Nrf
Human Resource Development in Pretoria

Call for proposals, human resource development, funding, NRF, National Research Foundation, Co-operation, South Africa.

As a government mandated research and science development agency the NRF funds research, the development of high-end Human Capacity and critical research infrastructure to promote knowledge production across all disciplinary fields. The goal of the NRF is to create innovative funding instruments, advance research career development, increase public science engagement and to establish leading-edge research platforms that will transform the scientific landscape and inspire a representative research community to aspire to global competitiveness. The NRF promotes South African research interests across the country and internationally, and together with research institutions, business, industry and international partners we build bridges between research communities for mutual benefit. promote and support research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary facilities. in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge, and thereby contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all the people of the Republic. The NRF plays an integration role across the science and technology system and has the ability to catalyse focused societally beneficial research and development in support of knowledge generation, human capacity development and innovation. Creating an internationally competitive, transformed and representative research system. Growing the NRF into a reputable agency that will shape the science and technology system. The Reviews and Evaluation (RE) directorate enhances the contribution of the NRF as a strategic partner in knowledge production, human capital development and infrastructure provision. Evaluation of research proposals submitted for various funding instruments. The NRF rating system is a key driver in its objective to build a globally competitive science system in South Africa. It is a valuable tool for benchmarking the quality of our researchers against the best in the world. NRF ratings are allocated based on a researcher’s recent research outputs and impact as perceived by national and international peer reviewers. It encourages researchers to publish high quality outputs in high impact journals or through other vehicles. Demonstrated the ability to conceptualise problems and apply research methods to investigating them. Each rating category consists of various sub-categories which further define the standing and position of the rated researcher. Accountability for the review process rests within RE while entities commissioning reviews assist in the gathering of data, e.g., documentation and statistics. To provide a quantitative (scoring) as well as detailed qualitative written evaluation of the proposal. To provide a recommendation on whether or not the proposed applicant should be awarded. Review panel meetings include pre-meeting briefing sessions and success is dependent on the integrity, expertise and experience of panel members in their particular fields. Each panel is constituted on directed and thematic areas identified for each particular funding application call. These reviews are conducted by national and international subject experts of high academic and professional credibility and who are recognised internationally for their research contributions. Postal reviewers review proposals against set objectives, providing expert opinion on scientific merit and feasibility. In addition, they review the nominated candidate against set criteria and provide a quantitative scoring and qualitative written evaluation of the proposal.