The National Research Foundation (NRF) awards bursaries to students pursuing full-time, Honours’ and final year B Tech studies at South African public universities. The Free-standing and Innovation bursaries are funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Scarce Skills and National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)Pipeline bursaries are funded by Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) through the National Skills Fund (NSF).

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The National Research Foundation Grant Bursaries are available for undergraduates who are pursuing a B Tech degree in any of the fields of study in South Africa public University.

Host Nationality

The Scholarship is hosted in South Africa. If you are an international student and you desire to study in South Africa

Scholarship Benefits

The National Research Foundation Bursaries will offer a benefit that covers the tuition fees, prescribed textbooks, food, lodging and also a regular allowance to pay extra analysis related expenses.

Eligible Nationality

The National Research Foundation Grant Bursaries are available for students who are citizens and residents of South Africa

Scholarship Number

The number of offers was not specified.

Eligibility for Scholarship

These bursaries are awarded to South African citizens and South African permanent residents only and are released as Block Grants to South African public universities that nominate students that have applied for an Honours’ bursary.

South African citizens and South African permanent residents living with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Application Procedures

Students must submit an application on the NRF Online Application system at: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za and follow the application process set out in the attached Framework Document and Application Guide.

For more details, applicants must read the NRF Honours’ and Final year B Tech Bursaries Framework Document which highlights the eligibility criteria and requirements for each funding category.

Application Deadline

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The submission deadline for applicants is January  for funding in the academic year. Applicants must consult the University Research Office or Postgraduate Office for each institution’s internal closing date to ensure validation by institutional DAs prior to submission to the NRF.

Funding outcomes will be communicated by Institutional DAs between February and March

NRF Contact Persons

For programme related enquiries, please contact:
Ms Fulufhelo Malamatsho
Professional Officer
Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD)
Telephone: 012 481 4166
Email: [email protected]

Mr Mduduzi Tshabangu
Professional Officer
Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD)
Telephone: 012 481 4148
Email: [email protected]

For Grant Management and System Administration related enquiries, please contact:
Ms Zikhona Lose
Professional Officer
Grants Management and Systems Administration (GMSA)
Telephone: 012 481 4365
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms Thandeka Mthethwa
Liaison Officer
Grants Management and Systems Administration (GMSA)
Telephone: 012 481 4121
E-mail: [email protected]