Call for applications: DST-CSIR Inter-Bursary Support Programme 2021

Closing date: 23 October 2020

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has opened this call for applications.
 

Background

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has recently launched its inter-programme postgraduate bursary support scheme, aimed at supporting capacity development in strategic and priority areas identified in key departmental strategies. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is supporting the DST in the development of skills in these areas. The IBS postgraduate bursary support is intended for full-time studies for honours/4th year Engineering/BTech, master's or PhD degrees at any South African public university.

The focus areas for the bursary support are restricted to the following research areas;   

• Aerospace
• Composites
• Modelling and Digital Sciences
• Microsystems Technology
• Titanium (Manufacturing Elements)
• Photonics
• Biotechnology (Biopharming, Bioprocessing or Biocatalysis)
• Information and Communications Technology
• IKS (Indigenous Knowledge Systems)
• Health

Preference will be given to those whose study areas are aligned with the above-mentioned priority research areas.

Value of the bursary per annum

• Honours   R 90 000
• Master's   R100 000
• PhD          R130 000

Application process

Please complete the online application form and submit all the required supporting documents as per the information provided in the call documents by e-mail to HCD-INTERBURSARY@csir.co.za

For honours, 4th year Engineering, BTech and advanced diploma applications, please click on the link below to complete an online application form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1cXTL7Ld006YA_iWdZKN9IDuhgGUPStFj6YMQfUDMgxUNU5FTFhKNkxDOFZDVFZEWDhSVTdDUVlJMS4u

For master's and doctoral applications, please click on the link below to complete an online application form:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=1cXTL7Ld006YA_iWdZKN9IDuhgGUPStFj6YMQfUDMgxUQkNBUFpBNjNIMlpRME01Wk5EWVlRMFdTMi4u

Click here for the call for applications.
Click here for the eligibility guidelines.

Feedback

Feedback will ONLY be sent to successful applicants within two months of the closing date of the applications. If you do not receive any feedback within two months of the closing date of applications, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Posted by: Tau Moholoopa, Research Grants Assistant, Research Support Directorate (moholt@unisa.ac.za).