DSTI-CSIR Inter-Programme Bursary Scheme

Who can apply: The CSIR states no citizenship restriction: all students accepted or registered for full-time study at any South African public university may apply. You need a minimum average of 65 per cent in the final undergraduate year for honours, at honours level for a master’s, or at master’s level for a doctorate. The funding… What is funded: Honours or fourth-year engineering awards of ZAR 160,000 a year, master’s ZAR 170,000 and doctoral ZAR 180,000, each with a once-off laptop allowance of ZAR 10,000. Additional benefits are experimental costs of up to ZAR 35,000 a year, conference funding of up to ZAR 35,000 a year, up to six weeks of vacation work a… Deadline: 15 September 2026. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: 2027 academic year.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa, funded by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, official page.

Who can apply

• The CSIR states no citizenship restriction: all students accepted or registered for full-time study at any South African public university may apply. You need a minimum average of 65 per cent in the final undergraduate year for honours, at honours level for a master's, or at master's level for a doctorate. The funding cannot supplement an existing NRF or other government-derived bursary. Preference is given to applicants from previously disadvantaged backgrounds and people living with disabilities.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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