GUIDELINES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT IN ORDER TO RENEW ONE

OF THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIPS OR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS (APR)

2015

NRF FREE-STANDING BLOCK GRANT SCHOLARSHIP

NRF FREE-STANDING DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

NRF/DST INNOVATION SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP

NRF/DAAD JOINT IN-COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIPS

NRF/SCARCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

NRF/RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SCHOLARSHIPS

SANHARP SCHOLARSHIPS (MASTERS AND DOCTORAL ONLY)

CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE FOR RENEWAL OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS SHOULD APPLY

ON THE NRF ONLINE AT http://nrfonline.nrf.ac.za

A link is provided through to the Online Submission system in the APR where you need to update

parts of your CV to the APR.

Step 1:

Log on to the NRF Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za with your ID/Passport number and

password. (Register on NRF Submission System if not already registered and complete or update your CV. This

is very important - APR’s without a complete CV will not be considered.

Step 2:

Once you’ve registered and /or logged in, you will find the following screen. Please click on My Profile,

and then select My CV to complete the relevant sections.

If you haven’t written a book, then simply don’t fill in that section.

Complete only the ones that apply to you.

Update your details under My Details if necessary.

Step 3:

On the left hand side of the screen under Quick Links, select Grantholder Tools.

Step 4:

On the left hand side, select Progress Report

Step 5:

To complete or view an APR click on the 'Open' link.

Complete each and every section of the application. The Current Information and the Progress sections

of the applications must be complete.

There is a link to your CV from the application if you wish to update something in your CV. If the CV is

incomplete, your Annual Progress Report will not be considered.

Step 6:

Ensure that your supervisor/research host’s e-mail address is correctly filled in on your APR and ensure

that you click the “Invite” button after filling in his/her address in order to invite your supervisor to submit a

supporting report. See next page. Please note that APR’s cannot be considered for renewal without a

supervisor/host supporting report.

An automatic e-mail will be sent to your supervisor to complete a progress report in support of your

application for the renewal of your scholarship/fellowship. Your application will not be considered without

your supervisor/host progress report. Do not remove or change your supervisor’s name in the application

once you have invited him/her to submit a report.

Step 7:

Please can you provide sufficient details under your proposed research plan for the renewal period

under the progress section. Applications with insufficient content in this section will not be considered for

renewal.

Step 8:

Once all sections of the APR have been completed, submit your application before 30 November 2014.

APR’s submitted after 30 November 2014 will only be considered in March 2015 due to the high volumes

of students and fellows completing APR’s for renewal.

Students who registered/commenced research later in the year should only apply for the renewal of their

awards approximately six to eight weeks prior to the expiry of the award. Remember that scholarships

and fellowships are awarded for one year, renewable on application if all the criteria are met.

Step 9:

Once you have submitted your APR online it is routed to your institutional office for validation. The

institutional office can only validate the APR once the supervisor has responded to the NRF online

request for progress.

Please follow up with your institutional office on the outcome of your APR.

Should you have any enquiries, please contact the institutional office for assistance.

If you are a student studying abroad, please send an e-mail to don-nine.vdheyde@nrf.ac.za and cc

thashni.maistry@nrf.ac.za once you have completed and submitted your APR so that your supervisor

report may be tracked.

The NRF Scholarships and Fellowships Team is looking forward to receiving your complete application

for renewal for 2015 support.