The Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award recognises scholarship of the highest calibre. It is granted annually to enable leading academics to undertake cutting-edge and internationally significant work.                            

MEET OUR 2023 WINNER

In July 2024, Professor Clive Gray, Professor of Immunology in the Division of Immunology, Biomedical Research Institute at Stellenbosch University received the award. Please read more here.  

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2024 AWARD ARE NOW OPEN

Please could you nominate up to 10 highly rated research academics involved in cutting-edge and globally relevant research, who are deserving of the Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award. We would also appreciate if you could distribute this call to applicable academics or research offices in your networks. 

CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 15 AUGUST 2024

Please use this link to submit the following information:

• Nominee’s name
• Nominee’s email address
• Nominee’s university
• Nominee’s area of specialisation
• Nominee’s NRF rating 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS IS 31 OCTOBER 2024

Applications open on 19 August 2024 and can be submitted via www.omt.org.za. Please note that only applications submitted via our online portal will be accepted. 

QUERIES

If you have any queries, please get in touch by emailing us at hfo@omt.org.za.