Deadline: 18 October 2024
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is seeking applications for its ALC Scholarship/Bursary Support to stimulate innovation, research and technology development in lasers and their applications, across Africa.
In support of this broad objective, the ALC seeks local, continental and global partnerships. The ALC is recognised as an AU-NEPAD Flagship Programme. To reach this objective, the ALC has an active ALC Research Collaboration support programme, a conference, workshops and topical school programme (the ALC Training Programme), an ALC Knowledge Exchange Programme and an ALC Scholarship Programme for African students to enrol and do postgraduate degrees at a South African tertiary institution in a laser- and laser application-related research field.
The CSIR Photonics Centre is managing the funding allocation from the Department of Science and Innovation in support of the objectives of the ALC.
Funding Information
- For master’s level studies, the ALC Scholarship value for 2025 will be R90 000 per annum. For doctoral studies, the annual value is R120 000. For master’s level studies, only two years of funding support will be allowed, and for doctoral studies, three years of funding support will be allowed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Students working within an existing funded ALC collaboration project who wish to pursue laser and/or laser applications-related master’s or doctoral research studies at a South African university will get preference.
- Master’s and doctoral students from Africa who wish to pursue their studies in laser and/or laser applications-related disciplines at South African universities can also apply.
For more information, visit CSIR.
