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Outstanding contribution to SET and innovation
All the awards are “For an outstanding contribution to (science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation…” The complete title of each award starts with this wording in place of “contribution”.
Individual Research Awards
Awards for individuals for research and related activities
There are four sub-categories for individuals only, in research and its outputs and related fields. Contributions over a lifetime, research and its outputs for researchers and emerging researchers, as well as for management of SET and Innovation and related activities over defined periods. The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) is sponsoring prize money for the emerging researcher awards
Engineering Research Capacity Development Awards
NSTF has partnered with Eskom in recognising individuals who have, over the past 5 to 10 years, demonstrated outstanding leadership in increasing the participation of engineers and technologists in further research in their chosen SET fields.
NSTF-Water
Research Commission
Award
The NSTF partnered with the Water Research Commission (WRC) on this award that acknowledges outstanding contributions towards sustainable water management, knowledge generation and solutions, made over the last 5 to 10 years
NSTF-SAMRC
Clinician-Scientist
Award
The NSTF is partnering with the SA Medical Research Council on this new award which is being made to a clinician-scientist, The award is modelled on the individual emerging researcher sub-category, i.e. a contribution through research and its outputs over a period of up to 6 years of research work from the commencement
of the research career, predominantly in South Africa focussed on work to enhance life and to improve the health of the community
Green Economy
Award
This Award is made for an outstanding contribution to SET and innovation in SA towards achieving biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and a greener economy.
Data for
Research
Award
NSTF Award for an
outstanding contribution
to SET and innovation to an individual or a team for
advancing the availability, management and re-use
of research data
Awards for Innovation and their Research and/or Development
The NSTF partnered with the National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) on the award for an SMME. The Innovation Awards are made to teams, individuals or SMMEs(through a corporate organisation and an SMME) or working independently, who have made outstanding contributions to SET through innovations and their impacts, over the last 5 to 10 years. For assessment of these awards, underlying research and/or development is taken into account where applicable.
Science Communication Award
The award recognises a communicator who has made an outstanding contribution to
SET through a substantial
impact in terms of
public awareness of
SET.
NGO Award
The NSTF NGO Award is for any non-governmental organisation (NGO) which has made an outstanding contribution to SET and innovation in South Africa, including technology transfer and education/training activities
Special Annual Theme Award:
Ocean science
for sustainable development
For 2023 this Award is made for an outstanding contribution to
science, engineering and technology (SET) and
Innovation from research
and development in the
Ocean Sciences for
Sustainable Development.
Categories – Full title: All the awards are “for an outstanding contribution to SET and innovation…” The complete title of each award starts with this wording in place of “contribution”. | Working title: |
|---|---|
| 1. Awards for individual contributions | |
| 1a. A contribution over a lifetime (15 years or more) | Lifetime award |
| 1b. TW Kambule-NSTF Awards: Researcher – contribution through research and its outputs over a period from 6 years up to 15 years of research work from the commencement of the research career, predominantly in South Africa | Researcher award |
| 1c. TW Kambule-NSTF Awards: Emerging Researcher – contribution through research and its outputs over a period of up to 6 years of research work from the commencement of the research career, predominantly in South Africa | Emerging researcher award |
| 1d. Management Award – contribution through management of SET and Innovation and related activities over the last 5 to 10 years | Management and related activities award |
| 2. Engineering Research Capacity Development Awards – contribution by an individual over the last 5 to 10 years | Engineering Research Capacity Development Awards |
| 3. The NSTF Green economy Research and Innovation Award – contribution by an individual or an organisation towards achieving biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and a greener economy over the last 5 to 10 years | Green economy Award |
| 4. NSTF-Water Research Commission Award – contribution by an individual or an organisation in South Africa towards sustainable water management, knowledge generation and solutions over the last 5 to 10 years | NSTF-WRC Award |
| 5. NSTF-SAMRC Clinician-scientist Award. This is generally as 1c but is focussed on work to enhance life and to improve the health of the community. | NSTF-SAMRC clinician-scientist award |
| 6. Data for Research Award– contribution by an individual or a team for advancing the availability, management and re-use of research data. | Data for research award |
| 7.Innovation Awards | |
| 7a. Award for Innovations and their research and/or development – contribution by an individual or a team through a Corporate organisation over the last 5 to 10 years | Innovations Award – Corporate |
| 7b. Award for Innovations and their research and/or development – contribution by an individual or a team through a Small, medium or micro enterprise (SMME) over the last 5 to 10 years | Innovations Award – SMME |
| 8. Communication for outreach and creating awareness of SET and Innovation – contribution by a team or individual over the last 5 years | Science Communication Award |
9. Award for a Non-Governmental Organisation – contribution to SET by an NGO including innovation, technology transfer and education and training activities over the last 5 to 10 years. 10. Special Annual Theme Award: Basic science for sustainable development (awarded according to criteria in any of the categories). For 2021/2022 this Award is made for an outstanding contribution to science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation from research and development in the Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development in South Africa. | NGO award Special Annual Theme Award in Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development |
All the awards are “for an outstanding contribution to SET and innovation…” The complete title of each award starts with this wording in place of “contribution”.
NSTF-South32 Awards
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