CSIR Bursary in South Africa

CSIR is glad to announce that the application is currently ongoing for the CSIR Bursary in South Africa 2023 for new applicants. If you are a South African Student this could be the lifetime opportunity you have been waiting to push your academics further. 

We have taken it upon ourselves to provide you with all South African Scholarships/Bursaries for local and international studies and this is one of them.

About CSIR

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), founded in the year 1945, is one of the premier and fundamental research and development firms in South Africa.

The CSIR is currently Africa’s greatest search and development firm, which covers approximately 10 percent of the entire African American African R&D spending budget.

The CSIR’s 7 Major focus areas include Industry, Energy, Natural Environment, Built Environment, Digital Environment, Health, and Defense and Security. The company is situated in the town of Pretoria, on a unique campus, and has a staff base of around 3000 scientific and technical researchers.

A number of the vital issues that the provider intends to address via interventions comprise — establishing a state that has the capacity to supply high-quality services to South African citizens consistently; growing job opportunities and a robust economy positively adding to societal and financial infrastructure development (including water resources, energy, and transport and ICT networks).

What you Need to Know About CSIR Bursary in South Africa

Bursaries applications can be submitted throughout the year, as some of these bursaries does not have an appointed time of closing date, but for candidates applying CSIR BURSARY are urged to send their applications ahead of time, so it reaches them before the closing date.

Level/Field of Study

CSIR invites talented young individuals to apply for the bursary if they wish to pursue a career in innovation, technological development, and research. The bursary aims to increase the number of black people and females in the engineering, science, and technology sectors, particularly in:

• Computer Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Host Nationality:

This Scholarship is to be taken in SOUTH AFRICA. If you are an international student and you wish to study in the UK, this is for you Complete Guide to Getting A UK Tier 4 Student Visa For International Students

Eligible Nationality:

The Bursary is open to all South African students to study at any of the country’s universities. Read also if you wish to study outside your home country Simple and Detailed Answers About Applying and Winning a Scholarship | FAQs.

Scholarship Benefits:

The bursary will cover the following expenses: registration costs, tuition fees, prescribed textbooks allowance, accommodation, meal allowance, laptop allowance and a living allowance.

CSIR Bursary ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

• South African citizen
• Currently, in Matric or have completed Matric

Current Matric students:

• Achieved a minimum of level 5 for English (First Language)/ level 5 for English (Second Language)
• Achieved a minimum of level 6 for Mathematics
• Achieved a minimum of level 6 for Physical Science
• Plan to study full-time towards a BSc/ BEng Engineering degree at a South African public university

Current tertiary students

• Currently studying full-time towards a BSc/ BEng Engineering degree at a South African public university
• Passed all previous subjects for your qualification

How to Apply For The Bursary

Applications must be done online at: csir.co.za/bursaries
Read the privacy notice and then select “Continue to apply” to proceed with your application.
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):

• ID document (certified copy of)
• Matric mid-year exam results (if currently in Matric of)
• Matric certificate OR final results (if completed Matric) (certified copy of)
• Full academic record (if at tertiary level)

If you are having difficulty applying, please contact the CSIR Bursary Office via the contact details below.

Closing Date

31 August. (Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

Contact The Bursary Provider

For any bursary queries, please contact:
Contact Person: Khuliswa Jakuja
CSIR Bursary Office
Tel: 012 841 2665
Email: [email protected]

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