Awards for black South African scientists
A new set of South African research grants has been established to help
cash-strapped black scientists, with a special focus on black female scientists.
The scientists will have to be role models for others considering a career in
science. They will also need to be speedy: the deadline for applications is just
a few weeks away, at noon on March 19.
The Pretoria-based National Science and Technology Forum this week announced
the last-minute additions to their sixth annual awards ceremony, scheduled for
May. The prize money is sponsored by Eskom, Africa's largest electricity
provider, and the National Research Foundation, South Africa’s main clearing
house for academic research funding.
The four TW Khambule NRF Research Awards, named after the prominent teacher,
are for black South African citizens who have made a significant contribution to
science, engineering or technology. The awards are not just race- but gender-
and age-specific: they specify that one man and one woman under the age of 40
win for their work in the last two to five years, while one man and one woman,
age unknown, will win for their work in the last five to ten years. Each winner
receives a valuable R50,000 research grant.
The two ESKOM Research Capacity Developer awards will go to one man and one
woman who have made the most significant contribution to the successful training
and mentoring of black researchers or students in science, engineering and
technology over the last 5 to 10 years. The mentors must be based in South
Africa but do not have to hold South African citizenship and do not have to be
black. The winners receive R100,000 each.
More information:
The entry form is available by e-mail ( nstf@csir.co.za)
or can be downloaded from the NSTF website http://www.nstf.org.za
.
More information:
|
