Facilitator: In the past two decades Ms Huba Boshoff has built a career in the higher education sector with a focus on global perspectives. She's worked in the field of student development, programme development and accreditation, quality assurance and internationalisation. Her professional roles include being the Manager of the Center for Partnerships and Internationalisation at Stellenbosch University, where the portfolio included partnership management, strategy development and information management. In her work for Nuffic, the Dutch education organisation, she serves as the part-time director for Nuffic in Southern Africa with a specific focus on fostering innovative models of collaboration in internationalisation and international development between South Africa (and other African countries) and the Netherlands. She has also worked intensively on student development establishing the Unit for Multiculturalism (also at Stellenbosch University), reviewing student leadership structures and support mechanisms and crafting interventions that engage students both inside and outside the classroom. In 2022, Huba established The Knowledge Collab as a platform to pursue consulting work that is based on the principles of trust, creativity, and impact.
Target Group: The Building Your International Career series is designed for emerging researchers, including academics, postdoctoral fellows, and professional, administrative, and support staff (PASS). This four-part series aims to equip participants with the skills, tools, and resources needed to explore, apply for, and successfully participate in international opportunities. Each workshop focuses on a specific aspect of building an international career, culminating in a comprehensive skill set tailored for early career researchers.
Background: In the fourth workshop of the Building Your International Career Series, participants will develop a better understanding of the international funding landscape for early career researchers. With a practical approach, participants will gain experience in the different components of grants and funding opportunities and practice those skills with interactive group engagements.
The workshop will be an interactive session that focuses on crafting two outputs for each participant:
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New/updated CV
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New/updated LinkedIn profile
Expected outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, participants will
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Have a better understanding of the funding landscape for higher education (globally)
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Have the tools to scope and identify the funders that suit their need
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Have the skills to construct a grant proposal
Participant Requirements:
Prior to the workshop, participants must submit
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Pre-workshop survey
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Sample CV
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Suggestions on 2-3 funding opportunities they have researched
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Sample motivation letter
Series Overview and Key Dates:
This workshop is funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) through the University Capacity Development Grant (UCDG)