South Africa-Canada Seed Grant for Collaborative Research Joint Initiative
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Social Justice
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Monday 25th, May 2026
External Deadline: Thursday 28th, May 2026
Description
RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them.
A new joint funding opportunity between SSHRC and South Africa’s National Research Foundation has been launched.
South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are partnering to launch the South Africa-Canada Seed Grant for Collaborative Research funding opportunity. This joint initiative will support collaborative research in areas of mutual interest between South Africa and Canada, while also building capacity, fostering new and existing partnerships, and developing networks and/or consortia among the Canadian and South African research communities. For this funding opportunity, applicants based in Canada must partner with South African applicants and submit a joint application through the NRF’s application portal.
For each funded project, NRF and SSHRC commit to supporting the teams in their respective country. The value of the SSHRC grant for the Canadian teams is set at $100,000 over three years. Projects must address one of the following themes:
Theme 1: Just and Resilient Societies
Theme 2: Environmental Sustainability
Theme 3: Artificial Intelligence
Theme 4: Sustainable Growth
Theme 5: Mathematics Education
Further details, including application information, are available on the NRF website at the following link (funding call titled SA Canada Funding Framework):
Should you have questions related to Canadian eligibility requirements, please contact partnerships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. For all program-related questions, please contact the NRF directly at VL.Mashiloane@risa.nrf.ac.za.
Closing date: 28 May 2026
Downloads
SA-Canada_Funding_Framework-_Final-1