Sponsors & Partners

The NSTF supports the principle of collaborative, widely inclusive awards.

The NSTF welcomes collaboration with other organisations,

such as the mutually rewarding partnerships it has enjoyed over the years:

Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (since 1998)
Eskom (2003-2024)
National Research Foundation (NRF) (2003-2014)
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (2003-2017)
Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP), previously an initiative of the then Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) (2005-2015)
South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), a business unit of the NRF (2005-2014)
Business Report (since 2009) which is part of The Star, Pretoria News, Cape Times and The Mercury newspapers
Mail & Guardian newspaper (since 2009)
BHP Billiton from (2011-2015)
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) (2016-2018)
GreenMatter (2015-2018)
proSET – Professionals in SET, a sector of the NSTF representing professional bodies and learned societies (Prize sponsor since 2015)
South32 since 2016
Carl & Emily Fuchs Foundation – for Youth outreach projects (2016-2020)

Water Research Commission (WRC) (since 2017)
Network of Data and Information Curation Communities (NeDICC) – category co-founders of the Data for Research Award (2017)
Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) – category co-founders of the Data for Research Award (2017)
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) – for the Brilliants programme tour (2017-2019)
National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) for the SMME award (since 2019)
Lewis Foundation – first for a category and then for the Brilliants Programme (2019-2021)
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Journalism and Integrated Communications Department (since 2021)
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) (since 2023)
South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) (since 2023)
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) (since 2023)
London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) (since 2023)
Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA) (since 2024)
Agricultural Research Council (ARC) (since 2025)

How to become an NSTF Award partner or sponsor?

If your organisation would like to partner with the NSTF on the NSTF-South32 Awards, please contact the Executive Director at enquiries@nstf.org.za

NSTF-South32 Awards

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

The NSTF supports the principle of collaborative, widely-inclusive awards and welcomes collaboration with members and other organisations interested, such as the following:

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