INITIATIVES NOT FUNDED
· Activities that are/or could be supported by way of other NRF funding programmes
· Conferences and conference attendance, as these are supported by the Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration (KIC) programme;
· Initiatives that could be directly funded through strategic initiatives with specific funding programmes;
· Individual research interests or research projects);
· General [community/people] development initiatives unless they are research development focused;
· Community engagement initiatives;
· Curriculum development;
· Human capacity development, unless such applications contain a strong argument for how the activity will advance a specific knowledge field;
· Post-graduate studies/bursaries and training courses will not be considered.
DEADLINE
There is a monthly deadline for all submissions to be considered in the following month.
Applications submitted to the NRF on or before the 25th of each month will be considered within 2 weeks by a constituted KFD panel, and outcomes will be available in the following month.
Applications received after the 25th of the month will be considered in the next round.
It is advisable that applicants submit applications at least 2 months before the proposed intervention.
Only activities that specifically relate to research field/s development will be supported, and not activities understood to be development work as widely defined. Development grants aim to move a wider knowledge field forward, and as such are not concerned with individual research interests. Development grants are only concerned with research development, and only at the field level.
Submission of Proposals
1. Send a signed pdf copy of your completed application (using the standard template ( http://www.nrf.ac.za/projects.php?pid=52 )) to the Research Office ([email protected])
and have your signed hard copy of the completed template hand-delivered to our offices as well.
2. There is no signature block for the applicant so kindly sign at the end of the document (the template)
3. We will endorse, stamp and scan your signed pdf copy for digital submission (before the 25th of the month) and then hand-deliver your signed and stamped hard copy to the NRF.
Mrs Didi Botes
Research Support; Marketing Building Room 2-6
University of Pretoria
Tel: (012) 420-2871; Fax: (012) 420-4025
[email protected]
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