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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.
In this newsletter:
Noticeboard
Funding opportunities and funder announcements
Research capacity building
Noticeboard
On the Research Announcement noticeboard, we share news and items of interest from the UCT Research Office.
Help us nominate UCT's best and brightest
There are many annual awards for which our stellar academics are eligible:
- Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
- AG Oettlé Memorial Award (CANSA)
- CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program
- DST Women in Science
- Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship
- L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science
- NSTF – South32
- NYAS Innovators in Science
- USAf Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities
- World Economic Forum
If you know someone who might be a good candidate, please submit this form at any time. Thank you for your help in recognising our star academics.
Invitation to information session: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsorship opportunities
27 September 2023 from 10:15 to 11:45 (SAST)
On Wednesday, 27 September 2023, UCT will be hosting Dr Thomas Hesse, the Deputy Secretary General of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. The Foundation
aims to sponsor researchers irrespective of their academic discipline and nationality.
Dr Hesse wants to share with the UCT research community the funding opportunities available to them through the Foundation. You are thus cordially invited to join us as follows:
- Time: 10:15 – 11:45 (SAST)
- Venue: Mafeje Room, Bremner Building, Lower Campus
- Date: 27 September 2023
For catering purposes, please RSVP to Research Event by 25 September 2023.
Call for research publications: 2023 publication count
The Research Office invites the academic community to submit their 2023 research publications for submission to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
This process results in the DHET awarding subsidies to UCT for articles in DHET-accredited journals, peer-reviewed research books (including chapters in books) and peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
The monthly closing dates for accredited journal articles, conference proceedings and books/chapters in books are 29 September 2023, 31 October 2023, 30 November 2023, 8 December 2023, and 31 January 2024. The final deadline for all the
publication categories is 15 February 2024. Faculty coordinators will, in turn, set their own internal deadlines and liaise with departmental coordinators regarding this circular.
See more details here.
Call for nominations: SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards
Deadline for nominations: 30 September 2023
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has issued a call for nominations for the annual 2023 SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards. The awards seek to honour the best scientific minds and contributions within health research whose work reflect
innovative methods and novel approaches to public health concerns, to potentially impact on policy and subsequently to the betterment of the lives of South Africans.
Qualifying candidates are individual researchers who have, through published work, made groundbreaking contributions to impactful world-class science and health research aimed at advancing the lives of South Africans. The awards, which are among the
most prestigious in the country, are a set of medals including: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and the special President’s Awards.
See more details here.
Invitation to participate: SASUF annual research and innovation week
Closing date: 17 November 2023
UCT is a member of the South Africa Sweden University Forum (SASUF) which comprises 40 members universities from South Africa and Sweden. From 13-17 May 2024, SASUF will hold its annual Research and Innovation week in Sweden, hosted by three
institutions: Malmö University, Lund University, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Interested parties are invited to participate by hosting a satellite event, hosting a workshop session or participating in a poster session at the Sustainability Forum.
For any queries, contact Wilna Venter. The closing date is 17 November 2023.
Reminder: Update your eRA status following submission and review of your funding application
When your funding application receives a decision from a funder, please remember to update the status of your Application Stage Approval form in UCT’s eRA system. If a funding application is not successful, it can be easy to forget to update the eRA
status to “Unsuccessful”. Updating the status ensures our reporting on UCT’s grant-seeking efforts is accurate.
The International Grants Hub is currently working to update eRA records with outdated statuses. They will contact relevant PIs directly with a request to update their eRA records. Thank you in advance for your help.
Reminder: eRA production system weekly downtime
Please note that the eRA production system will be unavailable every week between 16:00 on Wednesday evening and 08:30 on Thursday
morning. Please ensure that you are completely logged out of the system before this time.
This is to ensure that the system resources are freed up for maintenance activities.
Funding opportunities and funder announcements
Visit the current funding opportunities page on the Research Support Hub to view all open funding opportunities.
Final call for expressions of interest: UCT's Innovation Builder Fund (IBF)
Deadline: 25 September 2023
UCT's Innovation Builder Fund is now accepting new expressions of interest.
The IBF was launched in 2019 with the primary goal of nurturing and advancing UCT research projects that have demonstrated an initial proof of concept. The fund is designed to support projects that have been assessed as commercially viable and where
research outputs have either been protected or have protectable intellectual property (IP).
This unique opportunity not only provides financial support, but also aids in maturing research outputs and mitigating associated risks, thereby preparing them for later-stage funding. Successful projects will receive a grant of up to R500 000 to
aid in their development.
The IBF welcomes applications from researchers across all disciplines who are conducting innovative research with the potential for commercial application and IP protection.
Interested applicants should email the completed expression of interest form to Mpho Baisitse before the deadline of 25 September 2023.
Funding opportunity announcement: The Spencer Foundation RPP Grants Program
First internal deadline: 4 October 2023
The Spencer Foundation’s Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Programme is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships. Partnerships are viewed as an important approach to
knowledge generation and the improvement of education. Over the long term, research conducted by RPPs should result in new insights into the processes, practices, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families, communities,
and institutions where learning and teaching happen (e.g., schools, universities, community centres, parks, museums, other workplaces).
Eligibility
- Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs are expected to have a doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or demonstrated professional experience appropriate for this programme.
- PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time.
Award details
- Total budget is limited to $400 000.
- Duration of up to three years.
See more details here.
Deadline extension: Call for proposals for the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
Compulsory intention to submit deadline: 29 September 2023
The Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities has launched a call which aims to improve our knowledge and understanding of opportunities, challenges, and crises relevant to democracy, governance and trust (DGT).
Interdisciplinary and innovative research proposals along nine cross-cutting themes are invited. Researchers can apply as part of a transnational research project partnership that must include co-principal investigators (PIs) from at least three
different T-AP participating countries. SA co-PIs must apply for co-funding from the NRF. Please see the call details and deadlines here. Queries can be directed to Robyn Udemans.
Reminder: Call for applications for UCT Enabling Grant Seeker Excellence awards
The call for applications for the UCT Enabling Grant Seeker Excellence awards is open. In the context of an unpredictable national research funding environment, the purpose of this intervention is to encourage applications to external –
particularly international – funders as well as multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary research collaborations. By allocating fractional funding based on grant submission without waiting for the successful outcome, seed funding is provided to enable
immediate progress. Please see the call document which contains a link to the application form.
Queries can be directed to Robyn Udemans.
Research capacity building
Below are events, workshops and webinars that offer capacity-building opportunities for the UCT research community.
Upcoming Digital Scholar Series webinar
27 September 2023 from 13:00 to 14:00 (SAST)
The next Digital Scholar Series session on Wednesday 27 Sep at 13:00 focuses on maps. Sometimes you don't need a full blown spatial analysis, you just need to show where in the world you did your research.
In this session we will look at how to plot a few coordinates on a map to show your study area using the free and open source GIS package, QGIS. After this session you will know how to put your research on the map! Register here.
Upcoming Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP)
event
The ERP is pleased to invite you to a webinar on intellectual property management and commercialisation at UCT. This session will provide insights into how intellectual property (IP)
emanating from research activities is managed and commercialised at UCT. At the end of the session, researchers will have a firm understanding of intellectual property. The event will be held on 26 September 2023 from 13:00 to
14:00 (SAST). Register here.
The Research Announcement is produced by the Research Office, University of Cape Town.
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