Scholarships Call for Joint Project Proposals
Study Subject: biotechnology,Nanotechnology,Sustainable Resource Management and Environmental Studies.
Employer: National Research Foundation & German Research Foundation
Scholarships Level: PhD
Scholarships Description: The NRF looks forward to providing support for the development of well educated, well-trained and innovative young researchers who will create depth within our academic and professional workforce in a sustainable environment that will benefit the present generation but also future generations.
Please note that the BMBF will publish a similar call in Germany. Even though the deadline for applications indicated below only applies to South African researchers, the BMBF is urged to request their German partners to submit counterpart proposals to the IB of the BMBF by the same deadline nonetheless, thus allowing the two funding agencies to coordinate their evaluation and selection processes as closely as possible and to ensure that funding becomes available in both countries rapidly and at the same time. Thus, while late submission in South Africa will lead to a proposal being disqualified, late submission of the counterpart proposal in Germany may result in a delay of as much as one year before funding is accorded to either party. Of course, failure to submit a counterpart proposal in Germany will equally result in the disqualification of the South African application. The NRF will not be held responsible for non-submission of the application in the partner country. The onus is on the applicant to locate their own research partner. The funding process is a highly competitive process and the number of applications received will determine the percentage of applications to be funded.
Who may apply?
This call is open to employed researchers residing in South Africa and employed in a recognised higher education or research institution such as a university, university of technology or science council. An application must designate two principal investigators, one in South Africa and one in Germany, who will bear the main responsibility for the project, including its technical and administrative coordination as well as scientific and financial reporting. The South African principal investigator should, ideally, be in possession of a master degree, preferably a PhD. Applications from private companies will not be accepted
Identified priority areas
a) Issues in the field of environmental research
- Sustainable industrial processes (Industry focused sustainability)
- Sustainable Resource Management (Sustainable Resource Management)
b) Measures in the areas of biotechnology and nanotechnology.
Scholarships Application Deadline: 15 October 2010
Further Scholarships Information and Application
http://www.nrf.ac.za/funding_overview.php?fid=34
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