Obtaining research funds

Origin of research funds (e.g. contract research, THRIP, international funding organizations, other(s))Title of research project or programmeDurationMoney Allocation
UNESCO (Kenya) and International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Italy)International Conference on Variational Problems21-26 August 1995USD3,500 & USD5,000
UNESCO (Nairobi)Research visit to the University of Cape TownOctober 1995USD2,000
Third World Academy of Sciences (Italy)Singularities of boundary value problems1 yr (1995)USD8,000
NRF (Open Research Programme)Singularities in hydrodynamics1 yr (1998)R61,000
NRF (Open Research Programme)Singularities in hydrodynamics1 yr (1999)R85,000
NRF (Institutional Research Development Programme)Nonstandard finite difference methods1 yr (1999)R34,000
Third World Academy of Sciences (Italy)Nonstandard finite difference methods1 yr (2000)USD4,650
NRF (Open Research Programme)Singularities in hydrodynamics1 yr (2000)R119,000
NRF (Institutional Research Development Programme)Nonstandard finite difference methods1 yr (2000)R80,000
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Italy)PhD in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Pretoria for the SADC region2 yrs (2001) and 2006)USD10,000
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Italy)Foundation post-graduate courses and collaboration with the University of Kinshasa1 yr (2001)USD2,900
NRF (Unlocking the future)Singularities in hydrodynamics1 yr (2001) and 1 yr (2002)R48,000 R34,000
NRF (Unlocking the future) + NRF Incentive funding for rated researchersSingularities and reliable numerics5 yrs (2003-2007) and 4 yrs (2009-2012) 5 yrs (2013-2018)R628,000 R510,000 + R320,000 R400 000
University of Pretoria Postdoctoral ProgrammeNonstandard methods for singularly perturbed problems2 years (2004-2005)R180 000
First Rand FoundationUpgrade of the Laboratory for Advanced Computation, University of Pretoria2007R250 000
National Research FoundationSARCHl Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences2013-2018R10 000 000
Department of High Education & TrainingTeaching developing Grant Collaborative Project: Strengthening Academic Staff Development in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences in South Africa2017-2019R25 873 341
University of PretoriaMedia alert feedback in the dynamics of waterborne diseases including cholera and schistosomoiasis in South Africa2017-2020R900 000
National Research FoundationKnowledge, Interchange and Collaboration Programme (KIC): Hosting the Biomath 2021 conference2021R75 000
University of Pretoria/DSI/NRF SARChI Chair Postdoctoral FellowshipMathematical Modelling of new alternatives on the control of the within-human host dynamics of vector-borne and bacteria-borne diseases2022-2023R400 000
National Research Foundation: Competitive Programme for Rated ResearchersModelling direct and indirect transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Africa through Mathematical formulation of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and economy recovery2022-2024R900 000
University of the Witwatersrand/Science Faculty start-up research fundsOngoing research (see Section 5.3)2022-2024R240,000
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)Central and Eastern Africa Female Health Oriented Modelling Consortium for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Related Diseases (CAFHOMEC) within the BMGF Grand Challenges Global Call-to Action. Dschang University (Cameroon) is the lead institution of this consortium that includes Wits and Kinshasa Universities as partners.2023-2026USD590,000

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