Discovery Foundation Awards
THE DISCOVERY FOUNDATION AWARDS
THE DISCOVERY FOUNDATION SUB-SPECIALIST AWARDS
The Discovery Foundation Sub-Specialist Awards aim to contribute to human resources for clinical and academic medicine by supporting further subspecialist training, research and development in health faculties in South Africa.
In so doing, these awards contribute towards the research endeavours of the host departments of the recipients and to academic medicine as a whole
APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 15 OCTOBER 2018
THE GRANT
The award contributes to the salary of trainees in existing and accredited subspecialist training programmes.
Up to R1 300 000 will be awarded to the faculty to support each successful fellow for a two-year period.
Selection criteria
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Preference may be given to applications for research support from those disciplines considered as having a shortage in the healthcare system, and that have been accredited by regulatory authorities.
Preference will also be given to an applicant who has already been identified by a host institution as a fellow eligible for sub-specialist training.
Institutions should only support applications for HPCSA-accredited subspecialist training that is preferably in areas of particular need. The Discovery Foundation may consider applications for other programmes at its discretion.
Recipients will be expected to comply with all the requirements for subspecialist qualification.
Application process
WHAT YOU NEED
All applications must include letters of support from both the relevant department and the Dean of the faculty. Each institution is also required to indicate the number of applications being submitted, with the respective discipline areas.
Preference will be given to applications underpinned by structured inter-institutional partnerships that indicate a process through which trainees will acquire skills at an established unit that can be transferred to their home institution.
Institutions must give attention to recruiting trainees included in the scope of Black Economic Empowerment.
Faculties may apply for these awards in different disciplines.
Terms of funding
the fine print
The grant will be paid, in portions, directly to the hosting university faculty of successful applicants.
The funds will be awarded over two years and will contribute towards the salary of the selected academic fellow.
Funding is available for awarding up to seven fellowships each year.
Under exceptional circumstances the Discovery Foundation will consider making part of the award available for purposes other than a salary. In such cases, the relevant faculty or host department must indicate reasons for the change and how the funds will be used.
The host institution and academic fellow will be required to enter into an agreement with the Discovery Foundation to formalise the terms of funding
Recipients who fail to complete a programme for which funding has been received may be required to refund some or all of the funds to the Discovery Foundation.
Reporting
WHAT WE NEED
The host institution and the academic fellow are required to send written progress reports after the first year and a final narrative and financial report on completion of the two-year period
Payment of the second portion of funding depends on submitting a satisfactory progress report after the first year.
THE DISCOVERY FOUNDATION SUB-SPECIALIST AWARDS
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