GUIDELINES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT IN 2016

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1 GUIDELINES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT IN 2016 Students and fellows that qualify for renewal of scholarship or fellowship in 2016 can now apply for renewal of their award through completing the APR online. Please enquire with your research office / postgraduate funding office / scholarship office to find out if you qualify for renewal for Masters and doctoral students funded under NRF support in 2015 but that do not qualify for renewal should have applied to the NRF Extension Scholarship Call for support and should not follow the renewal process. This Call for APR applies to the following funding instrument only: NRF Free-standing Scholarships and Fellowships DST Innovation Scholarships and Fellowships Scarce Skills Development Fund Scholarships and Fellowships DAAD/NRF Joint In-country Scholarships SANHARP Scholarships (Masters and Doctoral only) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Scholarships Professional Development Programme (PDP) Collaborative Research Training Programme Desmond Tutu Doctoral Training Programme Animal Cluster Scholarships NRF Doctoral and Postdoctoral Abroad Programmes F Sati Scholarships and Fellowships Step 1: Log on to the NRF Submission System at with your ID/ Passport number and password. (Register on NRF Submission System if not already registered and complete or update your CV. This is very important - APR s without a complete CV will not be considered.

2 Step 2: Once you ve registered and /or logged in, you will find the following screen. Please click on My Profile, and then select My CV to complete the relevant sections. If you haven t written a book, then simply don t fill in that section. Complete only the ones that apply to you. Update your details under My Details if necessary.

3 Step 3: On the left hand side of the screen under Quick Links, select Grantholder Tools.

4 Step 4: On the left hand side, select Progress Report

5 Step 5: To complete or view an APR click on the 'Open' link. Complete each and every section of the application. The Progress sections of the applications must be complete.

6 There is a link to your CV from the application if you wish to update something in your CV. If the CV is incomplete, your Annual Progress Report will not be considered. Step 6: Please can you provide sufficient details under your proposed research plan for the renewal period under the progress section. Applications with insufficient content in this section will not be considered for renewal. Step 7: Ensure that your supervisor/research host s address is correctly filled in on your APR and ensure that you click the Invite button after filling in his/her address in order to invite your supervisor to submit a supporting report. See next page. Please note that APR s cannot be considered for renewal without a supervisor/host supporting report.

7 An automatic will be sent to your supervisor to complete a progress report in support of your application for the renewal of your scholarship/fellowship. Your application will not be considered without your supervisor/host progress report. Do not remove or change your supervisor s name in the application once you have invited him/her to submit a report. Step 8: Once all sections of the APR have been completed, submit your application by the 30 November APR s submitted after 30 November 2015 will only be considered in March 2015 due to the high volumes of students and fellows completing APR s for renewal. Students who registered/commenced research later in the year should only apply for the renewal of their awards approximately six to eight weeks prior to the expiry of the award. Remember that scholarships and fellowships are awarded for one year, renewable on application if all the criteria are met.

8 Step 9: Once you have submitted your APR online it is routed to your institutional office for validation. The institutional office can only validate the APR once the supervisor has responded to the NRF online request for progress. Institutional offices are required to recheck funding eligibility before processing the application for NRF consideration. Please follow up with your institutional office on the outcome of your APR. Should you have any enquiries, please contact the institutional office for assistance. If you are a student studying abroad, please send an to melissa.govender@nrf.ac.za once you have completed and submitted your APR so that your supervisor report may be tracked. The NRF Emerging Researcher Programme is looking forward to receiving your complete application for renewal for 2016 support.