SA-CERN Programme Excellence MSc/PhD Bursary 2022 for South Africans (SA)

The SA-CERN Programme seeks outstanding individuals to aid their M.Sc or Ph.D studies in research related to the CERN facility. The goal is to support a pipeline of representative, excellent students into the next generation of South African academics studying the fundamental nature of the Universe.

The Excellence Bursaries will provide full cost support for the 2022 academic year. The SA-CERN Programme will also sponsor research trips to CERN aligned with projects.

The DSI and the NRF resolved to support access to global infrastructure as a key component of infrastructure provision for research and development as well as human capacity development.

National programs were established among them the South Africa-CERN (SA-CERN) program in order to enable South African researchers from all universities and institutions to access the largest international research infrastructure in the world (CERN).

In order to take advantage of the huge potential offered by CERN for young South African students, the Coordination Committee of the SA-CERN program decided to allocate a limited number of bursaries to the best South African students who wish to  embrace a career as a researcher in a number of scientific and technical fields.

The SA-CERN Programme seeks outstanding individuals to aid their M.Sc or PhD studies in research related to the CERN facility. The goal is to support a pipeline of representative, excellent students into the next generation of South African academics studying the fundamental nature of the Universe. The Excellence Bursaries will provide full cost support for the 2022 academic year. The SA-CERN Programme will also sponsor research trips to CERN aligned with projects.

Requirements:

• A proven track record of excellence and clear evidence of outstanding future potential
• Research project and supervisor within the SA-CERN Programme
• Registration at a South African university for full-time studies from 2022
• South African citizenship

How to apply
E-mail the following documents in one PDF file to sacernexcellence@tlabs.ac.za

•  your up-to-date CV
• copy of your full academic record;
• Statement of purpose, which must address your 1) proposed research topic, 2) proposed supervisor, 3) career goals, 4) transformation goals;
• Copy of your ID document;
• Three letters of recommendation (maybe sent separately by letter writers);
• Copies of any research publications/reports you have (co-)authored; and
• Copies of your M.Sc dissertation (if applying for the PhD bursary) and your Honours project (B.Sc (Hons.) / B.Sc (Eng)).

For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the SA-CERN Excellence Bursary 2022

Application Closing Date:  31 December 2021

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