Bursaries

Incentive Bursary Scheme
The Incentive Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) aims to retain promising undergraduate students in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) related studies. Thirty nine students, studying at various Higher Education Institutions across the country, are currently being supported through this programme implemented by the NSTF. The support consists of funding undergraduate studies, accommodation and study material, depending on the individual students’ circumstances and their access to other sources of funding. The Scheme also includes establishment of a peer support network: the students are brought together for a workshop at least once a year, where they establish contact with each other, get information and advice on studying and varsity life, meet role models, and discuss their concerns and aspirations. The students are further supported by ongoing personal contact and interest in their results, and study assistance is accessed where required for these students, at the Higher Education Institutions where they are studying.

Suitable candidates were selected from among participants of the Thuthuka Camps (camps offered jointly by SAICA and DST), and the initial intake was 13 first year students, studying at five Higher Education Institutions across the country. The January 2009 intake consisted of 28 students at first year level. The total number of students in the programme is currently 39, at 8 Higher Education Institutions around the country.

Latest news

• NSTF bursary students complete vacation work at Element Six
  During December 2009 to January 2010, the Diamond Research laboratory of Element Six, a global leader and innovator in supermaterials, hosted three of the DST/NSTF's bursary students, Mathapelo Makgoba, Sibusiso Nkosi and Mlungisi Dlamini, for their vacation work. The vacation work is part of the industrial training required by the students' respective institutions. Read more.

Last updated: 29 January 2010