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• Application deadline = 04 April 2023
• Next application deadline = 27 July 2023
• Level of funding = you should ask for your salary (if required) and the resources you need for your research programme
• Duration of funding = usually 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines
• Link = https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/career-development-awards  

Dear Stakeholder

Science Forum South Africa 2025 (SFSA 2025) will take place from 24 to 28 November 2025 at the CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) in Pretoria, South Africa. This year marks the tenth edition of SFSA, celebrating a decade of igniting vibrant discussions on the role of science in society. The Forum brings together stakeholders from the scientific community, government, industry, and civil society.

We are pleased to invite proposals from individuals and institutions to convene panel sessions as part of the SFSA 2025 programme. These sessions should align with the Forum's theme and sub-themes, and provide an opportunity to engage diverse perspectives in critical conversations.

FORUM THEME

Igniting Conversations: Placing Science, Technology, and Innovation at the Centre of Government, Education, Society, and Industry

SUB-THEMES

• Financing for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
• Science and Society Nexus (Agriculture, Health, Climate Change, Just Energy Transition)
• Building Research Capabilities for Africa (STISA 2024)
• The Role of Science Diplomacy
• Emerging Industry – The Role of Disruptive Technologies
• Science Journalism and Science Communication
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

HOW TO SUBMIT

• Read the call submission guidelines
• Submit your proposal online

The deadline for proposal submissions is 21 July 2025.

SFSA 2025 is proudly co-hosted by the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA) initiative.

We look forward to your participation in shaping the dialogue at SFSA 2025.

Best regards
The SFSA 2025 Organising Committee

Wellcome is exploring how best to support public health and clinical interventions to improve global health. They are looking forward to what the next 10 years of global health trials might look like and want to hear your biggest and boldest ideas!

Wellcome want to know which health interventions you think have the potential to truly transform the health of people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)? They are looking for large-scale evaluations of interventions that are in development but have not yet been formally evaluated (whether these are a product such as a diagnostic tool, drug, or vaccine, or a behavioural intervention, and whether they are targeted at individuals, communities or a combination of the two).

Wellcome are also interested in understanding how they can support more efficient evaluations that can provide definitive evidence and be much better linked with parallel policy work to allow faster uptake of evidence into practice.

Interventions should:

• be at late stage of development that evaluate efficacy or effectiveness (equivalent to pivotal Phase II or Phase III/IV)
• address the major causes of mortality and morbidity in LMICs
• have clear pathways to changing policy and guidelines
• address the issues of scalability and sustainability
• be evaluated at a large scale (either multi-country or multi-site)

To complete the survey visit: http://bit.ly/wellcome-global-health-survey

If you have any questions about the survey please contact Elena Netsi, Portfolio Manager Population Health at Wellcome, e.netsi@wellcome.ac.uk

The UKCDR and ESSENCE launched a new resource hub to support equity in research partnerships - https://www.ukcdr.org.uk/news-article/equitable-partnerships-resource-hub-launch/.

This hub brings together guidance, tools and principles on equitable partnerships from across the world, including the TRUST consortium and COHRED.
The aim is to support all those involved in the research process (research funders, researchers, research managers) to develop or embed policies and practices which support equity in international research partnerships – with a focus on research partnerships between those in the Global North and Global South.

To view the tools please visit: https://www.ukcdr.org.uk/guidance/equitable-partnerships-hub/