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<td style="WIDTH: 100%" width="100%"><font size="1" face="Arial"><strong>Lazarus Matizirofa</strong><br>
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<b><span>From:</span></b><span> Bettie de Beer <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 01 August 2018 15:11<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Call for Applications for Institutions to Interns: 2019/20 </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Applicant Closing Date: 31 August 2018 </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Designated Authority Closing Date: 10 September 2018 </span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">The National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology invite public and private research institutions, public universities and private sector industries to apply to
host DST-NRF Interns for a period of 12 months, from 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. The purpose of the programme is to provide opportunities for unemployed graduates in the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) disciplines as well as the Humanities and
Social Sciences (HSS) to acquire practical work experience and improve their competencies through mentoring and exposure to a research environment for a period of one year. The Internship Programme also makes it possible for successful candidates to gain experience
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Designated Authority (DA) Closing Date: 10 September 2018 </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NRF CONTACT PERSONS </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mr Sello Raseruthe</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: Professional Officer – HICD. Tel: 012 481 4388 / E-mail:
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mr Monwabisi Mfihlo</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: Professional Officer – HICD. Tel: 012 481 4023 / Email:
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