Call for Applications for Evaluation and Rating 2026
Forecasted
Call for Applications for Evaluation and Rating 2026 supports individual researchers through peer assessment, not project funding, to evaluate recent research quality, impact and standing among peers.
Funder: National Research Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Applicants) | April 2027 (Designated Authorities)
Funding Amounts: Researcher evaluation and rating, rather than project funding
Summary: The NRF evaluates researchers’ recent research outputs and standing through an internationally benchmarked peer-review and rating process.
Key Information: Applicants must meet the NRF’s South African institutional employment or affiliation requirements.
Description
The National Research Foundation’s Evaluation and Rating call offers individual researchers an assessment of their research quality, impact and standing among peers. It is an evaluation opportunity rather than a call to fund a particular research project. The process covers the natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, social sciences, humanities, and performing and creative arts and design, with discipline-specific guidance on research outputs and assessment.
Specialist Committees and Assessment Panels consider peer-review reports within disciplinary contexts. Assessment addresses the quality and coherence of recent research, sustained productivity, conceptualisation, research methods and scholarly recognition. Ratings distinguish established researchers, internationally recognised researchers, leading international scholars, and younger researchers demonstrating potential. The process recognises differences in publication practices and the significance of locally or regionally focused research.
