CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary 2026 for South Africans – YOA

Deadline: August 29, 2025

Applications are open for the CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary 2026. The CSIR, in collaboration with the Sasol Foundation, offers monetary help to full-time, unemployed college students looking for {qualifications} in areas which can be deemed a precedence by the CSIR.

The areas of an undergraduate bursary embrace:

• Mechatronic Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Computer Science
• Chemical Engineering 
• Material Flow Analysis
• Process Engineering/Life cycle evaluation
• Information Technology
• Data Science
• Industrial Engineering
• Genetics/Cell Biology
• System Engineering

Scholarship

This is a complete bursary, and it covers all the prices related to college research, akin to:

• Registration charges
• Tuition charges
• Books
• Accommodation
• Living allowances
• Once-off laptop computer allowance

Additional Benefits

CSIR-Sasol Foundation college students will even obtain further help via the next initiatives:

• Recognition of high performing college students – CSIR Excellence Awards, certificates and items handed out;
• Possible work placement alternatives on the CSIR and different affiliated organisations;
• Interview expertise coaching provided to ultimate yr college students in preparation for the world of labor;
• OPPORTUNITY to work on actual-life initiatives that handle socioeconomic challenges via your analysis (CSIR co-supervision);  
• Onboarding session and a possibility to fulfill the CSIR and Sasol Foundation crew;
• Psychosocial help (e.g. educational and psychological help);
• Student wellness programme;
• Opportunity to be paired with senior CSIR professionals via a mentorship programme; and
• Vacation work alternatives of as much as six (6) weeks each year.

Eligibility

Current Grade 12 learners:

• South African citizen;
• Must intend to enrol full-time for the diploma of selection at a South African public college;
• English (Level 5);
• Mathematics (Level 6); and
• Physical Science (Level 6).

Current college college students:

• Must be a South African citizen;
• Planning to enrol full-time at a South African college for 2025; and
• Must have handed all registered programs for the finished study interval on the college.

Application

The following paperwork should accompany your application:

• An up to date CV;
• A duplicate of your licensed id doc;
• A duplicate of your newest educational report; and
• A duplicate of the Grade 11 ultimate yr outcomes (for present Grade 12 learners).

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary.