Deadline: 31 October 2024
The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (OMT) is offering its Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award to recognise the endeavours of world-class researchers and has helped fund critical and important research that has far-reaching impact.
Harry Oppenheimer strongly believed that ideas matter. And that society can be better served by supporting an academic to pursue their bold ideas. The award was established in 2001 to commemorate his efforts to support human and intellectual development, and to advance scholarship and encourage ideas.
Award Information
- The award is intended to provide leading academics with the freedom and flexibility to pursue their ideas, and take their thinking to another level. It has a monetary value of R2.5 million.
Who they Award?
- The fellowship is awarded to scholars of the highest calibre who are engaged in cutting-edge and internationally significant research that has particular application to the advancement of knowledge, teaching, research and development in South Africa and beyond.
- They encourage applications from all disciplines.
- And over the years, have awarded excellence in the fields from biochemistry and biology, to engineering, history, immunology, mathematics, neuropsychology, philosophy and ethics, to zoology.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Trust will consider candidates who:
- Are residents of South Africa (age is not a factor in selection)
- Are outstanding achievers and very well established in their field
- Are regarded as leading scholars internationally, have undertaken advanced research for many years and have a track record of sustained intellectual effort
- Present submissions that describe a clearly focused and specific project that offers a ‘visionary idea’ that represents a paradigm shift in current thinking, seeks to make important discoveries and contributes significantly to new knowledge
- Demonstrate a commitment to transferring skills and building capacity in South Africa
- Special consideration will also be given to the following points:
- The value of the proposed work: its particular application to teaching, research and development in South Africa; its potential to push the frontiers of knowledge in the given field or area of interest; its contribution to the advancement or application of knowledge in the service of society
- The coherence and practicability of the proposed programme and its feasibility within the limit set for the Award and the given timeframe of approximately one year
- The candidate’s proven achievement and his or her ability to benefit from the use of the Award
- By proven achievement the Trust would be looking for candidates who have: attracted research funding on a competitive basis; published peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals or scholarly books through high-profile publishers; successfully supervised graduate students to completion; and secured invitations to, and seats on, international bodies and institution.
For more information, visit OMT.