The Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers’ Grants in 2023

The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) are pleased to announce the provisional Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers grant awards for the 2023 academic year. The new Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers awards for applicants, who responded to the 2023 Call for applications, have been made according to the strategic objectives of the Funding Instrument and the available budget. The successful new Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers applicants are listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Successful applicants for the Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers awards for 2023

No.	Title	Full Name	Institution
1	Dr	Neil Jolly	Agricultural Research Council (South Africa), Infruitec-Nietvoorbij
2	Prof	Mahabubur Rahman Chowdhury	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
3	Prof	James Garraway	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
4	Dr	Pamela Welz	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
5	Dr	Saheed Sabiu	Durban University of Technology
6	Prof	Tukayi Kudanga	Durban University of Technology
7	Dr	Pete Jones	iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences
8	Dr	Abraham Prins	Nelson Mandela University
9	Prof	Carminita Frost	Nelson Mandela University
10	Prof	Rasheed Adeleke	North-West University
11	Prof	Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu	North-West University
12	Prof	Du Toit Loots	North-West University
13	Mr	Richard Haynes	North-West University
14	Prof	Du Toit Strauss	North-West University
15	Prof	Christo Venter	North-West University
16	Prof	Francois van der Westhuizen	North-West University
17	Prof	Mashazi Mashazi	Rhodes University
18	Prof	Makaiko Chithambo	Rhodes University
19	Prof	David Buckley	South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
20	Dr	Anthony Bernard	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
21	Prof	Carmen Pheiffer	South African Medical Research Council (MRC)
22	Prof	Rabia Johnson	South African Medical Research Council (MRC)
23	Dr	Shimul Kumar Maharaj	South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
24	Prof	Michael Kosch	South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
25	Prof	Cletos Mapiye	Stellenbosch University
26	Prof	Anna-Maria Botha	Stellenbosch University
27	Prof	Leonard Barbour	Stellenbosch University
28	Dr	Katherine de Villiers	Stellenbosch University
29	Prof	André de Villiers	Stellenbosch University
30	Prof	Gareth Arnott	Stellenbosch University
31	Prof	Delia Haynes	Stellenbosch University
32	Prof	Cara Schwarz	Stellenbosch University
33	Prof	Jaap Hoffmann	Stellenbosch University
34	Dr	Jaco Versfeld	Stellenbosch University
35	Dr	Susanne Fietz	Stellenbosch University
36	Prof	Sian Hemmings	Stellenbosch University
37	Prof	Marlo Möller	Stellenbosch University
38	Dr	Sharain Suliman	Stellenbosch University
39	Prof	Kathryn Chu	Stellenbosch University
40	Prof	Hans Strijdom	Stellenbosch University
41	Dr	Susana Clusella-Trullas	Stellenbosch University
42	Prof	Carine Smith	Stellenbosch University
43	Prof	Sophie von der Heyden	Stellenbosch University
44	Prof	Benoit Divol	Stellenbosch University
45	Dr	David van Niekerk	Stellenbosch University
46	Prof	Marinda Viljoen-Bloom	Stellenbosch University
47	Prof	Johann Rohwer	Stellenbosch University
48	Prof	Karl-Heinz Storbeck	Stellenbosch University
49	Prof	Christo Boshoff	Stellenbosch University
50	Prof	John Akudugu	Stellenbosch University
51	Prof	Shengzhi Du	Tshwane University of Technology
52	Dr	Mohamed Suhail Rafudeen	University of Cape Town
53	Dr	Clive Oliver	University of Cape Town
54	Prof	Judith McKenzie	University of Cape Town
55	Prof	Nico Fischer	University of Cape Town
56	Prof	Paul Barendse	University of Cape Town
57	Prof	Alison Emslie Lewis	University of Cape Town
58	Prof	Abimbola Windapo	University of Cape Town
59	Prof	Deena Pillay	University of Cape Town
60	Prof	SHARON PRINCE	University of Cape Town
61	Prof	Liesl Joanna Zühlke	University of Cape Town
62	Dr	Ramona Hurdayal	University of Cape Town
63	Prof	Suraj Parihar	University of Cape Town
64	Prof	Leslie London	University of Cape Town
65	Prof	Thomas Franz	University of Cape Town
66	Prof	Igor Barashenkov	University of Cape Town
67	Prof	Deshendran Moodley	University of Cape Town
68	Dr	Ann Meyers	University of Cape Town
69	Prof	Adam West	University of Cape Town
70	Dr	Robert Ingle	University of Cape Town
71	Dr	Lucia Marchetti	University of Cape Town
72	Prof	Colin Tredoux	University of Cape Town
73	Prof	Mohamed Adhikari	University of Cape Town
74	Dr	Patrick Mukumba	University of Fort Hare
75	Dr	Yeshona Sukai	University of Fort Hare
76	Prof	Kriveshini Pillay	University of Johannesburg
77	Prof	Caliphs Zvinowanda	University of Johannesburg
78	Prof	Kapil Moothi	University of Johannesburg
79	Prof	Caleb Narasigadu	University of Johannesburg
80	Prof	Innocent Musonda	University of Johannesburg
81	Prof	Nisha Naicker	University of Johannesburg
82	Prof	Kowiyou Yessoufou	University of Johannesburg
83	Prof	Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage	University of Johannesburg
84	Prof	Abidemi Paul Kappo	University of Johannesburg
85	Prof	Aletta Prinsloo	University of Johannesburg
86	Prof	Hartmut Winkler	University of Johannesburg
87	Prof	Alan Cornell	University of Johannesburg
88	Prof	Fritz Nganje	University of Johannesburg
89	Prof	Stephen Ojwach	University of KwaZulu-Natal
90	Prof	Yin-Zhe Ma	University of KwaZulu-Natal
91	Prof	Sandile Phinda Songca	University of KwaZulu-Natal
92	Dr	Precious Mahlambi	University of KwaZulu-Natal
93	Prof	Bernard Owaga	University of KwaZulu-Natal
94	Prof	David Lokhat	University of KwaZulu-Natal
95	Prof	Lelika Lazarus	University of KwaZulu-Natal
96	Prof	Rajen Naidoo	University of KwaZulu-Natal
97	Prof	Hafizah Chenia	University of KwaZulu-Natal
98	Prof	Parvesh Singh	University of KwaZulu-Natal
99	Prof	Kavilan Moodley	University of KwaZulu-Natal
100	Prof	Johannes Maree	University of Limpopo
101	Prof	Tarombera Mwabvu	University of Mpumalanga
102	Prof	Abubeker Hassen	University of Pretoria
103	Prof	Marile Landman	University of Pretoria
104	Prof	Evans Chirwa	University of Pretoria
105	Prof	Tahir Pillay	University of Pretoria
106	Dr	Claire Anderson	University of Pretoria
107	Prof	Andriette Bekker	University of Pretoria
108	Prof	Cobus Meyer Visagie	University of Pretoria
109	Prof	Christian Pirk	University of Pretoria
110	Prof	Eshchar Mizrachi	University of Pretoria
111	Prof	Lyndy McGaw	University of Pretoria
112	Prof	Fourie Joubert	University of Pretoria
113	Prof	Thulani Hlatshwayo	University of Pretoria
114	Dr	Alexander Antonites	University of Pretoria
115	Prof	Melanie Rademeyer	University of Pretoria
116	Prof	Malose Jack Mphahlele	University of South Africa
117	Prof	Awelani V Mudau	University of South Africa
118	Dr	Ensa Johnson	University of South Africa
119	Prof	John Andrew Van der Poll	University of South Africa
120	Prof	Memory Tekere	University of South Africa
121	Prof	Marilyn Naidoo	University of South Africa
122	Prof	Patrick Ngulube	University of South Africa
123	Prof	JOHANNES SEROTO	University of South Africa
124	Prof	Mogamat Noor Davids	University of South Africa
125	Dr	Adolph Anga Muleja	University of the Free State
126	Mr	Deon Visser	University of the Free State
127	Prof	Carolina Pohl-Albertyn	University of the Free State
128	Prof	Luzelle Naude	University of the Free State
129	Prof	Josef de Beer	University of the Western Cape
130	Dr	Jean Frederic Isingizwe Nturambirwe	University of the Western Cape
131	Prof	Martin Onani	University of the Western Cape
132	Prof	Mattia Vaccari	University of the Western Cape
133	Prof	Catherina Schenck	University of the Western Cape
134	Prof	Tertius Abraham Kohn	University of the Western Cape
135	Prof	Stephen Boatwright	University of the Western Cape
136	Dr	Emmanuel Mushayikwa	University of the Witwatersrand
137	Prof	Elizabeth Mavhunga	University of the Witwatersrand
138	Prof	Elaosi Vhurumuku	University of the Witwatersrand
139	Prof	Olutayo Oyerinde	University of the Witwatersrand
140	Prof	Yasien Sayed	University of the Witwatersrand
141	Prof	Benita Olivier	University of the Witwatersrand
142	Prof	Neville Pillay	University of the Witwatersrand
143	Prof	Sylvia Fanucchi	University of the Witwatersrand
144	Dr	Shune Oliver	University of the Witwatersrand
145	Prof	Lizette Koekemoer	University of the Witwatersrand
146	Dr	Abhishek Pandey	University of the Witwatersrand
147	Prof	Helena Van Aswegen	University of the Witwatersrand
148	Prof	Yuliya Zelenyuk	University of the Witwatersrand

The Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers’ Grants in 2023 – National Research Foundation (2024)