Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Future Professors Programme 2025
The Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Future Professors Programme (FPP) prepares promising early and mid-career academics to advance to the level of professor across the disciplines. As such, this call seeks to identify the country’s most talented young academics to benefit from a structured and intense programme aimed at accelerating their readiness for the professoriate.
Program Components of Future Professors
- Baseline Evaluation: This initial assessment helps each scholar gauge their current standing within their discipline and provides personalised recommendations for future growth and development
- Residential Series: Fellows will engage in a series of seminars, retreats and coaching sessions. These immersive and scholarly community enhancing experiences are complemented by individual opportunities tailored to each participant’s unique needs and aspirations.
- International Engagement: Scholars will have the chance to participate in international activities that align with their specific intellectual project.
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Eligibility for Future Professors
Academic staff are encouraged to apply for this opportunity. In terms of the summarised criteria, a candidate should:
- hold a doctorate;
- have demonstrable evidence of some academic achievement (signalling advancement towards the senior ranks of the academy in their scholarly work), and
- be permanently employed in an academic capacity, or an equivalent academic appointment.
The following may strengthen the likelihood of selection, however, these are not exclusive requirements for applying:
- black and women scholars;
- lecturers and senior lecturers, and/or
- an NRF rating or similar scholarly standing.
Selection Criteria
- A deep commitment to the pursuit of advanced scholarship.
- Evidence of productive and imaginative scholarly work.
- Early signs of purpose and direction in academic work.
- Novelty, richness and a willingness to take risks in the pursuit of large ideas.
- Personal qualities of self-awareness, teachability and the need to grow.
- Evidence of resilience and persistence in the face of setbacks.
- A willingness to benefit from and contribute to a community of scholars.
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Application
Once applications are received, an internal selection process will follow, where a maximum of five nominees will be submitted to the DHET for consideration. Send your application to the University Capacity Development Programme team at [email protected].
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