Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP) 2022 for Black South African Academics

Applications are invited from South African students with disabilities to take part in the Black Academics Advancement Programme.

This programme is a directed intervention aimed at promoting the development of Black academics specifically, Black South African citizens and academic staff with disabilities.

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted by each South African public university in response to the call for applications. University management is required to implement processes to ensure that the NRF receives complete and well-motivated applications by the closing date. In this regard, universities are encouraged to form strategic partnerships with other universities for proposal development, co-supervision and/or support for emerging research development.

The number of applications that may be submitted by each university, in either track, is not limited. However, incomplete applications and applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be returned without review.

Applicants in the PhD track may apply for one (1) of the following:

• A three-year grant to undertake and complete a PhD degree;
• A one- or two-year grant for completion of the PhD degree, if the degree is in progress;
• A six (6) month grant for completion of a PhD degree, if the degree is near completion; or
• A three-year grant to spend at least one (1) year completing the PhD degree and the remaining period undertaking Post-PhD research training.
• Applicants in the Post-PhD track may apply for a one- or two-year grant to undertake a period of Post-PhD research training that must include a period of research training at an international university or research institution outside of South Africa or, in industry either in South Africa or abroad.

Eligibility

The following general eligibility criteria apply to all applicants:

• Applicants must be Black, South African citizens or South African citizens with a disability;
• Applicants must hold a permanent, full-time academic appointment at one of the 26 public universities in South Africa, or a fixed-term appointment that extends for the full grant period plus one additional year.
• Applicants must not have received or held a valid NRF A, B, C, or P rating at the time of commencement of the programme. Should an NRF Evaluation and Ratingapplication and the BAAP application be submitted simultaneously and both are successful, then the BAAP grant will not be awarded.
• This grant may not be held concurrently with a Thuthuka Grant. In cases where the BAAP and Thuthuka applications are submitted simultaneously and both are successful, then the Thuthuka grant will not be awarded.
• New Generation Academics Programme (EAP) scholars are excluded from applying to this Call.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP) 2022

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