National Research Foundation (NRF) Funding Opportunities Road-Show. Presented by: Ms. Bongiwe Ndamane Postgraduate Centre and Funding Office

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1 National Research Foundation (NRF) Funding Opportunities Road-Show Presented by: Ms. Bongiwe Ndamane Postgraduate Centre and Funding Office

2 A G E N D A Introduction Who is NRF? Who and how is NRF administered at UCT? NRF Systems (web applications) Conditions of award and Selection Criteria Scholarship Categories How to apply and the Closing Dates

3 NRF Conditions Scholarships may not be held simultaneously with a bursary/scholarship from any other government or NRF source or NRF administered source. Scholarship-holders are not allowed to hold binding supplementary bursaries. Scholarship-holders may not hold full-time employment during the tenure of the scholarship. Scholarship-holders will be allowed to undertake a maximum of 12 hours of teaching, tutorial, assistance or demonstration duties per week on average during the year of study. Support for Masters degree with coursework will be considered provided the proposed study thesis/dissertation weighs at least 50% of the total course content. Applicants who already hold a qualification at this level are not eligible to apply The NRF will not support studies which exceed a period of the degree e.g third year Masters or fourth year PhD degree.

4 NRF Selection Criteria The following selection criteria are taken into consideration Academic merit Promise of research ability Significance and relevance of proposed research Leadership qualities Previous prizes and awards The likelihood that the candidate will successfully complete the Masters or Doctoral degree. Institutional research support and expertise Recommendation by supervisor and referees The scientific merit of the application: i.e. ( how well the research problem is conceptualised and how well and appropriate are the approaches/methods described )

5 NRF Free-Standing for Honours Closing: 31 October Free-Standing Eligibility: South African citizens ONLY Obtain at least 60% in the last qualification For full time study ONLY Field of study: All fields in Commerce Value: R Not renewable HOW TO APPLY Download Form 10E at:

6 NRF Free-Standing for Masters and Doctoral applicants Closing : 15 August (internal) and 31 August (external) Free-Standing Eligibility: South African citizens ONLY Obtain at least 60% in the last qualification For full time study ONLY Field of study: All fields in Commerce Value: R Masters R Doctoral Renewable

7 NRF Free-Standing for Masters and Doctoral applicants HOW TO APPLY Go here: STEP 1 Register by clicking on Register button Login using your id number and the password you have created

8 STEP 2 NRF Free-Standing for Masters and Doctoral applicants Click on Edit Detailed CV

9 STEP 3 NRF Free-Standing for Masters and Doctoral applicants Complete ALL sections under Edit Detailed CV

10 NRF Free-Standing for Masters and Doctoral applicants STEP 4 - NOW, Go Here - Login using your id number and the password you have created in STEP 1

11 NRF Free-Standing for Masters and Doctoral applicants STEP 4 - NOW, Go Here - Click on create new application Choose Masters and Doctoral Scholarships Call 2012 by clicking on Apply Complete each section by clicking on View NOTE: Under Category of Funding choose NRF Freestanding category PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU PRESS THE SUBMIT BUTTON

12 NRF-DAAD Masters and Doctoral applicants Closing : 15 August (external) Eligibility: South African citizens and South African Permanent Residents Obtain at least 65% in the last qualification For full time study ONLY An age limit of 36 years at the time of application applies Field of study: Commerce social focus Value: R Masters R Doctoral Renewable

13 HOW TO APPLY FOR NRF-DAAD Go here: STEP 1 Register by clicking on Register button

14 HOW TO APPLY NRF-DAAD Go here: STEP 2 Login using your address and the password you have created.

15 NRF-DAAD HOW TO APPLY Go here: STEP 3 Choose the program from the drop down menu you want to apply for Click on Apply now

16 NRF-DAAD HOW TO APPLY Go here: STEP 4 Complete all the sections Click on Submit Form

17 NRF Renewal Applications Eligibility Masters students proceeding to the 2 nd year of the degree in 2012 and are currently holding an NRF scholarship Doctoral students proceeding to the 2 nd and or 3 rd year of the degree in 2012 and are currently holding an NRF scholarship How to apply? Logon to with your id number and password Click on Grantholder Tools Select Annual Reports Click Open next to scholarship title

18 NRF OUTCOMES Funding decisions will be made available to applicants on the NRF website: at the end of December 2011 for 2012 funding. NOTE: In order to be considered for UCT Merit awards you are required to apply to the NRF Wishing you the best of luck!!!