Announcement of NRF calls for proposals: 2025/2026

The Directorate Research Development is pleased to announce the opening of the NRF calls for proposals for the 2025/2026 funding cycle.

Categories of calls opening in 2025:

• Concept notes
• Global knowledge partnerships
• Infrastructure grants
• Institutional grants
• Non-funding opportunities
• NRF postgraduate scholarships
• Postdoctoral grants
• Research grants
• SARAO diploma and undergraduate scholarships
• Targeted grants
• Travel, training, and conference grants

Make sure that you adhere to the UFS internal closing dates (Block 7, from page 10 of the attached document).
NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED!

For more information, please contact the Directorate Research Development:

Thabi Mosoetsa
E: Mosoetsat@ufs.ac.za 
T: +27 51 401 7708

Eleanor van der Westhuizen
E: VdwestHD@ufs.ac.za 
T: +27 51 401 7077

Nthabiseng Mosehla
E: Mosehlap@ufs.ac.za 
T: +27 51 401 2859