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ONLINE: Grant writing for PhDs: Introduction

About the workshop

This is a 3-part series of webinars to help PhD students who are new to grant writing, to conceptualise and construct a grant application for the NRF Post-Doctoral Fellowship programme.  During these webinars, we will explore the principles of funding, discuss what should go into an NRF grant application form and how to develop timelines and budgets.  Participants should attend all three webinars.

 

About the presenter

Dr Amanda Claassen-Smithers, Co-ordinator: Researcher Development, Research Office

PhD (Exercise Science); Experience working in academia as well as private sector, while maintaining an active research & lecturing profile throughout; joined the UCT Researcher Development Academy in 2022.

 

What level of study is the workshop aimed at?

Postgraduate Diploma

No

Honours

No

Masters

No

PhD

Yes

Postdoctoral Fellow

No

Junior Research Fellow

No

 

Which faculty/faculties is the workshop aimed at?

Humanities

Yes

Commerce (including GSB)

Yes

Law

Yes

EBE

Yes

Science

Yes

Health Sciences

Yes

CHED

Yes

 

Requirements

Preparation for the workshop

 None.

Level of participation at the workshop

 Verbal and practical participation.

MS Teams
  • It is recommended that you install the MS Teams software onto the device that you will be using to join the workshop, so that you have full functionality of the software features.
  • If you require any technical assistance with this task or require guidance in using the software, please contact the ICTS helpdesk at icts-helpdesk@uct.ac.za or on +27 21 650 4500.
  • When registering for this workshop, you will be prompted to input your UCT credentials, including UCT e-mail address, for security reasons.  A confirmation e-mail will then be sent to the UCT e-mail address with which you registered and will contain the MS Teams link to join the workshop on the day.
  • To join the online workshop on the day, log into MS Teams via the profile linked to the e-mail address with which you registered and not a personal or company profile, to avoid access issues.
Date:
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Presenter:
Dr Amanda Claassen-Smithers, Co-ordinator: Researcher Development, Research Office
Categories:
OPGS workshops
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Event Organizer

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Amanda Bessick

 

Contact:

Room 2.04  Level 2 Otto Beit Building

University Avenue, Upper Campus

University of Cape Town

Rondebosch 7700

 

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Social media:

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