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Funded jointly by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, these two new initiatives are expected to:
· create knowledge through world-class research in Africa on natural sciences and engineering (NSE) themes;
· build and reinforce sustainable research networks within Africa, and between Canada and Africa, to accelerate the production and uptake of new knowledge;
· leverage existing research chairs in Canada and South Africa, and a second African country, in NSE fields.

1.      South Africa–Canada Research Chairs Trilateral Partnership Initiative
This Initiative seeks to invest in the development of research in sub-Saharan Africa through the establishment of tri-lateral partnerships involving researchers from Canada, South Africa, and another sub-Saharan African country. This initiative builds on existing research capabilities, links, and common research interests in all three countries. Up to two projects will each be awarded a maximum of CA$1,000,000 over a period of up to five years.

Each project will consist of three co-principal investigators: one from South Africa (a SARChl chair); one from Canada (a Canada Research Chair or Industrial Research Chair); and a senior researcher from another country in Africa with a current NRF bilateral agreement, including Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. All three researchers must be working in NSE fields.

2.      South Africa–Canada Research Chairs Mobility Initiative
This initiative seeks to invest in the development of research between these two countries through the establishment of a chair matching program between Canadian and South African research chair holders. This initiative will build capacity, foster knowledge translation, and develop new lines of research.  Up to six collaborations will each be awarded a maximum of CA$40,000 (total for both partners) over a period of up to two years.

Each collaboration will consist of two co-principle investigators: one residing in South Africa (a current SARChl chair holder); and one residing in Canada (a Canada Research Chair or Industrial Research Chair holder). Both researchers must be working in NSE fields.

All applications must be submitted by the SARChl Chair in South Africa.  For more information and links, please click here.

Any faculty member interested in this opportunity is asked to notify the International Research Facilitator in Dalhousie Research Services (jennifer.morawiecki@dal.ca).

Deadline: 14 February 2017