Announcements

Call for applications: DST-CSIR Inter-Bursary Support Programme 2022

Closing date: 31 August 2021

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has opened the above 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 / postgraduate diploma, master's or PhD degrees at any South African public university. Click here for the call for applications and click here for the eligibility guidelines.

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 100 000
  • Master's: R 120 000
  • PhD: R 140 000


Application process

Please complete the online application form and submit all the required supporting documents on the application system: https://www.csir.auraams.app 


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.

Publish date: 2021-08-06 00:00:00.0