Applications are open to apply for the AESOP Call.

The dates of the call are as followed :

Start date: 9-September-2016 (00:00 CET)

End date: 24-October-2016 (23:59 CET)

Candidates, it will be your last chance to apply for 6 months Master and Doctorate positions only.

Please note that any candidate applying have to be aware that you will have to leave before 31st December 2016. If you cannot make it, you will not be eligible.

The AESOP team

José Braga, coordinator jose.brage@univ-tlse3.fr

Lorna Holtman, co-coordinator lholtman@gmail.com

Philippine Guillaume, project manager philippine.guillaume@univ-tlse3.fr

BACKGROUND

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 South Africa: Scholarship and Academic Opportunities in Europe

• SA and the EU have been strategic partners since 2007. Higher Education is a key area for people to people contact and the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and expertise on issues of mutual interest between the two parties.  In SA the programme provides opportunities to develop highly skilled human resources critical for economic growth and development; and contributes to the Internationalisation of Higher Education in SA, a strategic objective for the country. The programme’s funding covers administrative costs incurred by the universities as well as scholarships for students and university staff.
• Accommodation Airfare
• Course fees Living expenses

We would like CPUT staff and students to apply for this mobility offer which is fully funded by the European Union.  You are eligible to apply in two categories.  Target Group 1 as a member of a consortium or Target Group 2 as a South African that has obtained a degree giving you access to a Masters or PhD programme.

1. AESOP http://www.aesopplus.eu/
   1. Universities
      1. Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3 (Coordinator) (AESOP & AESOP+)
      2. Universidade Do Porto (AESOP+)

• Liverpool John Moores University (AESOP & AESOP+)

1. Uppsala Universiteit (AESOP+)
2. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (AESOP & AESOP+)
3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (AESOP & AESOP+)

• University College Dublin (AESOP & AESOP+)
• Universite Libre de Bruxelles (AESOP+)

1. Universta Del Salento (AESOP & AESOP+)
2. Sveuciliste U Splitu (AESOP+)
3. University of Latvia (AESOP)

• University of Lisbon (AESOP)
• University Polytechnical of Bucharest (AESOP)
• National Technical University of Athens (AESOP)

1. AESOP is coordinated by the University of Toulouse and focuses on Heritage, Archeology and IT.
2. The Project coordinator is Prof Jose Braga and the Joint Coordinator is the University of the Western Cape.
3. You can contact the coordinator on http://www.aesopplus.eu/

For all queries please contact the following people at the Office of International Affairs:

1. Matome Mokoena mokoenam@cput.ac.za 021 460 3984 – CAPE TOWN
2. Zinzi Nkalitshana nkalitshanaz@cput.ac.za 021 959 6048 – BELLVILLE
3. Ms Mercia Bosman Bosmanm@cput.ac.za 021 460 3993 – General Support

First Call

2016/2017 Call for Applications

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the call for applications for:

1. Equipment-Related Travel and Training Grants (ERTTG) funding instrument; and
2. South Africa – Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (SA-JINR) – Mobility Grants.

These funding instruments aim to support world-class research, enhance research collaboration nationally and internationally, and support the development of specialised skills required to sustainably manage and operate state-of-the-art research equipment.

1. Equipment-Related Travel and Training Grants (ERTTG) funding instrument

The ERTTG funding instrument seeks to improve the competitiveness of South African research by advancing the national research agenda as defined in the National R&D Strategy, the DST Ten-Year Innovation Plan; and the strategic objectives of the NRF. Collectively, these seek to promote and support research through human resource development and facilitate access to state-of-the-art research equipment. ERTTG grants are divided into two categories, namely: Equipment-related Travel Grants; and Equipment-related Training Grants. For more information, please view the attached documents or visit the NRF website at www.nrf.ac.za.

2. Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (SA-JINR) – Mobility Grants

In 2005 South Africa become an associate member of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). The main objectives for South Africa JINR Mobility Grants is to provide the South African research community with access to world-class facilities, research and networking opportunities with the JINR scientific community. The JINR mobility grants are divided into two categories, namely: Postgraduate Students Grants; and Travel grants for Researchers. For more information, please view the attached documents or visit the NRF website at www.nrf.ac.za.

Applications may be submitted by a single researcher on behalf of either himself/herself or two co-applicants travelling to a specific facility. Supervisors must apply on behalf of postgraduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

The Conditions of Grant for all awarded grants should be signed and returned to the NRF within one (1) month of receiving the award letter.

After the conclusion of an activity for which funding was granted, the NRF requires that the completion report be submitted within one (1) month  after returning from travel or training and the full grant should be claimed.

3. Application Deadlines:

Refer to the Framework & Funding Guide for eligibility and other criteria.

The Call for applications opened from Thursday, 12 July 2016. The closing date will be on Friday, 12 August 2016.

The closing date for the Designated Authorities is Tuesday, 18 August 2016.

Applications should be submitted electronically on the NRF Online Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/

For more information please view the attached documents or visit the NRF website at www.nrf.ac.za.

4. NRF Contacts for Enquiries:

For queries relating to the Equipment-Related Travel and Training Grants (ERTTG) funding instrument 

For queries relating to the South Africa Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (SA-JINR) Mobility Grants

Guide JINR

Framework 

ERTTG Funding Guide

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), in partnership with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) are pleased to announce the call for nominations of excellent PhD students or young researchers to attend the 2017 HOPE Meeting in Japan. This call is open to South African citizens and permanent residents of the Republic of South Africa.

The nomination process is set out in the attached call document and application guide. Nominations must be submitted via email to mduduzi.tshabangu@nrf.ac.za no later than 31 August 2016.

Should you have any queries with regards to this call for nominations, please contact

Dr Mbulelo Ncango:

Director: Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD) Telephone (012 481 4390) or e-mail (mbulelo.ncango@nrf.ac.za).

Mduduzi Tshabangu

Professional Officer: Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD) Telephone (012 481 4148) or e-mail (mduduzi.tshabangu@nrf.ac.za).

Kindly advertise this call for nominations and disseminate the call information throughout your institution.

About the meeting

Instructions

Outline

Application form

Fulbright Visiting Scholar or Researcher Program applications are open and close November 1, 2016.

Applications are Now Open for the South Africa 2017-18 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.   The deadline is November 1, 2016.

 Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be South African citizens.
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent professional/terminal degree at the time of application.
• Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in the English language to carry out the project required.

 How to Apply for the Visiting Scholar Program: 

All South African applications are to be submitted entirely online through the Embark system, no part can be submitted by post or email.

To access the application go to:  https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/scholars/30/

A complete application should include:

• The online application information
• Three confidential letters of reference which must be uploaded by your referees through the online application system on Embark. (Instructions are on Embark.) We will not accept any documents or letters of reference via email or post.
• A Letter of Invitation from a U.S. host institution is optional but highly recommended.

The Russian Government is offering 10 scholarships in Nuclear Physics and Technologies to study in Russia.

Kindly note that the Desmond Tutu Training Programme is currently open for application.

The European Parliament has passed a new visa directive on European Union entry and residence that makes it easier and more attractive for people from third countries to study or do research at EU universities.

The Visa Directive, passed by MEPs on Wednesday, merges two existing directives and will ensure that:

• Students and researchers may stay at least nine months after finishing their studies or research in order to look for a job or to set up a business.
•  Students and researchers may move more easily within the EU during their stay. In future, they will not need to make a new visa application, but only to notify the member state to which they are moving, for example to do a one-semester exchange. Researchers will also be able to move for longer periods than those currently allowed.
• Researchers have the right to bring their family members with them and these family members are entitled to work during their stay in Europe.
•  Students have the right to work at least 15 hours a week.

Lead MEP Cecilia Wikström of the Swedish Liberal People’s Party and a member of the parliamentary Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, said: “I am glad that the EU recognises the value of attracting highly skilled people to come here and to entice them to stay by creating a harmonised European system applicable in all member states.

“This undoubtedly means that European universities will be able to strengthen their competitiveness in the global arena and become more attractive than ever to ambitious and highly educated people from other countries, thanks to considerably improved conditions in the EU.”

Fernando Galan, chairperson of the European Students’ Union or ESU – the umbrella organisation of 45 national unions of students from 38 countries – welcomed the new directive but said it “represents half of what we would have loved to see”.

He wished the final text better reflected the needs of non-EU international students, by, for example, granting them the same right to work in the hosting country as domestic students.

“We hope that this directive is only a first step in ensuring that Europe attracts more non-EU students to its campuses and encourages and increases internationalisation.”

He said although ESU welcomes the steps forward to increase brain circulation and support cooperation with third countries, the period of the right to stay after finishing studies was cut down by half – the European Commission had proposed 12 months and the European Parliament 18 – and the right to work has been reduced from 20 to 15 hours a week.

In addition, students’ families had been excluded and only researchers will be able to bring their families with them.

Member states will have two years to implement the directive, but the ESU called on governments to do so as quickly as possible to improve the situation of students from third countries.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a “ten months of non-degree academic study and professional development in the United States. Humphrey Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and commitment to public service”.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Scholarship has opened the call for applications and will close July 31^st 2016.

The Humphrey Fellowship Program is for experienced professionals interested in strengthening their leadership skills through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the U.S. and Fellows’ home countries. As a non-degree program, the Fellowship offers valuable opportunities for professional development through selected university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical work experiences. During the year, Fellows pursue both their individual program goals and work closely with their Humphrey colleagues in workshops and seminars. Unlike a typical graduate school experience, the Program encourages Fellows to travel away from their host campus to learn more about American culture and to network with their American peers. If you are interested in broadening your perspectives and becoming a global leader, the Humphrey Fellowship is for you.

Apply Online at: https://apply.embark.com/student/humphrey/fellowship/

 Basic Eligibility Criteria

• An undergraduate (first university or Bachelor’s) degree
• A minimum of five years of full-time, professional experience
• Limited or no prior experience in the United States
• Demonstrated leadership qualities
• A record of public service in the community
• English language ability

For further details on the Hubert H. Humphrey program go to: https://www.humphreyfellowship.org and https://za.usembassy.gov/education-culture/educational-exchanges/professionals/7439-2/