SANPAD awarded 13 research projects in South Africa, so far
9 september 2010
A large number of research proposals of high quality have been submitted in the final call of SANPAD in 2010. 13 proposals based on South African-Dutch research partnerships were awarded with a project grant directly. Another 18 proposals have been offered the chance to submit a reformulated proposal. The theme ‘Research on Social and Human development’ received the largest number of grants.
In 2010 the final Call of SANPAD for proposals has taken place. SANPAD is the South Africa Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development. The programme has since 1997 facilitated and financed research projects, research capacity building and research support activities. The fact that this was the last chance to obtain a SANPAD-grant resulted in a very high number of grant applications: 111 applications have been submitted. This is double the amount of previous Calls.
The proposals were reviewed both in South Africa and the Netherlands through the same review procedure. The South African review committee gathered at an early time, due to logistic restrictions caused by the World Cup taking place in South Africa. After both review committees had scored the proposals based on the comments made by external peer reviewers, the final selection took place in the Joint Committee (JC) meeting. The JC meets bi-annually to discuss policy matters and, when applicable, granting of proposals.
The JC approved 13 proposals for a project grant directly. Another 18 proposals have been offered the chance to submit a reformulated proposal, followed by a new selection procedure. The reformulation is done in a workshop, with all involved persons present, including the Dutch research partners. They make use of the comments of the reviewers.
The largest number of grants or reformulation-opportunities has been assigned to research on Social and Human Development. Research on Identities, Culture and Societies and research on Natural Resources and their Governance filled place two and three in the ranking. Within the new theme Science and Technology for Development three proposals received a grant or an opportunity for reformulation.
An amount of ZAR 668.000 (€ 70.000) is awarded to each selected proposal in this Call. The quality of the proposals was of high level, therefore the selection was strict. In previous Calls the number of approved proposals remained below the allowed maximum. This resulted in a considerable amount of funds remaining from former Calls. These funds have been designated to large scale proposals, aiming for research projects with greater impact and wider international reach. The procedure for the large scale proposals has not yet been finalized. The results are expected soon.
Read more about SANPAD on the WOTRO website or visit the South African website of SANPAD.
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Approved SANPAD proposals 2010 |
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Title |
SA Project leader |
SA insti-tution |
NL partners
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NL insti-tution
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Identity, Belonging and Place in South Africa: A Case study of Chatsworth, KZN. |
Ass Prof Goolam Vahed |
UKZN |
To be found |
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's), mobility and the reconfiguration of marginality in South(ern) Africa |
Prof Francis B. Nyamnjoh (to be advisor) |
UCT |
Prof Mirjam de Bruijn |
ASC |
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Assessing impacts and benefits of alien fish introductions: Do biodiversity costs outweigh economic, food security and recreational benefits derived from alien fishes in South Africa? |
Dr Olaf Lawrence Friedrich Weyl |
SA Inst. for Aquatic Biodiversity |
Prof Paul van Zwieten, Dr Leo Nagelkerke |
WUR |
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Cultural performance, belonging and citizenship in contemporary South Africa |
Ass Prof Heike Becker |
UWC |
Prof Birgit Meyer |
VU |
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Effecting social citizenship through social policy: Policies, Contestations and Practices |
Prof Robert van Niekerk |
RU |
Prof Yusuf Sayed |
UvA |
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Life Orientation sexuality programmes and normative gender narratives, practices and power relations |
Prof Catriona Macleod |
RU |
Prof Annemiek Richters, |
UL |
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A study of youth identity, media use and consumption and the public sphere in South Africa |
Prof Jane Duncan |
RU |
Prof Irene Costera Meijer, Prof Nico Drok |
VU |
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Healthy cities for children |
Dr Shirley Pendlebury |
UCT |
Prof Ria Reis |
UvA |
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"Untold stories". Assessing African enviromental perceptions in relation to past and present portrayal and connections to landscape. Implications for biodiversity and its conservation and cultural hertiage policies. |
Dr Michelle Cocks |
RU |
Prof Kris van Koppen |
WUR |
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Improving continuity of care between hospital and primary care levels for TB and TB/HIV co infected patients in the Western Cape, South Africa |
Ass Prof Lilian Dudley |
SUN |
Dr Susan Verver, |
KNCV |
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South African unformal urban language varieties: the national picture |
Dr Ellen Hurst |
UCT |
Prof Maarten Mous |
UL |
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South Africa’s participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 |
Prof Sarah Howie |
UP |
Prof Tjeerd Plomp, |
UT |
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Moving towards cultural safety: Developing cultural and linguistic partnerships in the clinic |
Prof Claire Penn |
WITS |
Dr Tom Koole |
UU |
