French South Africa Institute of Technology Bursaries

BTech, Masters and Doctoral students are invited to apply for bursaries tenable in the department of Electrical Engineering in the French South Africa Institute of Technology (F'SATI).

The amount of the scholarships are as follows:
  • BTech: R40 000
  • Masters: R70 000
  • Doctoral: R100 000

Criteria for the grant:
  • this grant is exclusively for South African citizens.
  • students should have obtained at least 60% in their major subjects in the preceding academic year to qualify for this bursary
  • the previous degree must have been completed in the minimum period required
  • these scholarships may not be held concurrently with any other NRF, government-funded scholarships, science council or research institute bursaries.

Click here to download the application form.

Applications deadline: 15 April 2013 at 14h00.

Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.