- Grant Amount – up to R2,500,000
- Deadline – July 25, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) is pleased to announce an open call for proposals for the Circular Economy Demonstration Projects commencing in January 2026.
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The South African Circular Economy Demonstration Fund, is an initiative of the Government of South Africa, implemented through Circular Innovation South Africa (CISA). The Fund is aimed at demonstrating proven circular economy interventions that have not yet achieved scale or impact in South Africa.
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The intention of the fund is to partner private sector organisations (e.g., business, industry) with research institutions, to support the private sector organization in de-risking, scaling, localising, or demonstrating a circular intervention (i.e., a circular technological, social or business innovation).
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The Demonstration Fund aims to incentivise greater collaboration between the private sector, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) or civil society organisations (CSOs) and Universities and Science Councils, in the adoption and scaling of circular economy interventions in South Africa, and ensuring that a circular economy transition is evidence-based.
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Funding Information
The demonstration fund will consider three funding sizes:
- Grant amount:
- – ≤ R500,000
- Duration:
- – Maximum 12 months
- Grant amount:
- – ≤ R1,000,000
- Duration:
- – Maximum 18 months
- Grant amount:
- – ≤ R2,500,000
- Duration:
- – Maximum 24 months
Eligibility:
- Only researchers employed by South African Universities, Science Councils and other public research institutions, working in relevant disciplines, are invited to submit proposals for the Circular Economy Demonstration Fund.
- The CSIR, who will manage the fund on behalf of the DSTI, will contract directly with the successful University or Science Council, who will be responsible for managing relationships with the implementation partner(s) to ensure that the objectives of the project are met.
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