There are several requirements that applicants must satisfy before they can apply for the CSIR bursary. To be considered for the bursary, ensure you meet the following requirements:
For undergraduate – Honours Bursary
- South African citizen
- Must intend to enroll full-time for the degree of choice at a South African public university
- English (Level 5)
- Mathematics (Level 6)
- Physical Science (Level 6)
- You must NOT be older than 28 years old and you must have achieved a minimum average of 65% for all major subjects in your final year of undergraduate study
Current university students
- Must be a South African citizen
- Planning to enroll full-time at a South African University
- Must have passed all the courses for which you have registered at the university for the study period already completed
For a Masters and Doctoral bursary, applicants should be South African citizens who possess the following:
- Good scientific writing skills;
- Good organizational and time management skills;
- Excellent academic record;
- A drive to conduct research, self-motivation, and the ability to work independently and within a team are essential;
- The ability to formulate and carry out research;
- Excellent technical abilities;
- The ability to work well under pressure as part of a team and meet scheduled deliverables; Good communication skills both verbal and writing (e.g. with evidence of report and/or conference papers writing); and
- Good report writing abilities.
- You must NOT be older than 30 years old and you must have achieved a minimum average of 65% for all major subjects in your Honours level or final year of a 4-year degree
- You must NOT be older than 32 years old and you must have achieved a minimum average of 65% at Masters level
Also, you must be pursuing or intending to pursue your studies in the following science, engineering, and technology field; specifically in the areas mentioned below:
Areas for undergraduate Bursary
- Data Science
- Electronic Engineering
Areas for Honours Bursary
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Areas for Masters Bursary
- Agricultural Sciences – Crop Science
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Bio-medical Biology
- Biotechnology
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Biology
- Computer Science
- Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Computer Engineering
- Data Science
- Economics and Social Science
- Economics and Public Policy
- Electronic Engineering
- Geoinformatics
- International Relations
- Laser Physics
- Machine learning
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Powder Metallurgy
- Robotics
- Science Communications
- Statistics
- Software Engineering
Areas for Doctoral Bursary
- Applied Mathematics
- Agricultural Engineering
- Aquaculture
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Cell Biology
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
- Data Science
- Electronic Engineering
- Geo-Informatics
- Geo-Information Science – Remote Sensing/Data Analytics/Modelling
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Laser Physics
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Software Engineering
- Veterinary Science
- Virology
Preference will be given to students with disabilities and students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. Also, you must NOT be employed on a full-time basis.