Innovation Fellowships:

NRF Free-standing Fellowships:

Scarce Skills Development Fund Fellowships:

Specific innovation areas aligned with national priorities and the DST’s Grand Challenges. These will include but are not limited to biotechnology, cellular and molecular biology, engineering disciplines, computing science, physics and astronomy, mathematical sciences, nanotechnology, chemistry, earth sciences, ecology and medical sciences.

Postdoctoral candidates pursuing their research work in areas such as social and human sciences, economic and management sciences (EMS), natural and applied sciences as well as engineering and technology.

Selected fields of study determined by the Department of Higher Education and Training such as Financial Management, Accounting, Auditing, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Biotechnology, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Geology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Chemistry,  Engineering (all fields), Agricultural Sciences, Transportation Studies, Tourism and  Demography