Call for Applications: NRF Freestanding (local), Innovation and Scarce Skills Postdoctoral Fellowshi

[Clinton Aigbavboa]

Dear Colleagues,

 

The e-mail below refers.

 

As appropriate, please distribute the call/message to relevant parties in your department/domain.

 

 

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From: Singh, Praveen <prav...@uj.ac.za>
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 3:33 PM
To: Subject: Call for Applications: NRF Freestanding (local), Innovation and Scarce Skills Postdoctoral Fellowships 2020 CLOSING 01-APRIL -2019

 

Dear All

 

Please note the NRF Postdoctoral call for application for funding is out, we would like for your assistance in helping the postgraduate school in distribution this call as widely as possible.

 

Please take note of the closing date for submissions 01-April-2019,application submitted  after the closing date will be rejected.

 

There will be a further communication with the faculties  to  assist with the shortlisting and screening of applications  before submission by the  postgraduate school to the NRF as a nomination from UJ.

We are faced with the quota of submission as per last year .The similar process will follow as last year where faculties did an in-house screening for the best application and submitted the shortlisted applicants  to the Postgraduate school  to be submitted to the NRF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call for Applications

NRF Freestanding, Innovation and Scarce Skills Postdoctoral Fellowships

2020

UJ Internal Closing Date: 01 April 2019                                      

The National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) are pleased to announce the call for fellowship applications for 2020 in the following categories:

�        DST- NRF- Freestanding (Local) Postdoctoral Fellowships;

�        DST- NRF- Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowships; and

�        DST- NRF- DHET - Scarce Skills Development Fund: Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applications must reach the University of Johannesburg by the cut-off date as indicated in the table below. The application deadline for applicants is Monday, 01 April 2019.  Applicants must apply on the NRF Online Submission System at: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za. 

Category	Cut off Dates (Internal Closing Date)	NRF Screening & Review Period	Funding Decision/ Outcomes
Postdoctoral Grants	01 April  2019	May – Oct 2019	November 2019

 

For more information pertaining to this Call, please refer to the attached Framework and Application and Funding Guide. Applicants are encouraged to first engage their institutional authorities, i.e. Research/Postgraduate Office (or equivalent) for information and advice on application submission.

 

The NRF Support Desk may be contacted for technical assistance, as follows:

Email: suppo...@nrf.ac.za

Tel: 012 481-4202

 

 UJ Postgraduate school contact persons :

1. Mr. Tshediso Msibi

0115593780

Email: tms...@uj.ac.za

2. Mr. Thabiso Masango

011 559 3287

Email: thab...@uj.ac.za

Regards

Praveen