From: Januarie, V, Me [venita@sun.ac.za] <venita@sun.ac.za>

Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2022 12:18

Cc: Fouche, Malene, Mrs [mfouche@sun.ac.za]

Subject: NRF Call for Proposals: New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers)

Attachments: NEOFrontiers-Call-Framework_2023.pdf

Let asb daarop dat hierdie inligting aan ‘n verspreidingslys van alle US-navorsers gestuur word. Dit mag dus wees dat hierdie spesifieke oproep nie van toepassing is op u studieveld nie. Ons vertrou dat  van die ander NNS oproepe wel relevant sal wees. /  Please note that this information is sent to a distribution list of all SU researchers. It may, therefore, be that this specific call is not applicable to your specific research field. We trust that some of the other NRF calls will be relevant.

Beste Kollegas/ Dear Colleagues

Die NRF het sopas die volgende 2022/2023 Oproep vir Aansoeke uitgestuur/ The NRF has just launched the following 2022/2023 Call for Applications.

New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) (SU application deadline: 25 April 2022)

Call information:

NEOFrontiers seeks to achieve its objectives by publishing a call for proposals related to:

• Support Actions: short term 1-2 year actions that typically seek to either inform further R&D investment through review/desktop study type actions or seek to develop specific short term capabilities that enable transition of research outputs into downstream operational services. Foci of support actions include:
• Development of Climate Change Hazard Indices based on the Digital Earth Africa Platform, and
• High resolution multi-sensor object-based detection for road network monitoring.
• Domain Development Actions: longer term 2-3 year research and development projects that typically seek to establish new national EO capabilities across the value chain, aiming at long term exploitation and bringing SA closer to the leading edge internationally. Focus of domain development actions includes:
• Multi-Sensor Campaign Postgraduate Research and Development Support.

Eligibility:

• Principal Investigator (PI) must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in research with a record of research outputs and, where relevant, supervision of students;
• Full-time or contracted employees at a South African public research institution (Science Councils, University or Museums);
• Contractual employees must demonstrate that their appointment at the South African institution is for (at least) the duration of the project applied for; and
• Other stakeholders/entities/organisations indicated in Section 2.6 of framework document may be Co-investigators and are not allowed to submit the application by themselves.

Ethics:

It is the responsibility of the grantholder, in conjunction with the institution, to ensure that all research activities carried out in or outside South Africa comply with the laws and regulations of South Africa and/or the foreign country in which the research activities are conducted. These include all human and animal subjects, copyright and intellectual property protection, and other regulations or laws, as appropriate. A research ethics committee must review and approve the ethical and academic rigor of all research prior to the commencement of the research and acceptance of the grant.

The awarded amount will not be released for payment until a copy of the required ethical clearance certificate, as indicated in the application, is submitted.

Please refer to the “Statement on Ethical Research and Scholarly Publishing Practices” at https://www.nrf.ac.za/statement-on-ethical-research-and-scholarly-publishingpractices/?hilite=Statement+Ethical+Research+and+Scholarly+Publishing+Practices.

Proposal requirements:

Applicants are encouraged to align their proposals to the scorecard presented in Annexure 1 of the attached framework.

The proposal must clearly present, and the address the following aspects:

• All of the requirements of the specific calls mentioned in Section 2.3, and also relate the work to be done to the objectives of the NEOFrontiers programme presented above;
• Proposed rationale, approaches and methodology;
• Work plans must demonstrate scientific, logistical, technical and financial feasibility;
• The impact of the research on knowledge production and relation of its outcomes on delivering government policies and strategies must be clearly articulated;
• How the research outcomes will address transformation, including equity;
• The roles, deliverables and budget allocation for each consortia partner and work package;
• A commitment to transformation through the make-up of their team members;
• User and stakeholder consultation and co-design process where appropriate; and
• A draft consortium agreement as guided in the partnership section.

Application Process:

All applications must be completed and submitted on the NRF connect system:

https://nrfconnect.nrf.ac.za/

by the SU internal deadline: 25 April 2022 at 12:00 (noon)

Due to high volumes of submissions, feedback will be provided directly to applicants only if submitted before the internal deadline.

NB: Applicants must ensure that their CVs are updated on the NRF Connect System at https://nrfconnect.nrf.ac.za . These CVs are used in the assessment processes, and incomplete or outdated inputs will jeopardise the success of the application.

Applicants are advised to review the Framework document for detailed information regarding application instructions, including: Project Information, Details of Research, Potential Impact and Outputs, Methodology and Proposed Research Plan, Alignment to National Imperatives, Data Management and Utilisation, Attachments, Ethical Clearance, and Financials.

or directly contact:

Good luck with your submission.

Ms Venita Januarie | BSc, PGCE, BEdHons, MEd
Koördineerder: Nasionale Navorsingstoekennings | Coordinator: National Grants

Afdeling Navorsingsontwikkeling  |  Division for Research Development

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