October 2018

The National Research Foundation (NRF) awards bursaries to students pursuing full-time Honours’ and final year B Tech studies at South African public universities.

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’ and final year B Tech bursaries.

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

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

NRF Contact Persons

For programme related enquiries, please contact:

Ms Zethu Maseko
Professional Officer
Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD)
Telephone: 012 481 4105
Email: zethu.maseko@nrf.ac.za

Ms Fulufhelo Malamatsho
Professional Officer
Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (HICD)
Telephone: 012 481 4166
Email: fulufhelo.malamatsho@nrf.ac.za

For Grant Management and System Administration related enquiries, please contact:

Ms Nozine Nqeketo
Professional Officer
Grants Management and Systems Administration (GMSA)
Telephone: 012 481 4184
E-mail: nozine.nqeketo@nrf.ac.za

Ms Zodwa Mahlangu
Professional Officer
Grants Management and Systems Administration (GMSA)
Telephone: 012 481 4114
E-mail: zodwa.mahlangu@nrf.ac.za