Funding and Programmes
CSIR Expressions of Interest (EoI)
| Title | Description | Documents | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call for proposals: African Laser Centre 2026/27 training programme | The CSIR Photonics Centre, a key node of the ALC, would like to introduce the ALC Training programme and invite proposals from the ALC community and other interested parties to arrange and present training-related events to support the development of young researchers and/or technicians in laser and laser application-related topics. | Application-Form.pdf | |
| Call for proposals: African Laser Centre 2026/27 training programme | The CSIR Photonics Centre, a key node of the ALC, would like to introduce the ALC Training programme and invite proposals from the ALC community and other interested parties to arrange and present training-related events to support the development of young researchers and/or technicians in laser and laser application-related topics. | Call-for-Training-Programme-Proposals-2026-27.pdf | |
| CSIR Instruments available for sale | Five instruments are available for sale and can be viewed in building 19 at the CSIR Scientia Campus in Pretoria. | CSIR-Instruments-available-for sale.pdf | Open ended |
| Call for Expressions of Interest: Field diagnostic platform for bacterial detection | The platform is designed to complement the work of centralised laboratories by extending their reach into field environments. By enabling preliminary or screening-level testing at the sampling site, laboratories can streamline workflows, reduce backlog and allocate their analytical capacity to confirmatory or high-complexity testing. This creates opportunities for laboratories to offer new value-added services. | CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - FIELD DIAGNOSTIC PLATFORM FOR BACTERIAL DETECTION.pdf | |
| Call for Expressions of Interest: Accelerated implementation of biorefinery technologies - open call | EoIs will be accepted from SMMEs, black industrialists, municipalities and research institutes with demonstrated expertise in biorefinery (e.g., publications, graduated postgraduate students, etc.). This initiative is aligned with the National Bio-economy Strategy of the DSTI, which aims to drive economic growth and socioeconomic development in South Africa. | EoI-TIA-BIDF_4th Open call.docx | Open ended |
| Wound Healing Solutions | The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a special wound healing powder and plasters that have antibacterial properties and release oxygen for accelerated wound healing of severe wounds. | EoI_WOUNDHEALINGSOLUTIONS.pdf | |
| Invitation for Expression of Interest Partnership agreements for the commercialisation of XIPS technology | The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) invites suitable entities to form partnership agreements for the commercialisation of the X-ray Image Processing System (XIPS) technology. | PartnershipagreementsforthecommercialisationofXIPStechnology.pdf | |
| REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST From small, medium and micro enterprises with the capability to validate, implement, market and commercialise plastic modified asphalt technology | The objective of this invitation process is to identify suitable South African SMMEs to establish a mutually beneficial partnership for the validation and commercialisation of the technology. | EnhancedBitumenEOIupdated.pdf | |
| REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) From SMMEs with the capability to validate, productise, market, and commercialise Vessel Motion Forecast Tools | The objective of this invitation process is to find suitable South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) to establish a mutually beneficial partnership for the productisation, validation and commercialisation of the vessel motion forecast tool. | VesselMotionToolsEOI2026).pdf | |
| CSIR/DSTI Industrial Biocatalysis Hub Call for Expressions of Interest Product and process development support to enterprise | The DSTI has identified biocatalysis as a key enabling technology for the development of a sustainable industrial bio-economy sector in South Africa. The CSIR’s strategy, which places strong emphasis on the industrialisation of technology, aligns strategically with the objectives of the IBH. | CallforExpressionsofInterest_ Productandprocessdevelopmentsupporttoenterprises.pdf |