Awards to Researchers for Research Capacity Development

These awards, known as the ESKOM Research Capacity Development Awards, are made to those individuals (a male and a female) in South Africa who have made outstanding contributions:

• To the successful training and mentoring of Black researchers/students in science, engineering and technology over the last 5 to 10 years.

The recipients of these awards each receive a research grant to cover research costs.

The purpose of these Awards is to recognise individuals regardless of nationality or citizenship based in South Africa, who have during their careers demonstrated outstanding leadership in increasing the participation of Black Researchers in their chosen scientific, engineering and technological fields. The Awards recognise individuals who have either:

• trained and guided significant numbers of Black Post-Graduate students to the completion of masters as well as doctoral studies, or
• have impacted on the climate of a department or school to significantly increase the diversity of students completing both masters and doctoral studies at the school.

Additional criteria in assessment are given in the nomination information.

Last updated: 12 November 2009