Funding

The Faculty secures and accesses two primary streams of funding.

1. Internal funds are sourced and secured from within the University's funding infrastructure.
2. External funds are sourced and secured from agencies, donors and councils external to the University.

Both funding streams are available to staff in various positions and towards general project types within the Humanities

Internal Funding

Internal funds are sourced and secured from within the University's funding infrastructure. Internal funds are generally only available to staff members, with some exceptions.

Staff funding

• Conference Funding
• Application form for an overseas conference
• Application form for a regional conference
• Application form for a local conference
• 2012 Ad Hoc Research grants
• 2012 Ad Hoc Research grant application form
• 2012 Research Promotion grant
• 2012 Research Promotion grant application form

Research funding (with restrictions)

• Andersen Capelli
  Directed towards research and travel support for staff on sabbatical and is consequently only available to staff whose sabbatical leave has been confirmed.
  
  
• Friedel Sellschop Award
  Earmarked to support the work of very exceptional applicants below the age of 35. It is only available to full-time PhDs or equivalent, not older than 35.

• Teaching and Learning Research Grant
  Grants are usually made for amounts of R10 000 each and five grants are made annually.There is usually a call for proposals during the early part of the year and this is managed by the Secretariat in the Registrar's office. The grant is only available to permanent staff and is directed towards furthering knowledge on teaching and learning in higher education.

External Funding

External funds are sourced and secured from agencies, donors and councils external to the University. Funds are available for a wide range of applicants, including both staff and students.

Visiting Scholars

Mellon Fellowships for Distinguished Visiting Scholarsclosing date 14 October 2011

Staff

Mellon Research and Publication Support for Younger Scholars on Wits staff

Application form
closing date 14 October 2011

Staff and Students

National Research Foundation

"The objective of the National Research Foundation (NRF) is to support and promote research through funding, human capacity development and the provision of the necessary research facilities, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of the natural and social sciences, humanities and technology, including indigenous knowledge systems."

http://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/

The NRF presently uses two online systems.  Please encourage staff members and postgraduate students to register on the main system http://nrfonline.nrf.ac.za , complete their CV’s and keep the information updated. This makes the application process so much simpler at (http://nrfinterim.nrf.ac.za) as the CV information is drawn in from the Online system to applications.

 The following calls are now open at http://nrfinterim.nrf.ac.za

For academic staff:

Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers 2012– Wits Closing date 4 July 2011

Competitive Support for Rated Researchers 2012– Wits closing date  11 July 2011

Thuthuka Programme 2012 – Wits closing date 16 August 2011

NRF THUTHUKA PROGRAMME 

Call for research proposals for funding in 2012

Refer to the Thuthuka Manual for eligibility criteria applicable to each “Track”.The Manual should be consulted before application. 

The Thuthuka Programme falls within the Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) Directorate of the NRF.  The goal of the HICD Directorate is to develop institutional research capabilities and infrastructure in parallel with the appropriate human capital to drive the research and development strategies within the National System of Innovation. 

• Thuthuka Policy Framework

• Thuthuka Institutional Support
• Thuthuka Manual

Thuthuka Supervisor Recommendation

European Science Foundation - 2011 Call for Conference Proposals  - for information click here

The 2012 THRIP (Technology for Human Resources Programme) - for information click here

Wits closing date 15 July 2011

Please note that many of the European Union’s 7^th Framework Programme (FP7) thematic areas have  issued their official calls for proposals. 

Information on the calls may be accessed via the Participant Portal (http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal), the European Commission's website for the publication of FP7 calls. Note that the FP7 call-related information is no longer published on CORDIS.  Once we have had opportunity to study the contents of the call texts, we will forward further information.

Please remember that these calls are highly competitive and require participation in strong research consortia that meet specific requirements as set by the EU.

We will keep you updated on any information and / or training sessions that may be provided through the ESASTAP initiative.   We are happy to provide group / individual training and advice as may be required. Please contact cristina.pinto@wits.ac.za for assistance with your FP7 requirements!

To view the presentation presented at the recent Wits FP7 workshop click here

Information Days: FP7 2012 Calls 

Click here for More information  and to Register

ESASTAP is hosting a series of information days on the opportunities afforded by the European Commission's FP7 2012 Calls launched this month.

There will be three information days consisting of a number of formal presentations followed by a discussion forum to tackle specific issues or questions

Mobility programmes such as COST and IRSES as well as the various sources of funding available both locally and internationally for participants in actions and programmes recognised by ESASTAP will also be presented.

Thematic areas on which specific presentations will be made, include Health, Nanosciences, Materials, and New Production Technologies (NMP),  Socio-economic sciences and humanities (SSH), Science in Society (SiS), as well as Transport & Aeronautics. There will also be a presentation on legal, financial and IP matters related to EUFP7.  Attendance is open for anyone interested and is free of charge.

The following sessions will be held:

• 2 August 2011, Pretoria (CSIR)
• 11 August 2011, Cape Town (HRSC) - will be able to join via videolink from Durban and Pretoria (HSRC)
• 12 August 2011, Cape Town (HRSC) - will be able to join via videolink from Durban and Pretoria (HSRC)

It is essential to register as soon as possible as space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. DST will not be providing any funding or assist with logistical and travel arrangement for participants.

ACADEMY OF FINLAND

Through our SANORD network we have received information regarding funding opportunities offered by the Academy of Finland (September Call, 6 – 30 September 2011).

Of the many opportunities, TARGETED ACADEMY PROJECTS, particularly in the fields of Sustainable Economy and Development Research might be most interesting. The latter includes the following themes:

• eradicating extreme poverty
• ensuring the sustainability of the environment
• combating global health problems
• promoting equality, human rights, democracy and good governance
• improving global security
• increasing economic, social and cultural interaction.

 The Academy of Finland has published its September Call for research funding now also in English:

http://www.aka.fi/Tiedostot/Hakuilmoitukset/Hakuilmoitus_010711_en.pdf

Information on the Academy research programmes can be found at: http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/For-researchers/Funding/Academy-funding-instruments/

Out of the funding open for application in September 2011, especially interesting for the UniPID community could be the targeted calls for Development Research and Sustainable Economy.

 For more information click here and click here

Oppenheimer Memorial Trust

Contact 011-551-9500/02