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Dear colleagues
The purpose of this announcement is to keep members of the UCT research community informed about news and funding opportunities in the research space. All new funding opportunities can also be found on the current funding opportunities page of the Research Support Hub.
Please note that some calls repeated in this announcement have updated and/or extended internal deadlines.
In this newsletter:
Funding opportunities and funder announcements
Research capacity building
Funding opportunities and funder announcements
Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.
Reminder of call for proposals: UCT Vision 2030 Grand Challenges programmes and pilot projects
Deadline for completed UCT intention-to-publish form: 15 July 2022
UCT’s 2030 Vision for Research strives to unleash knowledge in, for and from Afrika to redefine and co-create a sustainable global future. The implementation plan for this vision recognises the need for enhanced research support
systems, facilitating approaches to inter- and transdisciplinary research and to engaged scholarship, development of the next generation of transformed and diverse research leaders, the nurturing of strong postgraduate programmes and the
facilitating of impactful research programmes, particularly those focused on grand challenges core to Africa.
The 2030 Research Catalytic Programme, developed to deliver on this implementation under the custodianship and leadership of the DVC responsible for Research & Internationalisation, Prof Sue Harrison, will comprise of various initiatives.
The first of these is the UCT Vision 2030 Grand
Challenges Programme, which seeks to provide impetus to further advance on UCT’s research and innovation capabilities for addressing Africa’s Grand Challenges. Through this initiative we aim to build and leverage on our unique and
emerging strengths in a way that will enable and enhance UCT’s capacity to contribute meaningfully to generating new knowledge relevant to, and for the benefit of, the City of Cape Town and its surrounding areas, South Africa and our continent
while, importantly, also contributing positively to the global knowledge base from our Global South perspective. Through the Initiative we also seek to build the next generation of transformed and diverse research leaders to maintain sustained
research excellence at UCT.
Proposals are thus invited for two research calls within the UCT Vision 2030 Grand Challenges programme,
building towards UCT’s Research 2030 Vision:
- The Vision 2030 grand challenges programmes
- The Vision 2030 grand challenges pilot projects
These calls, centred within UCT’s strategic priority research areas and built on an inter- and transdisciplinary research approach, are detailed in the call for proposals – which you can access here.
All researchers interested in submitting a proposal should submit an intention to submit by 31 July and more detailed guidance including permissible budget categories and proposal
template will be provided.
All proposals must be submitted to the International Grants Hub by the Principal Investigator by the 16 September 2022.
Proposals will be reviewed by a panel comprising of UCT senior leadership staff, academic representatives and at least one external member.
PIs of the shortlisted proposals will be invited to present their proposals to the review panel.
Research capacity building
Below are events, workshops and webinars that offer capacity-building opportunities for the UCT research community.
A programme to increase your fundraising capacity
To equip researchers with the strategic fundraising skills they need, the UCT Research Office is endorsing an online coaching and strategy development programme. This programme
has been tailored for UCT researchers and support staff. It is designed to empower research teams of any size to take control of their income model and strategic direction. There is also a version of the course that is tailored for emerging
researchers, who don't yet have an established research team.
You will have access to high quality video lessons and resources. Each week, you or your team will work together to complete the course assignment, supported by an in-person coaching session with fundraising specialist, Zoë Boshoff. In the last week
of the course these elements are assembled to create a research development strategy and an investment brief, to guide your fundraising efforts moving forward.
To find out more about the early bird special for June, please view the press release and
course website.
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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