Question NW3150 to the Minister of Science and Technology
14 November 2018 - NW3150
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
1. What number of scientists currently receives funding from (I) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her and (b) what is the amount of funding received by each individual or group?
Reply:
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) Oversees six entities, namely, the National Reseamh Foundation (NRF), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Currently 6 967 researchers and scientists are supported by the DST and its entities through a number of projects and programmes. A total investment of R2.5b has been made towards this in the current year, details are provided in Table 1, below.
Table 1: DST and entitiss’ support towards scientists/researchers
|
Source of Funding |
Number |
Researcher/Group |
Funding (R) |
|
|
DST |
403 |
212,087,703 |
||
|
144 |
Sector Innovation Fund |
73,593,241 |
||
|
41 |
Water Technologies Demonstration and Management Programmes |
19,248,499 |
||
|
43 |
Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Catalysts, Infrastructure and System |
1,000,000 |
||
|
5 |
USAID Peer Projects |
218,000 |
||
|
08 10 |
European Union Collaborale P acts Indigenous Knowledge System |
7,285,863 26,360,000 |
||
|
39 |
Strategic Health Innovation Partnership |
SHIP) |
66,588,000 |
|
Source of Funding |
Number |
Researcher/Group |
Funding (R) |
|
15 |
Nuclear Technologies in Medicine and Biosciences Initiative (NTeMBl) |
3,000,000 |
|
|
4 |
Sterile Insect Technique for Malaria Mosquitoes Project |
1,273,000 |
|
|
4 |
Wheat and Breeding Platform |
13,500,000 |
|
|
NRF |
4708 |
1,684,293,868 |
|
|
31 |
Academic Statistics Programme |
6,130,126 |
|
|
7 |
African Coelecanth Ecosystem Programme |
3,217,949 |
|
|
31 |
Academic Statistics Programme |
6,130,126 |
|
|
7 |
African Coelecanth Ecosystem Programme |
3,217,949 |
|
|
29 |
African Origins Platform |
14,337,917 |
|
|
1 |
African Origins Platform - Research |
147,499 |
|
|
1 |
Astronomy in Africa (Newton Fund) |
1,500.000 |
|
|
15 |
Astronomy Sub-Agency Funding Programme |
1,919,625 |
|
|
25 |
Blue Skies Research Programme |
9,968,239 |
|
|
5 |
Centre of Excellence (CoE) Grants |
59,601,428 |
|
|
1 |
CoE: Indigenous Knowledge Systems |
8,000,000 |
|
|
40 |
Community Engagement Programme |
13,507,ze2 |
|
|
477 |
Competitive Programme for Rated Reseamhers |
127,486,515 |
|
|
244 |
Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers |
43,403,363 |
|
|
11 |
Development Grant for Knowledge Fields Development (KFD) |
1,345,679 |
|
|
1 |
DST-NRF CoE in Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis |
8,445,635 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Biomedical TB Research |
11,862,714 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Birds |
7,161,899 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Catalysis |
s,ses,oo |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Integrated Mineral Resoumes and Analysis |
12,151,063 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Invasion Biology |
10,334,033 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Strong Material |
14,287,643 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Tree Health Biotechnology |
7,161,899 |
|
|
1 |
DST- NRF CoE in Tree Health Biotechnology |
4,268,445 |
|
|
1 |
DST-NRF CoE in Palaeoeciences |
12,155,063 |
|
|
20 |
DST-NRF Conference Fund |
13,934,819 |
|
|
9 |
Education Research in South Africa |
481,657 |
|
|
4 |
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)/NRF Collaborative Research: Urban Transformation in SA |
1,528,268 |
|
|
5 |
ESRC/NRF Higher Education In Africa |
3,519,957 |
|
|
4 |
ESRC/NRF International Centre Partnership |
610,150 |
|
|
54 |
Foundational Biodiversity Programme |
9,788,293 |
|
|
2 |
French South Afnca Institute of Technology/ Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
2,760,548 |
|
|
40 |
Global Change Grand Challenge |
47,104,215 |
|
|
18 |
Human and Social Dynamics in Development |
7,432,663 |
|
Source of Funding |
Humber |
Researcher/Group |
Funding (R) |
|
4 |
Human Capital Development for Multi- Wavelength Astronomy |
282,500 |
|
|
2 |
IEPD - Institutional Engagement and Partnership Development |
509,632 |
|
|
1 |
Institutional Engagement and Partnership Development (IEPD) Flagship - UKZN |
1,084,909 |
|
|
1 |
IEPD Flagship - UWC |
830,407 |
|
|
1 |
IEPD Mobililty Support for UMP |
150,000 |
|
|
3253 |
Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers |
146,ses,s37 |
|
|
36 |
Indigenous Knowledge Systems |
9,798,034 |
|
|
24 |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
1,150,263 |
|
|
122 |
International Science and Technology Agreements |
38,723,226 |
|
|
5 |
International Research Grants (IRG) - Argentlna / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
673,458 |
|
|
8 |
IRG - BRICS Multilateral Joint Call |
847,183 |
|
|
6 |
IRG - China / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
1B4,678 |
|
|
14 |
IRG - Egypt / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
1,307,71g |
|
|
3 |
IRG - Finland / South Africa Reseamh Cooperation Programme |
879,580 |
|
|
6 |
IRG - Flemish / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
2,698,674 |
|
|
14 |
IRG - France / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
1,249,520 |
|
|
12 |
IRG - Germany / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
3,391,626 |
|
|
14 |
IRG - India / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
2,238,121 |
|
|
8 |
IRG - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science / NRF Research Cooperation Programme |
2,145,635 |
|
|
11 |
IRG - Kenya / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
1,081,289 |
|
|
10 |
IRG - Namibia / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
1,095,444 |
|
|
3 |
IRG - National Natural Science Foundation of China / NRF Research Cooperation Programme |
389,905 |
|
|
3 |
IRG - NEPAD Flagship Programme |
10,223,799 |
|
|
5 |
IRG - NRF/International Centre for Theoretical Physics Joint Collaboration for Science Advancement |
216,081 |
|
|
6 |
IRG - Poland / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
847,378 |
|
|
10 |
IRG - Romania / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
1,194,403 |
|
|
16 |
IRG - South Africa / Austria Joint Scientific and Technological Cooperation Programme |
1,976,553 |
|
Source of Funding |
Number |
Researcher/Group |
Funding (R) |
|
6 |
IRG - South Africa / Canada Research Chairs Mobility Initiative |
459,053 |
|
|
2 |
IRG - South Africa / Canada Research Chairs Trilateral Partner9hips initiatives |
431,907 |
|
|
6 |
IRG - South Africa / Uganda Cooperation Bilateral Programme |
1,023,46e |
|
|
4 |
IRG - South Africa / Wallonia-Brussels Federation Science and Technology Research Collaboration Programme |
369,899 |
|
|
1 |
IRG - South Africa/China Joint Science and Technology Research Collaboration (Water Research Flagship Projects) |
6,660 |
|
|
5 |
IRG - South Africa/Tunisia Research Cooperation Programme |
800,312 |
|
|
12 |
IRG - South Africa-Joint ln9titute for Nuclear Research (SA-JINR)-Grants for JINR Student Practice |
277,531 |
|
|
20 |
IRG - Sweden / South Affica Research Cooperation Programme |
4,679,652 |
|
|
12 |
IRG - Switzerland / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
5,065,o7e |
|
|
IRG - Taiwan / South African Research Cooperation Programme |
1,149,283 |
||
|
12 |
IRG - UK / South Africa Rasearchar Links Grants for Travel |
1,961,770 |
|
|
4 |
IRG - Zambia / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme |
187,201 |
|
|
447 |
Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration |
11,390,207 |
|
|
4 |
Nanotechnology Flagship Programme |
389,348 |
|
|
22 |
National Bioinformatics functional Genomics bursary & research granting |
7,167,714 |
|
|
59 |
National Equipment |
154,914,522 |
|
|
1 |
National Institute for Theoretical Physics |
8,000,000 |
|
|
3 |
Natural History Collections Funding Instrument |
715,747 |
|
|
4 |
NRF - European Research Council Partnership |
367,827 |
|
|
1 |
National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/NRF Awards (Under Thuthuka) |
1,492 |
|
|
1 |
Palaeo/Anthropology Trust |
2,050,000 |
|
|
6 |
Research and Innovation Reward Programme |
11,050,240 |
|
|
81 |
Research and Technology Fund |
22,651,474 |
|
|
77 |
Research Development Grants for Y-Rated Researchers |
8,094,221 |
|
|
87 |
Research Equipment Programme |
6,977,415 |
|
|
29 |
SA National Antarctic Programme |
38,680,172 |
|
|
15 |
SA Research Chairs |
44,615,506 |
|
|
1 |
SA Research Chairs - Indigenous Knowledge |
1,822,144 |
|
|
3 |
SA Research Chairs - Maths Education Chair Initiative |
7,326,367 |
|
|
2 |
SA Research Chairs - Nano Technology |
8,683,390 |
|
|
2 |
SA Research Chairs - Numeracy Chairs Initiative |
6,92g,593 |
|
Source of Funding |
Number |
Researcher/Group |
Funding (R) |
|
171 |
SA Research Chairs - Open |
443,833,663 |
|
|
1 |
SA Research Chairs - PBMR |
3,336,198 |
|
|
4 |
Sancor |
214,843 |
|
|
17 |
Special Transformation Awards |
1,572,537 |
|
|
101 |
Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) |
72,331,645 |
|
|
624 |
Thuthuka |
66,200,126 |
|
|
5 |
Vulnerable Disciplines - Developing Health Sciences Research |
700,000 |
|
|
CSIR |
1664 |
530,010,802 |
|
|
84 |
Biosciances |
77,437,020 |
|
|
159 |
Bullt Environment |
52,132,354 |
|
|
382 |
Defence, Peace, Safety and Security |
53,398,900 |
|
|
220 |
Implementation Unit |
8,80,5000 |
|
|
72 |
Integrated Energy Centre |
43,073,000 |
|
|
236 |
Materials Science and Manufacturing |
106,818,631 |
|
|
86 |
Modelling and Digital Science |
32,675,450 |
|
|
174 |
Meraka Institute |
37,333,700 |
|
|
72 |
National Laser Centre |
39,839,756 |
|
|
179 |
Natural Resources Environment |
78,496,991 |
|
|
12 |
7,799,635 |
||
|
SANSA |
1 |
Rhodes University |
40,000 |
|
1 |
Universlty College London |
150,000 |
|
|
9 |
NRF Funding |
7,033,710 |
|
|
1 |
European Commission |
576,025 |
|
|
TIA |
180 |
TIA Programmes |
115,000,000 |
|
HSRC |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable Not applicable
|
|
ASSAf |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |