The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is excited to announce an opportunity for university students to apply for a full-time bursary for the 2025 academic year. Don’t miss your chance to secure financial support for your studies!
Position: Bursary Programme 2025
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng
Closing Date: 21 March 2025
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is mandated to collect and curate all geoscience data in South Africa, both on and offshore. It aims to use these data to find meaningful geoscience solutions to respond to real-world challenges.
With its Head Office situated in Silverton Pretoria, the CGS takes pride in having and building a winning team of scientists within the various fields of geoscience.
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) herewith invites University students to apply for a full-time CGS bursary for the 2025 academic year. The objective of the CGS bursary is to create, enhance and support expertise in the geosciences and related technical fields.
Eligibility:
- Be a South African
- Not employed and available for vocational work during studies and work back upon completion of studies, when required.
- Has enrolled full-time at a South African institution of higher learning for the 2025 academic year.
- For students currently at an institution of higher learning, must have passed all the modules of the previous year/semester.
The CGS awards full-time bursaries in the following fields of study:
| Geology | Mineral Economics |
| Engineering Geology | Mining seismology |
| Geophysics | Geochronology |
| Hydrogeology (focus on groundwater modelling) | Geomagnetism |
| Geochemistry | Paleontology |
| Economic Geology | Geotechnical Investigations |
| Environmental Science | Marine Geology |
| Geo-Informatics | Seismology |
| Remote Sensing | Geohazards |
| Computational Geosciences | Environmental Geology |
| Exploration Geology, and other related geoscience disciplines |
The bursary covers:
- Registration and tuition fees
- Accommodation/Transport allowance
- Prescribed Books
- Meals
- Field excursions and analysis
- Once-off laptop allowance for first-time
YOUR APPLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
- Motivation letter
- An updated CV
- A copy of your certified identity document (ID)
- A copy of your latest academic record
- A copy of your certified matric results
- Acceptance letter by the University
How to apply:
Complete the application form, and attach the required documents.
NB: Late submission and failure to submit the required documentation will lead to the disqualification of the application.
The closing date for all applications is 21st March 2025.
Please forward your application and documents to [email protected] with the reference ‘BursaryFT-2025’ on the subject.
