Deadline: 8 September 2017
The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) is seeking applications for its NRF/STINT Science and Technology Research Collaboration 2018.
The principle objective of the cooperation between the parties is to foster scientific and technological cooperation by facilitating brain circulation between the two countries. Through this joint call, the parties intend to support joint research projects, human capital development, and student and staff exchanges between South African and Swedish universities and research institutions.
Aims of the Programme
- To contribute to scientific advancement in both countries through the funding of joint research projects in all academic disciplines.
- To support researcher networks through joint seminars, workshops, symposia and other networking events.
- To exchange scientific and technical information and personnel.
- To contribute meaningfully to research capacity development.
Program Activities
The purpose of this call is to support the research projects and mobility of researchers, scientists, postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students between the two countries. Funding will be made available for the following joint research activities undertaken as part of the joint research project:
- Joint workshops, seminars or networking events: holding meetings of equal numbers of researchers from each side alternately in South Africa and Sweden.
- Joint research: this collaboration includes visits and exchanges of leading and young scientists, technical personnel or other experts on general or specific subjects.
- Industrial research and development work.
Funding Information
The total amount applied for from the NRF should not exceed R900 000.
Eligibility Criteria
This call is open to working researchers residing in South Africa and affiliated with a recognised higher education or research institution such as a university, university of technology or science council. Commercial institutions and private education institutions are not eligible to apply under this Programme. An application must designate two principal investigators, one in South Africa and one in Sweden, who will bear the main responsibility for the project, including its technical and administrative coordination as well as scientific and financial reporting.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via given website.
For more information, please visit Science and Technology Research Collaboration.