This document provides information about student funding opportunities from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. It outlines the types of funding available, including grants linked to a grantholder's research or free-standing individual grants. Eligibility criteria and funding amounts are provided for various opportunities including innovation grants, scarce skills grants, and grants for masters and doctoral study. The application process involves completing an online application by certain deadlines. Requirements include South African citizenship for some grants and nomination by a supervisor for others. Selection criteria prioritizes academic merit and research potential. Conditions of the grants include full-time enrollment and no simultaneous salary.

2. Overview
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Types of Student Funding
Funding Opportunities
Eligibility Criteria
Conditions of Grant
E How to Apply

3. Grantholder-linked:
Nomination for an award linked to the grantholder’s NRF
funded research project
Free-standing:
Individual applied and obtained funding

4. Funding Opportunities
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Free-standing
Value:
R20 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens and SA
PERM
Innovation
Value:
R40 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens, SA
PERM and
International
students
ScarceSkills
Values:
R40 000
Eligibility:
SA citizens only
Download Form 10E on www.uct.ac.za/applications
NRF Hons Funding Application: Form 10E
Closing date: 31 October 2014

5. Funding Opportunities
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Free-standing
Value:
R40 000 (M)
R60 000 (D)
Eligibility:
SA Citizens and SA
PERM
Innovation
Value:
R80 000 (M)
R110 000 (D)
Eligibility:
SA Citizens, SA PERM
and International
students
ScarceSkills
Values:
R70 000 (M)
R100 000 (D)
Eligibility:
SA citizens only
Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za
NRF Masters and Doctoral Funding Application: Online Application
Internal Closing date: 04th August 2014

6. Funding Opportunities
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Master
Value:
R70 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens
Doctoral
Value:
R100 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens
Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za
DAAD-NRF In-Country Funding Application (German Academic Exchange Service): Online Application
Internal Closing date: 04th August 2014

7. Funding Opportunities
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Master
Value:
R85 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens and SA
permanent resident
Doctoral
Value:
R100 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens and SA
permanent resident
Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za
NRF Renewable & Sustainable Energy Funding Application (RSES): Online Application
Internal Closing date: 11th August 2014

8. Funding Opportunities
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Undergraduate
Value:
R95 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens
Honours
Value:
R95 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens
Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za
South African Square Kilometre Array Funding Application (SKA): Online Application
Closing date: 15th August 2014

9. Funding Opportunities
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Masters
Value:
R92 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens,
SA PERM and NON- SA
citizens
Doctoral
Value:
R117 000
Eligibility:
SA Citizens,
SA PERM and Citizens
from African countries
Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za
South African Square Kilometre Array Funding Application (SKA): Online Application
Internal Closing date: 29 August 2014

10. Honours level:
1 year – not renewable
Masters level:
2 years - renewable
Doctoral level:
3 years – renewable
Annual Progress Report(APR) to be completed by the student
and the supervisor
Renewal of funding is based on satisfactory progress and
recommendation by supervisor.

11.  SA citizens and SA PERM(Free-standing) – open to all field
of study.
 All Nationalities (Innovation) – open to all fields of study
 SA citizens only (Scarce Skills)
- field of study (Accounting, Actuarial Science, Auditing, Biotechnology, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Demography, Geology, Information Systems, Mathematical Science, Statistics,
Transportation Studies and Tourism.)
 SA citizens (DAAD-NRF)
 SA citizens and SA permanent resident (RSES)
Focus Areas:
- Cleaner fossil fuel development, including clean coal technologies;
- Renewable energy(bioenergy including bio-fuels, solar energy, wind energy,etc)
- Energy impact on the environment;
- Energy for socio –economic development
- Energy system planning and modelling;
- Energy policy research.

12.  SA citizens (SKA U/G and Honours)
Focus Areas:
- BSc degree, majoring in Physics and Mathematics,
- BSc Hons in Astronomy/Astrophysics majored in Physics and
Mathemiatics
at the undergraduate level.
- BEng in Electronic Engineering ONLY.
SKA Masters and Doctoral level
 South African citizens, and permanent residents of South Africa, who wish to complete a
relevant PhD or MSc degree at a South African university.
 Citizens of Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Kenya and
Ghana, who wish to complete a relevant PhD or MSc degree at a South African university.
 South African citizens and citizens of Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar,
Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana, who wish to complete a relevant PhD or MSc degree at a
university in an SKA SA partner country (Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar,
Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana).

13.  Applicants that already hold a degree at a level for which they
are applying are not eligible..
 Full time enrolled during the tenure of award
 No full time salaried employment

14.  Scholarship must not be held simultaneously with a bursary/scholarship from
any other government or NRF source or NRF administered source.
 Scholarship-holders are allowed to hold non-binding supplementary grants or
emoluments to half the value of the NRF award or should the host university
have an institutional capped value, the award can be supplemented to the
university capped value for the level of study.
 Scholarship-holders must not hold full-time employment during the tenure of
the award.
 Scholarship-holders will be allowed to undertake a maximum of 12 hours of
teaching, tutorials , assistance or demonstration duties per week.

15. The following selection criteria are taken into consideration
•The award of scholarship to a student will be based on past, current and potential
academic performance
•The academic merit
•Promise of research ability
•Leadership prizes
•Feasibility and merit of the applicant’s research project proposal
•Reference reports from the supervisor and referees.

16. How to Apply
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https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za

17. Completing an online application
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Step 1: Register or login with your ID/Passport
number and Password
Register and login

18. Completing an online application
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Step 2:Once login you will see a landing page, on the left select My
Profile and complete the CV sections of the application
Complete
contact
details
complete all
the listed
sections
under CV

19. Completing an online application
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Step 3: To complete an application click on “My
Application and then “Create application”.
Go to “My
Application”
to create an
application
If already created,
go to “List of
Applications”

20. Completing an online application
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Step 4: List of all open calls should appear
click on Apply
icon next to the
application you
applying for.

21. Completing an online application
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Step 5: list all section on the CV and application
CV part
Application
part
Submit
Button

22. Completing an online application
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Disability Section:

23. Completing an online application
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Degree to be funded Section:

24. Completing an online application
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Research Project Information Section

25. Completing an online application
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Preferred Panel Section

26. Completing an online application
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Academic Achievements Section:

27. Completing an online application
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Research Details Section: Include all your project
or proposed project information

28. Completing an online application
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Attachment Section: All required documents to be
uploaded as ONE PDF document(ID/Passport copy,
certified full academic transcript, proof of acceptance)

29. Completing an online application
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Reference Section: Add minimum of 3 and
maximum of 4 references)

30. Completing an online application
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Declaration Section:

31. Completing an online application
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Checklist Section:

32. Completing an online application
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Application complete

33. Completing an online application
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Submit Application Online: Make sure you click on “Submit
button” at the bottom.

34. Completing an online application
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Referee and Supervisor Report

35. Contact Details
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Ms Bongiwe Ndamane
Email: Bongiwe.Ndamane@uct.ac.za
Tel 021 650 3926
Ms Olivia Barron
Email:Olivia.Barron@uct.ac.za
Tel: 021 650 1920

36. Any Questions?

37. Enkosi, Thank you, Re a leboga, Siyabonga,
Dankie