IDRC and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa are pleased to announce two new research chair initiatives. They build on NRF’s existing South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), as well as on the Industrial Research Chairs program, funded in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP).
Opportunity
Funded jointly by IDRC and NRF, these initiatives are expected to:
- create knowledge through world-class research in Africa on natural sciences and engineering (NSE) themes;
- build and reinforce sustainable research networks within Africa, and between Canada and Africa, to accelerate the production and uptake of new knowledge; and
- leverage existing research chairs in Canada and South Africa, and a second African country, in NSE fields.
Eligibility
Each project will consist of three co-principal investigators: one from South Africa (a SARChl chair); one from Canada (a Canada Research Chair or Industrial Research Chair); and a senior researcher from another country in Africa with a current NRF bilateral agreement, including Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. All three researchers must be working in NSE fields.
Funding Available
- Maximum amount: CA$40,000 (total for both partners)
- Maximum duration: 2 years
Helpful Links
- Full details regarding the South Africa-Canada Research Chairs Initiative
Deadlines
| Full Application: | |
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review | Please contact your Research Facilitator. |
| cuResearch Checklist Deadline | January 31, 2017 |
| Full application submission to sponsor | February 7, 2017 |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate Research Facilitator.