NRF Honours’ and final year B Tech Bursaries for 2019

Applicant Closing Date: 14 December 2018

Designated Authority Closing Date: 18 January 2019

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.

Please Note the following:

�         The call will be accessible on the NRF Online Submission system at: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za from 5 September 2018.

�         The NRF deadline for submission of applications is 14 December 2018.

�         The Designated Authority (DA) closing date is 18 January 2019.

�         Institutions will nominate students for a bursary award on the NRF Online Submission System, based on the Block Grant allocation to each institution and set equity targets. This nomination process will take place from 23 January 2019 to 28 February 2019.

�         NRF will review the nominations and communicate the outcomes to the institutions. If the nomination is approved by the NRF, the institution will have to upload and submit the duly signed and initialed agreement form and all the relevant documentation no later than 22 March 2019.

�         Unspent or unclaimed institutional funds under this allocation will automatically be cancelled by 28 June 2019.

�         Institutions must report on student completion by 31 March 2020 on the NRF student completion database.

More details of the programme and call are provided in the Framework Document and Application Guide 2019.

Should you have any queries with regards to the call requirements or application procedure, please contact persons listed below:

Ms Hlengiwe Zondo

Ext 2239 or email ZondoH@ukzn.ac.za

Mr. Abongile Mpofu

Ext 2912 or email MpofuA@ukzn.ac.za

Issued by the Scholarships Office