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UL Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Research – 2024

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Applications are now open for the 2024 University of Limpopo’s (UL) Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Research. It also includes steps on how to apply, but you must meet the criteria before applying.

University of Limpopo

Based on research outputs during the foregoing three years (minus the year in which the call to apply is made), prizes will be awarded annually to deserving staff members affiliated with the different schools of the university. The prestigious Research Excellence Awards are intended to:

  • Recognise research excellence at UL
  • Encourage research excellence at UL
  • Encourage research excellence among female researchers at UL
  • Award researchers who have excelled in research

The following Research Excellence Awards are available to academic and research staff members in the following categories:

  • The Best Emerging Researcher
  • The Best Established Researcher
  • The Best Overall Female Researcher in the University
  • The Best Overall Researcher in the University
  • The researcher who has generated the largest research income

UL VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility

  • UL permanently employs research staff.
  • New permanent staff members will be eligible to apply only after three years of having joined the university.
  • UL permanently employed researcher staff of 35 or less of age is eligible to apply in the Best Emerging Researcher category.
  • Contract research staff members are eligible to apply for any of the categories provided that they are on a three-year contract cycle with the university and only after the first cycle.
  • Established researchers are only eligible to apply for any of the relevant categories, provided they are two or fewer years from the age of official retirement from the university.
  • University research staff at the age of retirement or one or two years from retirement and retired staff who are employed as Research Fellows are not eligible and will not be considered for the Research Fellow Awards.
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Conditions/Requirements

Apart from the above-mentioned employment and age status, the following restrictions will be enforced:

  • A staff member who has won first prize or overall best prize in any of the above award categories will not be eligible to apply for two years after having won an award.
  • A maximum of only three articles will be scored from all publications in which a staff member is a member of the Editorial Board.
  • A staff member who is the best researcher at the school level and also the best overall researcher will only be awarded the best overall researcher award and not both.
  • A staff member who is the best overall female researcher and the best overall researcher will only be awarded the best overall researcher award and not both.
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UL VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

  • Applications will be called two months before the annual Research Excellence Awards event.
  • Applications have to be made through the completion of the RES-7 form available from the DRDA.
  • Applicants are to ensure that correct information is supplied on the form, e.g., publications in accredited publications. Incorrectly completed forms will not be considered by the Awards Committee.
  • Completed application forms are to be submitted to the appropriate DRDA office by the due date.
  • Late applications will not be considered by the Awards Committee.

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