SMU Research

Various funding opportunities are available through the NRF as shown in the below call schedule.

Download call schedule

For more information contact the Grants Admin Officer on jadah.matentji@smu.ac.za or 012 521 3956/3359

Various funding opportunities are available through the MRC as shown in the below funding guide.

Download MRC funding guide

For more information contact the Grants Admin Officer on jadah.matentji@smu.ac.za or 012 521 3956/3359

The main purpose of the RDG is to encourage universities to enhance their research capacity and improve their research productivity through a focus on developing the research capabilities of academic staff through qualification improvement.

SMU has applications open from the following projects:

• Postgraduate study support programmes for developmental staff (study programmes that specifically support academic staff to obtain formal postgraduate degrees, mainly at Masters and Doctoral levels)
• Postdoctoral research fellowship programmes (aimed at providing opportunities for recent doctoral degree recipients to enhance their research skills, with a long term objective of increasing new generation of researchers/ academics).

Application forms (download below) are to be submitted to the Research Directorate by the 12th of February 2016.

Office number: Clinical Pathology Building, Fifth floor, room S519

E-mail: jadah.matentji@smu.ac.za

Telephone: 012 521 3956

Download application form for research development

The SMU Community now has on campus access to SPIN which is a database of sponsored funding opportunities.

To start your search for Research funding, follow this link - https://spin.infoedglobal.com/Home/GridResults