Call for applications: DST-CSIR Inter-Bursary Support Programme 2024

Closing date: 30 August 2023

Click here for detailed information. 

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have opened the above call for applications.

Background 

Honours/4th year Engineering/ Postgraduate Diploma, 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:  

• Mining
• 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
• Masters              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.