PDP Program by DST-NRF: PhD – Postdoc, India 3854 views

DST-NRF Professional Development Program (PDP Program): The Department of Science and Technology (DST) alongwith the National Research Foundation (NRF) are pleased to announce the DST-NRF Professional Development Program (PDP) block grant for 2016.

 Eligibility criteria for PhD or Postdoc supervisors

• Should be listed as a supervisor within the block grant application.
• Candidate must hold a part-time or honorary academical position at a South African public university or institution.
• Candidate should hold permanent position as a researcher (or equivalent) at the host institution or may hold a contract position (researcher) for the duration of the Block Grant.
• Applicants are expected to have a PhD degree and an experience in postgraduate supervision.

Eligibility conditions for PDP Doctoral students and Postdoc

The candidate should hold master’s degree

• Master’s degree should not be obtained more than five years at the time of grant application.
• Flexibility will be given to female applicants who are applying after a certain period of break.
• For a PDP Postdoc Fellow, the candidate should hold a doctoral degree
  • Degree should not be more than 5 years old.

Further Information: Any quarries regarding the requirements or application procedure, please contact below:

Mr Sello Raseruthe
Project Leader – Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD)
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr Mduduzi Tshabangu
Professional Officer – Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD)
Email: [email protected]

Mrs Melissa Govender
Professional Officer – Grants Management and Systems Administration (GMSA)
E-mail: [email protected]

The Lead Applicants from the host institution must apply through the NRF Online application system

Weblink –  https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za

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