South African National Space Agency Bursary South Africa 2023, read full Application Process and Requirements below.
We are pleased to inform you about South African National Space Agency Bursary South Africa 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 for developing and promoting aeronautics and aerospace space research, with the companies main focus on utilizing data acquired from remote sensing via satellites and other projects to provide an assessment about fires, flooding, environmental phenomena and resource management both within the country and throughout Africa.
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ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED
Each year SANSA provides bursaries to postgraduate Science and Engineering students, who are passionate and want to excel in their chosen field of study.
Bursaries will be awarded to postgraduate students in the following fields of study:
Earth Observation (Hons/ PhD/ MSc):
- Earth Systems Science with Remote Sensing
- Earth Observations in Ecosystems Accounting
- Remote Sensing
- Geospatial Programming
- Remote Sensing in Environmental Management (including Agriculture and Rangelands, Water Resource Management, Marine and Oceans, Mineral Resourcing and Spatial Planning)
Space Science (Hons/ PhD/ MSc/ MPhil):
- Modeling geomagnetically induced currents in power systems
- Ionospheric and radio propagation modeling
- Multi-scale ionospheric physics, structure and dynamics
- Multi-instrument studies of space weather
- Antarctic radar studies of climate change
- Theory of waves and solitons in plasma
- Solar physics
- Space Weather forecasting and verification aligned to navigation and radiation applications
Engineering (PhD/ MSc/ MTech/ MEng/ DTech):
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Software Systems Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Space Engineering
- Antenna and Radio Frequency Systems Engineering
All divisions (Hons/ PhD/ MSc):
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Information Systems
- Software and Systems Engineering
- Data Science
- Field related to key SANSA objectives
- Space, systems, antenna, and RF engineering
MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE
Bursaries will be awarded to the value of the following amounts:
Honours students: R85 000 (per annum for 1 year)
Masters students: R100 000 (per annum for 2 years)
Ph.D. students: R130 000 (per annum for 3 years)
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 recognized 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)
- June results or progress report of all subjects (if no exams were written)
- Completed SANSA testimonial by education official (.pdf)
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary program, please contact SANSA directly:
Corporate Office
Tel: 012 844 0500
Email: grants@sansa.or.za
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