To support and aid potential South African Framework Programme participants, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has created a number of dedicated support instruments.

• Framework Programme Seed Funding Instrument
  DST is able to support the travel costs of South African researchers traveling to Europe to engage with European partners regarding FP7 collaboration. Alternatively funding can be granted to support the travel of European researchers to South Africa.

• Framework Programme Strategic Co-investment Instrument
  Under this instrument, successful South African FP7 participants which do not receive full funding from the European Commission for their FP7 project costs - as is possible under the FP7 funding rules - can apply for a strategic co-investment in their participation and receive funding for part of the remaining projects costs from DST.

• EDCTP Co-investment Instrument
  Apply for funding to participate in the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership.

• IRSES Co-investment Funding Instrument
  Under the IRSES Co-investment Funding Instrument, the DST is able to support South African participants (a maximum of three persons per project) in FP7 IRSES projects.

• Also see COST seed funding

Contact the ESASTAP Team for further information.