SANSA Bursary South Africa 2025
ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – SANSA
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) was established in 2010 as a public entity and government agency under the National Department of Science and Technology (DST). SANSA is tasked with developing and promoting aeronautics and aerospace research, with a focus on utilizing data from satellites for various assessments, including fires, flooding, environmental phenomena, and resource management in South Africa and across Africa.
ABOUT THE SANSA BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED
SANSA invites students to apply for their bursary programme for the 2025 academic year. The bursary supports postgraduate degree studies in the following fields:
- Earth Observation (Hons, MSc, PhD)
- Remote sensing
- Geospatial programme
- Earth system science with remote sensing
- Earth observations in ecosystems accounting
- Applications of remote sensing in environmental management, including oceans and marine, agricultural and rangelands, water resource management, mineral resource and spatial planning, air quality and climate science
- Engineering (MEng, MTech, MSc, PhD, DTech)
- Software and software systems engineering
- Aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, material, process, electronic, mechatronic, and computer engineering
- Space, systems, antenna, and RF engineering
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- Digital signal processing, onboard earth observation mission management, onboard data analysis and reaction, ground operations, earth observation, and science data analysis reporting
- Space Science (Hons, MSc, MPhil, PhD)
- Solar physics and space weather forecasting
- Antarctic radar studies of atmospheric gravity waves
- Multi-instrument studies of space weather
- Multi-scale ionospheric physics, structure, and dynamics
- Ionospheric and radio propagation modelling
- Theory of waves (solitons) in plasmas
- Atmospheric radiation studies
- Verification of space weather forecasting
- Modelling geomagnetically induced currents in power systems
- 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 Weather impacts on global navigation satellite systems
- Evaluation of space weather near-real-time products
MORE ABOUT THE SANSA BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE & RENEWAL
- Honours studies: R100,000 for 1 year of study
- Masters studies: R120,000 for 2 years of study
- PhD studies: R140,000 for 3 years of study
Bursary recipients may not receive other bursaries exceeding these amounts. SANSA may provide a top-up bursary if another bursary is of a lower amount. Masters and doctoral students must reapply for funding each year, and bursary renewal is based on satisfactory progress.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- South African citizen
- Studying or intending to study towards a postgraduate qualification in the specified fields
- Strong academic potential
- Proven financial need
- Interest in working within the space sector
- Desire to bring positive benefits to society
- Driven and forward-thinking
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online at: SANSA Bursary Application 2025.
Submit the following supporting documents in PDF format:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Full academic record (certified copy)
- Fee statement for all study years (certified copy)
- Completed SANSA testimonial by an education official
- Proof of any undergraduate bursaries/funding, if applicable
30 September 2024
CONTACT
For queries, email SANSA at: grants@sansa.org.za
For more details, visit SA Bursaries.