Call for Proposals (CFP) for the CPAM for Industry-Led of the Additive Manufacturing Research and Development
18 January 2026
The CPAM is an initiative of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, hosted and managed by the CSIR, with a primary focus on industrial development. The CPAM is a government-funded mechanism to support the South African Additive Manufacturing Strategy.
This program supports research and development (R&D) projects that address a specific industry requirement in the context of the additive manufacturing technology value chain for metal or polymer additive manufacturing. The project proposal should articulate a specific need associated with technology development with a view of advancing the technology towards higher industrial technology readiness levels. AM processes, pre-processing or post-processing technologies, and AM hardware development must be core to the proposal. Material investigation studies or material development studies will only be considered with strong motivation and intention of adoption by the industry lead on the project.
All interested parties are invited to submit proposals by 16:30 on Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Late applications will not be considered. The application documents are available to download in the links below:
All queries must be forwarded to Hardus Greyling at Hgreyling@csir.co.za.