1. Overview 2 Types of Student Funding Funding Opportunities Eligibility Criteria Conditions of Grant E How to Apply

2. Grantholder-linked: Nomination for an award linked to the grantholders NRF funded research project Free-standing: Individual applied and obtained funding

3. Funding Opportunities 4 Free-standing Value: R20 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens and SA PERM Innovation Value: R40 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens, SA PERM and International students ScarceSkills Values: R40 000 Eligibility: SA citizens only Download Form 10E on www.uct.ac.za/applications NRF Hons Funding Application: Form 10E Closing date: 31 October 2014

4. Funding Opportunities 5 Free-standing Value: R40 000 (M) R60 000 (D) Eligibility: SA Citizens and SA PERM Innovation Value: R80 000 (M) R110 000 (D) Eligibility: SA Citizens, SA PERM and International students ScarceSkills Values: R70 000 (M) R100 000 (D) Eligibility: SA citizens only Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za NRF Masters and Doctoral Funding Application: Online Application Internal Closing date: 04th August 2014

5. Funding Opportunities 6 Master Value: R70 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens Doctoral Value: R100 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za DAAD-NRF In-Country Funding Application (German Academic Exchange Service): Online Application Internal Closing date: 04th August 2014

6. Funding Opportunities 7 Master Value: R85 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens and SA permanent resident Doctoral Value: R100 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens and SA permanent resident Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za NRF Renewable & Sustainable Energy Funding Application (RSES): Online Application Internal Closing date: 11th August 2014

7. Funding Opportunities 8 Undergraduate Value: R95 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens Honours Value: R95 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za South African Square Kilometre Array Funding Application (SKA): Online Application Closing date: 15th August 2014

8. Funding Opportunities 9 Masters Value: R92 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens, SA PERM and NON- SA citizens Doctoral Value: R117 000 Eligibility: SA Citizens, SA PERM and Citizens from African countries Application must be completed on https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za South African Square Kilometre Array Funding Application (SKA): Online Application Internal Closing date: 29 August 2014

9. Honours level: 1 year not renewable Masters level: 2 years - renewable Doctoral level: 3 years renewable Annual Progress Report(APR) to be completed by the student and the supervisor Renewal of funding is based on satisfactory progress and recommendation by supervisor.

10. SA citizens and SA PERM(Free-standing) open to all field of study. All Nationalities (Innovation) open to all fields of study SA citizens only (Scarce Skills) - field of study (Accounting, Actuarial Science, Auditing, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Demography, Geology, Information Systems, Mathematical Science, Statistics, Transportation Studies and Tourism.) SA citizens (DAAD-NRF) SA citizens and SA permanent resident (RSES) Focus Areas: - Cleaner fossil fuel development, including clean coal technologies; - Renewable energy(bioenergy including bio-fuels, solar energy, wind energy,etc) - Energy impact on the environment; - Energy for socio economic development - Energy system planning and modelling; - Energy policy research.

11. SA citizens (SKA U/G and Honours) Focus Areas: - BSc degree, majoring in Physics and Mathematics, - BSc Hons in Astronomy/Astrophysics majored in Physics and Mathemiatics at the undergraduate level. - BEng in Electronic Engineering ONLY. SKA Masters and Doctoral level South African citizens, and permanent residents of South Africa, who wish to complete a relevant PhD or MSc degree at a South African university. Citizens of Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana, who wish to complete a relevant PhD or MSc degree at a South African university. South African citizens and citizens of Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana, who wish to complete a relevant PhD or MSc degree at a university in an SKA SA partner country (Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana).

12. Applicants that already hold a degree at a level for which they are applying are not eligible.. Full time enrolled during the tenure of award No full time salaried employment

13. Scholarship must not be held simultaneously with a bursary/scholarship from any other government or NRF source or NRF administered source. Scholarship-holders are allowed to hold non-binding supplementary grants or emoluments to half the value of the NRF award or should the host university have an institutional capped value, the award can be supplemented to the university capped value for the level of study. Scholarship-holders must not hold full-time employment during the tenure of the award. Scholarship-holders will be allowed to undertake a maximum of 12 hours of teaching, tutorials , assistance or demonstration duties per week.

14. The following selection criteria are taken into consideration The award of scholarship to a student will be based on past, current and potential academic performance The academic merit Promise of research ability Leadership prizes Feasibility and merit of the applicants research project proposal Reference reports from the supervisor and referees.

15. How to Apply 16 https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za

16. Completing an online application 17 Step 1: Register or login with your ID/Passport number and Password Register and login

17. Completing an online application 18 Step 2:Once login you will see a landing page, on the left select My Profile and complete the CV sections of the application Complete contact details complete all the listed sections under CV

18. Completing an online application 19 Step 3: To complete an application click on My Application and then Create application. Go to My Application to create an application If already created, go to List of Applications

19. Completing an online application 20 Step 4: List of all open calls should appear click on Apply icon next to the application you applying for.

20. Completing an online application 21 Step 5: list all section on the CV and application CV part Application part Submit Button

21. Completing an online application 22 Disability Section:

22. Completing an online application 23 Degree to be funded Section:

23. Completing an online application 24 Research Project Information Section

24. Completing an online application 25 Preferred Panel Section

25. Completing an online application 26 Academic Achievements Section:

26. Completing an online application 27 Research Details Section: Include all your project or proposed project information

27. Completing an online application 28 Attachment Section: All required documents to be uploaded as ONE PDF document(ID/Passport copy, certified full academic transcript, proof of acceptance)

28. Completing an online application 29 Reference Section: Add minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 references)

29. Completing an online application 30 Declaration Section:

30. Completing an online application 31 Checklist Section:

31. Completing an online application 32 Application complete

32. Completing an online application 33 Submit Application Online: Make sure you click on Submit button at the bottom.

33. Completing an online application 34 Referee and Supervisor Report

34. Contact Details 35 Ms Bongiwe Ndamane Email: Bongiwe.Ndamane@uct.ac.za Tel 021 650 3926 Ms Olivia Barron Email:Olivia.Barron@uct.ac.za Tel: 021 650 1920

35. Any Questions?

36. Enkosi, Thank you, Re a leboga, Siyabonga, Dankie