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Call for Applications: cSIR Bursary Programme (South Africa)

September 06, 2024

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) offers bursaries for South African students pursuing Honours, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in priority fields. Covers tuition, accommodation, and living allowances.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is inviting applications from students wishing to pursue a career in research, technology development, and innovation as well as corporate/support areas in South Africa.

Thematic Areas

The CSIR bursary programme financially supports full-time, unemployed students in obtaining qualifications in areas deemed a priority by the CSIR. The bursary covers the following areas of study:

Areas for Honours Bursary:

Physics
Genetics/Cell Biology
Electronic Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Information Systems

Areas for Masters Bursary:

Aquaculture
Microbiology
Virology
Molecular Biology
Animal Health
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Bioinformatics
Flow Chemistry
Civil/Water Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering
Physics
Aeronautical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Information Systems
Data Science
Mathematics

Areas for Doctoral Bursary:

Aquaculture
Microbiology
Virology
Animal Health
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Bioinformatics
Computer Science
Flow Chemistry
Process Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Physics
Metallurgy/Powder Metallurgy
Mechanical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Computer Engineering
Genetics/Cell Biology
Systems Engineering

Cost Covered

This is a comprehensive bursary covering all university study costs as follows:

For Honours:

Registration fees
Tuition fees
Books
Accommodation
Living Allowances
Once-off laptop allowance

For Masters and Doctoral:

Registration fees
Tuition fees
Living Allowances
Once-off laptop allowance

Eligibility Criteria

Current university students must:

Be a South African citizen
Plan to enrol full-time at a South African university for 2025
Have passed all registered courses for the completed study period at the university

For Masters and Doctoral bursaries, applicants must be South African citizens.

For more information, visit the CSIR website.