STUDENT CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE

Objective

The advancement of student participation in SAAPS, building on the allocation of seed money and other initiatives.

Council member responsible

Gampi Matheba, University of Johannesburg

Contact details

Email

Matba-G@rau.ac.za

Telephone

(027) 11-9335626

Activities

In the current two-year term of Council, there will be a number of grants to assist students to participate in the 2005 Research Colloquium and 2006 Congress. The implementation will be by means of applications for R2,000 grants in May 2005 for the September 2005 colloquium and in early 2006 for the June 2006 congress. Modest funds will also be allocated for awards of full SAAPS memberships annually to a number of promising students.

EMERGING SCHOLARSHIP

Objective

Providing an organisational and support base for young and emerging scholars in the Political Studies community of South Africa, with a special emphasis on race and gender.

Council members responsible

Lubna Nadvi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Pieter Fourie, University of Johannesburg

Contact details

Lubna Nadvi:

Email

lnadvi@mweb.co.za

Telephone

(027) 83-7864918

Pieter Fourie:

Email

pf@rau.ac.za

Telephone

(027) 11-4892893

Activity

Compilation of a database of emerging Political Science scholars in South Africa, a Peer group programme and a Mentorship programme, Culmination of activities in the annual congress or colloquium, where there will be significant attention to presentation of research-in-progress by emerging scholars.

BEST STUDENT AWARD

Objective

SAAPS continues this annual activity to encourage student engagement in Political Studies in South Africa. The award comprises an annual competition to find the best undergraduate and Honours students in South Africa

Council member responsible

Phil Mtimkulu, University of South Africa

Contact details

Email

MTIMKPFG@unisa.ac.za

Telephone

(027) 12-4296238

Activity

Annual requests to Departments of Political Science and International Relations to enter their best students of the preceding year in the two categories of undergraduate and Honours. Departments submit substantiating documentation in the form of student assignments. Judges are appointed from the ranks of senior Political Scientists. The awards are usually announced at the annual research colloquium or congress. Requests for nominations of best 2004 students will go out in April 2005.