| Grantholder | Institution | Project Title | Project Focus |
| Dr E Coetsee | UFS | Solar Cell efficiency enhancement by Nanophosphor application | Solar cell |
| Prof FB Dejene | UFS | Nanotechnology for sustainable energy in white light emitting applications | Sustainable energy |
| Dr MM Diale | UP | Nanomolecular electronics for low cost solar cells | Nanomolecular electronics |
| Dr SH Durbach | WITS | Manipulation of carbon nanomaterials to create novel photocatalysts for energy generation | Carbon nanomaterials |
| Ely | WITS | Engineered transcription activator-like effectors | Health |
| Maree | SU | Targeting,imaging and treating prostate cancer with an engineered filamentous plant virus | Health |
| Mhlanga | UJ | Energy efficient nanofiltration water purification technologies for rural communities in SA | Health, Water |
| Olubambi | TUT | Synthesis of smart nanocomposites for high temperature applications | Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Energy, Mining and Minerals |
| Blumenthal | UCT | Solar Fuel - Sustainable and Renewable Production of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Gas | Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Energy |
| Dhlamini | UNISA | Nanophosphors and Biological Imaging and Sensing Technologies | Energy, Health |

