South African Space Agency (SANSA)
The main criteria used in the selection of successful applicants are financial need, academic potential and career-oriented study programmes.
- You should upload your FULL academic record as well as your fee statement for ALL study years.
- An application will only be considered if it has been completed properly and in full.
- Documents that accompany the application form must be uploaded and certified.
- SANSA or university testimonial forms must be completed by the supervisor and uploaded to the application form.
We are currently revising the bursary values which may change for 2025 and these will be communicated in due course. We fund the individual programmes as follow:
- Honours – one year @ R100 000
- Masters – two years @ R120 000
- Doctorate – three years @ R140 000
Masters and doctoral bursars MUST reapply every year for continued funding.
Applicants may only hold a merit award and not a combination of bursaries that exceed the amounts above.
Should an applicant have another bursary of lessor amount, SANSA will consider providing a top-up bursary amount to the student provided the student meets the criteria mentioned above.
Support for continuing years is not guaranteed and will depend on satisfactory progress during the previous year.
