SANSA Bursary South Africa 2025

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

CLOSING DATE

30 September 2024

CONTACT

For queries, email SANSA at: grants@sansa.org.za

For more details, visit SA Bursaries.

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