EMERGING RESEARCHERS

 

(Scholarships and Fellowships)

 

 Call for 2016 Annual Progress Reports for 2017 Funding

  

 

The 2016 Annual Progress Reports (APRs) have to be completed by NRF students/fellows funded in the 2016 academic year that require continued funding for their existing NRF-funded project in 2017.

 

This Call for APR applies to the following funding instruments 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 and Fellowships (not undergraduates)

·    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Scholarships and Fellowships

·    Professional Development Programme (PDP)

·    Desmond Tutu Doctoral Training Programme

·    Animal Cluster Scholarships

·    NRF Doctoral and Postdoctoral Abroad Programmes

·    F’Satie Scholarships and Fellowships

·    NRF-TWAS Doctoral and Renaissance Doctoral Scholarships

·    NRF-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships

·    Waste Research, Development and Innovation Scholarships and Fellowships

 

 

 

Reporting period :  2016

 

How to apply:

The 2016 APR, which must include a supervisor’s report AND proof of registration for the 2017 academic year if continued funding in 2017 is required, is available on the NRF Online Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za.    

 

Grantholders have to - 

 

1)    Log in with their User Name and Password; and

2)    Update CV before completing the APR.

 

To Access the APR online

3)    On the left of the screen, below Quick Links, click on Grantholder Tools;

4)    Under Grantholder select Progress Reports; 

5)    Click on Open, next to the relevant “Annual Report – M/D and Post Doc” in order to open the applicable sections to be completed;

 

*Attached is the APR Tutorial which will provide a step-by-step guide on how to complete the APR.

 

Note:

 

·         Kindly note that, as of 2016, we require proof of registration for students and proof of commencement/continuation of research for postdoctoral fellows to be attached to the APR as an audit requirement.

·         DA’s need to remind students to invite their supervisors so that the “Supervisor’s report”, which is a requirement, can be accessed and completed by the supervisor.

·         DA’s need to ensure that a “Supervisor’s Report” is included in the APR before submitting the APR to the NRF. 

·         APR’s with no Supervisor’s and DA Recommendation and no proof of registration will not be accepted.

  

Closing date :  31 March  2017