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Dear colleagues
Please note, all new funding opportunities will be announced in this newsletter and can be found on the current funding opportunities page of the Research Support
Hub.
In this newsletter:
Funding opportunities
Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.
NRF call for FBIP small grants
UCT internal deadline: 17 August 2020
Proposals for small, strategic projects that address key strategic gaps relevant to foundational biodiversity information and knowledge are invited.
The primary focus of the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) is to generate, mobilise, coordinate and make accessible foundational biodiversity knowledge in line with the needs of society, the Department of Science &
Technology (DST) Global Change Programme and the bioeconomy.
The funding will range from R50 000 - R200 000 per project over a one-year period commencing in 2020 and is strictly for research purposes.
More information available here. All queries should be directed to [email protected].
Please note that the UCT Research Office may not review applications submitted after UCT’s internal closing date on Monday 17 August 2020.
ClimapAfrica postdoc fellowships for climate change researchers in Africa
Deadline: 14 September 2020 (UCT internal deadline: 31 August 2020)
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites applications for ClimapAfrica – climate research for alumni and
postdocs in Africa. This call aims to enhance knowledge exchange between postdoctoral fellows and experienced alumni of German funding initiatives through application-oriented research. Research will be conducted in joint working groups and will
cover several postdoctoral projects in a specific field related to climate change. Fellowship awards are tenable for a period of 12 to 24 months.
Approval via UCT’s electronic Research Administration (eRA) system is required before submission to the funder. Applications should reach the finance approver step no later than 31 August 2020.
Download the PDF for more information. For general queries relating to the call, including queries
relating to the administrative process of applying, contact [email protected].
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Fellowship Award
UCT internal deadline: 28 September 2020
The Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award focuses unambiguously on excellence and exceptional scholarship. It is granted to candidates of the highest caliber to enable them to undertake a programme of cutting-edge, internationally significant work.
The award carries a monetary value of R2 million.
Download this document for full details about the call.
Short-listed candidates or finalists should be available for an interview late January / early February 2021.
Should advice be required in preparing your nomination from the UCT Research Office, please send all documentation, except the referee reports, to [email protected] by the internal deadline on
Monday 28 September 2020.
Workshop: How hard can it be? Research integrity training and education
Deadline: 14 August 2020
You are invited to join the annual Ethics in Research Committee (EiRC) workshop on 18 August 2020. The workshop will consider the following topics and themes:
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Responsible conduct of research (Office of Research Integrity’s online training modules)
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Research ethics (international training opportunities)
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Faculty reflections and activities (what is happening?)
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Open discussion (reflections on impact of training in responsible conduct of research and research ethics for the institution, where to from here?)
Visit this page for more information and to register.
WUN webinar: Maintaining student engagement and attention during remote course delivery
Deadline: 22 July 2020
UCT is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), which comprises 23 universities across the globe. It is a network aimed at fostering collaborative research. Numerous researchers at
UCT have either been leading research projects or have been partners on research projects led by other universities.
WUN is hosting a series of webinars to help member universities benefit from one another's experience in addressing some of the unprecedented pandemic-related challenges facing them.
The next webinar in the series, to be held on Thursday 23 July at 12 noon, will discuss the challenge of maintaining student engagement and attention during remote course delivery. It will explore the various approaches deployed by WUN
universities (successful strategies as well as lessons learned from failures), and how the diversity of experiences from around the network can help inform each of us as we continue to teach remotely.
More information, including the panel of experts, available here.
Register here.
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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