NRF Annual Report 2018
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PART B: PERFORMANCE<br />
9.2 Performance against strategic objective 1:<br />
Promote globally competitive research<br />
and innovation<br />
9.2.1 Investment in next generation, emerging and<br />
established researchers through the human<br />
capacity development pipeline<br />
Funding is disbursed across an HCD pipeline through a<br />
suite of funding instruments supporting national strategies<br />
and priorities. RISA provides support to postgraduate<br />
students through bursaries and scholarships awarded<br />
according to the ‘Ministerial guidelines on improving<br />
equity in the distribution of bursaries and fellowships<br />
made through the <strong>NRF</strong> and funded by the Department of<br />
Science and Technology (2013)’ (Ministerial Guidelines).<br />
Researchers are supported through funding of research<br />
projects and providing research equipment, and a research<br />
infrastructure, and facilitating international and industry<br />
collaboration funding opportunities.<br />
As is illustrated in Figure 19, a significant investment is<br />
made in next generation (postgraduate student) support,<br />
thus contributing to transforming the researcher cohort for<br />
the future. The second largest investment is in strategic<br />
investment areas such as the CoEs and SARChI to build<br />
excellence in chosen areas, thereby improving the country’s<br />
global relevance and competitiveness in R&D. Going forward,<br />
the support for emerging and established researchers will<br />
be assessed to ensure that critical throughput continues to<br />
be enabled optimally.<br />
FIGURE 19: <strong>NRF</strong> INVESTMENT TRENDS IN THE HCD PIPELINE<br />
2013/14 Actual<br />
2014/15 Actual<br />
2015/16 Actual<br />
2016/17 Actual<br />
2017/18 Actual<br />
R’ Mil<br />
469<br />
524<br />
816<br />
112<br />
167<br />
212<br />
238<br />
228<br />
201<br />
124<br />
240<br />
229<br />
180<br />
153<br />
205<br />
249<br />
283<br />
269<br />
360<br />
510<br />
584<br />
682<br />
734<br />
960<br />
986<br />
Next generation<br />
Researchers<br />
Emerging<br />
Researchers<br />
Cross cutting<br />
Instrument<br />
Established<br />
Researchers<br />
Strategic<br />
Investments<br />
72<br />
<strong>NRF</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2017/18
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