The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) now accepts applications for its 2025 academic year bursary program. SANSA, established in 2010, is a public and government agency operating under the National Department of Science and Technology (DST).
SANSA is responsible for developing and promoting aeronautics and aerospace space research, with the company’s main focus on utilizing data acquired from remote sensing via satellites and other projects to provide assessment about fires, flooding, environmental phenomena, and resource management both within the country and throughout Africa.
SANSA bursaries will be awarded to the following values (these amounts may be revised):
- Honors 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
About The SANSA Bursary Program
SANSA will be awarding bursaries for Postgraduate degree studies, within the following fields:
Earth Observation (Hons, MSc, PhD):
- Remote sensing
- Geospatial program
- 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 modeling
- 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 global navigation satellite systems
- Evaluation of the space weather near-real-time products
Application Requirements For SANSA Bursary
Applicants must meet the criteria below before applying. Below are the application requirements for the SANSA Bursary;
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must be studying or intend on studying toward a postgraduate qualification, in one of the fields listed above
- You must have strong academic potential
- You must have proven financial need
- You must be interested in working within the space sector
- You must wish to bring positive benefits to society
- It would help if you were driven and a forward-thinker
How to Apply for The SANSA Bursary
Applications must be submitted online at SANSA Bursary Application 2025
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
- ID document (certified copy, in pdf format)
- Full academic record (certified copy, in pdf format)
- Fee statement for ALL study years (certified copy, in pdf format)
- Completed SANSA testimonial by education official (in pdf format)
- Proof of any undergraduate bursaries/ funding, if applicable
Closing Date for The SANSA Bursary
30 September 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
Also See: Old Mutual Accounting Bursary 2025
Contact Details
If you have any inquiries or require support, the institution’s help center is readily available to address your concerns. Feel free to reach out and connect with the dedicated team at the specified address for prompt and efficient assistance.
Email: grants@sansa.org.za
