Below is a list of different funding opportunities that are available to candidates with the minimum requirements.
- Please read through the guidelines thoroughly before submitting your application
- If you have any questions, there are dedicated contact person(s) for each call to assist you
Grant writing workshops for international big grants
The Research Support Department, in collaboration with Nana Oye Akuffo (see bio below), will be hosting Grant Writing Workshops for international big grants. The workshops will cover an overview of international grants, from proposal writing and submission, budget and budget justification, and developing a checklist for proposal submission.
The workshops are scheduled as follows:
- 6 June 2023 - Potchefstroom Campus
- 7 June 2023 - Vanderbijlpark Campus
- 8 June 2023 - Mahikeng Campus
All workshops will run from 09:00 to 13:00.
Audience: interested NWU academic and support staff
Kindly note that the workshops will be hybrid; we will have limited seats available at the physical venue, and unlimited via ZOOM.
In the case of venue-based/face-to-face, you are welcome to attend on any campus where the workshop is presented – irrespective of where you are stationed. However, travel and accommodation expenses for attending face-to-face workshop will be for your own account.
Please register for the workshop here.
Queries may be directed to Boitumelo Mdluli (34421025@nwu.ac.za)
About Nana Oye Akuffo
Nana Oye Akuffo is a senior grants administrator with more than 15 years of experience in grants management. She has worked with various funders such as WHO, NIH, USAID, DANIDA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Welcome Trust, just to mention a few. She has received various certificates, including certificates in financial management, project management, practice of research administration, research integrity, as well as a management certificate in fundamentals of research administration.
She has received in-house training at Yale Office for Sponsored Projects and Morehouse Sponsored Projects Unit. She is also an NIH grant awardee for two capacity-building grants and an SRA maiden awardee for a RAMP scholarship. She holds a professional recognition certificate in research management profession (RMP), awarded by the International Professional Recognition Council.