South African National Space Agency -SANSA Postgraduate Bursary 2022/2023 | How to apply for the South African National Space Agency -SANSA bursaries program online, requirements, application form, and application closing date 2022/2023.
Want to apply for Bursaries in South Africa 2022? The South African National Space Agency -SANSA invites an application from suitably and qualifies students for their bursary program 2022/2023.
A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups.
It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university, or college when they might not be able to, otherwise. Some awards are aimed at encouraging specific groups or individuals into the study.
SANSA Bursary Progam 2022/2023
ABOUT THE COMPANY – SANSA
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA), established in 2010, are a public entity and government agency operating under the National Department of Science and Technology (DST).
SANSA are responsible developing and promoting aeronautics and aerospace space research, with the companies main focus on utilising data acquired from remote sensing via satellites and other projects to provide assessment about fires, flooding, environmental phenomena and resource management both within the country and throughout Africa.
ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) are looking to award bursaries to students, pursuing their studies towards a Space Science Postgraduate qualification, including the following qualifications (Hons, MSc, MPhil & PhD):
- Antarctic radar studies of climate change
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Information Systems
- Ionospheric and radio propagation modelling
- Modeling geomagnetically induced currents in power systems
- Multi-instrument studies of space weather
- Multi scale ionospheric physics, structure and dynamics
- Software and systems engineering
- Solar physics and space weather forecasting
- Space Science (Hons, MSc, MPhil, PhD)
- Theory of waves and solutions in plasmas
- And any field related to key SANSA objectives
MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE
Bursaries will be awarded to the value of the following amounts:
Honours students: R90 000 (per annum for 1 year)
Masters students: R100 000 (per annum for 2 years)
PhD students: R130 000 (per annum for 3 years)
Bursary recipient may NOT be in receipt of many bursaries that exceed the amount above – if applicants have another bursary of a lower amount amount, SANSA may provide a top-up bursary to the student and not the full bursary amount.
Bursaries are renewable only if students achieve satisfactory academic results.
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
- Strong academic potential
- Studying or intend on studying towards one of the aforementioned postgraduate degree qualifications
- Satisfy the minimum entry criteria for acceptance into one of the aforementioned fields of study at a recognised South African University
- Interested in working within the space sector
- Driven and forward thinking
- Proven financial need
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Applications must be done online at: https://www.sansa.org.za/bursaries/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)
- Most recent results or progress report of all subjects (if no exams were written)
- Completed SANSA testimonial by education official (.pdf)
CLOSING DATE
15 March 2022.
(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 queries related to this bursary programme, please contact SANSA directly:
Corporate Office
Tel: 012 844 0500
Email: grants@sansa.org.za
Make sure to read every detail of your Bursary contract. Not every company offers the same rewards and some companies will ask you to work for them as long as you have held the bursary.
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