Application for the South African National Space Agency Postgraduate Bursaries – 2023/2024 Entry is now open at the University of Limpopo (UL) in South Africa.
The Department of Research Administration and Development at the University of Limpopo encourages all eligible applicants to apply for the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) postgraduate bursaries for the 2023/2024 academic year. SANSA provides bursaries to contribute to the national target for qualified postgraduates in science and engineering.
South Africa needs an increase in science and engineering graduates if we are to effectively resource the country with the necessary and scarce skills to achieve the goals of the National Development Plan and ensure a successful and sustainable future for our citizens. SANSA provides post graduate degree bursaries to contribute to the national target for qualified post-graduates in science and engineering.
Scope of projects:
All SANSA divisions (Hons, MSc, PhD)
- Computer science; Information systems; Software and systems engineering; Data Science; Field of your choice related to key SANSA objectives; Space, systems, antenna and RF engineering
Earth Observation (Hons, MSc, PhD)
- Remote sensing; Geospatial programming; Earth system science with remote sensing; Earth observations in ecosystems accounting; Applications of remote sensing in environmental management including oceans and marine, agriculture and rangelands, water resource management, mineral resource and spatial planning
Engineering (MEng, MTech, MSc, PHD, DTech)
- Software and software systems engineering; Aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, electronic, mechatronic and computer engineering; Space, systems, antenna and RF engineering
Space Science (Hons, MSc, MPhil, PhD)
- Antarctic radar studies of climate change; Multi-instrument studies of space weather; Modelling geomagnetically induced currents in power systems; Multi scale ionospheric physics, structure and dynamics; Ionospheric and radio propagation modelling; Theory of waves and solutions in plasmas; Solar physics; Space Weather forecasting and verification aligned to navigation and radiation applications
SANSA POSTGRADUATE BURSARIES ELIGIBILITY
The main criteria used in the selection of successful applicants are financial need, academic potential and career-oriented study programmes.
Please note the following:
- An application will only be considered if it has been completed properly and in full.
- Documents that accompany the application form must be uploaded and certified.
- Testimonial form must be completed by the supervisor and uploaded to the application form.
For the 2024 academic year successful applicants will receive bursaries with values as stated below:
- Hons – R85 000 (one year).
- Masters – R100 000 per year for two years.
- PhD – R130 000 per year for three years.
Applicants may not hold a combination of bursaries that exceed these amounts. Should an applicant have another bursary of lessor amount, SANSA will consider providing a top-up amount to the student provided the student meets the criteria mentioned above.
Support for continuing years is not guaranteed and will depend on satisfactory progress during the previous year.
SANSA POSTGRADUATE BURSARIES APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Interested students must send their application online by filling the required details on the SANSA application portal.
The completed application must be submitted no later than September 30, 2023, if you want to be considered for a bursary in 2024.
