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TODAY’S RESEARCH, TOMORROW’S INNOVATION

Welcome to the NSTF-BHP Billiton Science and Technology Awards Web site that honours and celebrates outstanding contributions to Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).

AwardCall for Nominations for the 2011/12 NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards now open

You can now submit nominations for your ideal scientist, researcher, engineer, technologist or innovator.The process consists of two stages:

Stage 1: The first deadline is 29 February 2012 when your Notice of Intent to Nominate a candidate should be submitted. The NSTF will acknowledge receipt by email, providing a link to a full nomination document to download and complete in order to submit a formal nomination.

Stage 2: Your nomination document should be submitted no later than 29 March 2012. There will be no extension of this deadline.

Share ‘n Dare Programme
The impact of the NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards goes far beyond the ‘glitzy’ Awards ceremony. Awards Winners are ‘ambassadors’ for their fields of expertise for the whole year. The NSTF, in collaboration with the Medical Research Council’s Web & Media Technologies Platform, arranges opportunities for the Award Winners to share their knowledge and experience with young people, to be role models, and thus to motivate, or dare, the youth to take up studies and careers in the sciences and engineering. There are no better role models than these top scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and science communicators!

February 2012 Activities
Award winners Activity
Prof. Mamokgethi Setati 14 February - 14:10 - Radio interview on Impact Radio

Partnerships and support
We are pleased to announce our new partnership with BHP Billiton, (as from May 2011) and to acknowledge our long-standing partners NRF, Eskom, and SAASTA. New potential sponsors are invited to request a funding proposal from our secretariat at enquiries@nstf.co.za.

Eskom

National Research Foundation

SAASTA
Business Report
bphbilliton
Department of Science and Technology
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                Last updated: 3 February, 2012

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