The National Research Foundation (NRF) is offering Internships/Graduates Programme for 2018 in all 9 Provinces around South Africa. Successful interns will receive a monthly stipends ranging between R6 070.00 and R8 050.00 per month depending on the level of qualification. The internship programme is offered for a period of 12 months. Successful applicants will be required to sign an internship contract for the duration of the internship period.
Internship Application Closing Date: 14 November 2017
Internship Location: All 9 Provinces
Internship Provider: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Requirements
- Unemployed South African graduates and postgraduates in the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET), Research and Development, Social Sciences and Humanities fields are eligible to apply.
- South African Permanent Residents who hold a South African Identity Document also qualify while non-South African citizens are not eligible.
- Applicants should not be older than 35 years at the time of submission of an application.
- Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Field of Studies
| Eastern Cape |
| Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Production, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Communication & Media Studies, Communication Technologies, Development Studies, Ecology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Education, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fisheries, Food Sciences & Technology, Fresh Water Biology & Limnology, Health Informatics, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health Systems Research, Industrial Psychology & Sociology, Information Systems, Inorganic Chemistry, Languages & Literature, Linguistics, Management, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Molecular & Cell Biology, Nursing Science, Obstetrics & Maternal Health, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Political Sciences & Public Policy, Public Health, Public Management & Administration, Quality Management, R & D Psychology, Research Management, Research Support & Administration, Science & Technology, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology, Soil & Water Sciences, Sports & Recreational Arts, Zoology |
| Free State |
| Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Diseases, Architecture, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Communication & Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Ecology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Education, Food Sciences & Technology, Forest Science, Genetics, Human Geography, Immunology, Industrial Psychology & Sociology, Infectious Diseases, Inorganic Chemistry, Languages & Literature, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medical Virology, Microbiology, Musicology, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Geography, Plant Production, Political Sciences & Public Policy, Polymer Science, Psychology, Research Management, Research Support & Administration, Sociology, Soil & Water Sciences, Sustainable Development, Town & Regional Planning |
| Gauteng |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering , Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomical Sciences, Animal Production, Animal Science, Archaeology, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy, Atomic, Molecular & Nuclear Physics, Biochemistry, Bio-engineering, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Technology, Biometrics, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Pathology, Chemistry, Chemistry Sciences Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Software, Communication & Media Studies, Construction Industry & Building, Development Studies, Ecology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embryology & Fetal Development, Engineering Management, Environmental Health, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Fine Art, Food Science & Technology, Food Technology, Forensic Sciences, Forest Science, Fresh Water Biology & Limnology, Genetics, Geographic Information System, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Health Informatics, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health Systems Research, Horticulture, Immunology, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Psychology & Sociology, Information & Computer Sciences, Information & Library Science, Information Management, Information Systems, Information Systems & Technologies, Information Technology, International Relations, IT-Graphic Design, Knowledge Management (Records Administration), Languages & Literature, Management, Material Sciences & Technologies, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Virology, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Morphology, Neuroscience, Nursing Science, Orthopaedics, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Production, Photography, Political Sciences, Political Sciences & Public Policy, Psychology, Public Health, Quantity Surveying, R & D Sociology, Research Management with Mathematics, Respiratory Diseases, Science Education, Space & Earth Science, Social Science, Social Work, Soil & Water Sciences, Sociology, Sports Medicine, Statistics & Probability, Sustainable Development, Surgery, Theology, Toxicology, Trauma, Veterinary Science, Zoology |
| KwaZulu-Natal |
| Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Production, Animal Science, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science & Meteorology, Biochemistry, Bio-engineering, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication & Media Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Hardware, Computer Multimedia Systems, Computer Programming, Computer Sciences, Computer Software, Development Studies, Ecology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Education, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Food Sciences & Technology, Forest Science, Fresh Water Biology & Limnology, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geographic Information Science, Geology, Geospace Physics, Health, Health Economics, Health Informatics, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Horticulture, Hydrology, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Psychology & Sociology, Infectious Diseases, Information & Computer Sciences, Information Systems & Technologies, Inorganic Chemistry, IT-Graphic Design, Languages & Literature, Linguistics, Management, Material Sciences & Technologies, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Microbiology, Medical Technologies, Microbiology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Nutrition, Obstetrics & Maternal Health, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry, Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Production, Political Sciences & Public Policy, Psychology, Respiratory Diseases, Research Management, Research Support & Administration, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology, Soil & Water Sciences, Space & Earth Science, Sports Science, Toxicology, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Science, Zoology |
| Limpopo |
| Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agrometeorology, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Diseases, Animal Parasitology, Animal Science, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Development Studies, Ecology & Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Education, Electronics Engineering, Food Sciences & Technology, Geology, Horticulture, Human Geography, Hydrology, Information & Computer Sciences, Information Systems & Technology, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Invertebrate Taxonomy, Knowledge Management (Records Administration), Library Services, Limnology, Macro-Invertebrates, Material Sciences & Technologies, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Nutrition, Organic Chemistry, Parasitology, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Public Health, Research Management, Research Support & Administration, Rural Development, Sports Science, Sociology, Statistics, Plant Production, Soil & Water Sciences, Taxonomy, Theoretical & Condensed Matter Physics, Town & Regional Planning, Zoology |
| Mpumalanga |
| Food Sciences & Technology, Food Technology, Plant Production |
| Northern Cape |
| Analytical Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Ecology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Information Systems, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Science, Statistics & Probability, Zoology |
| North West |
| Agricultural Management, Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture, Astronomy, Atomic, Molecular & Nuclear Physics, Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chemistry, Communication & Media Studies, Demography, Dietetics, Ecology & Environmental Science, Education, Epidemiology, Food Sciences & Technology, Fresh Water Biology & Limnology, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health Technology, Home Economics, Horticulture, Information Systems & Technologies, Management, Manufacturing & Process Technologies, Marine Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Nutrition & Metabolism, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Plant Production, Psychology, Public Management & Administration, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology, Soil & Water Sciences, Statistics |
| Western Cape |
| Agriculture, Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomical Sciences, Animal Production, Archaeology, Atmospheric Science & Meteorology, Biochemistry, Bio-engineering, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Technology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Botany, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication & Media Studies, Dermatology, Development Studies, Diabetology, Ecology, Ecology & Environmental Science, Education, Electronic Engineering, Embryology & Fetal Development, Endocrinology, Energy, Engineering Management, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Food Sciences & Technology, Forensic Sciences, Forest Science, Fresh Water Biology & Limnology, Genetics, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health Systems Research, Health Technology, Historical Studies, Horticulture, Human Geography, Hydrology, Immunology, Industrial Biotechnology, Industrial Psychology & Sociology, Infectious Diseases, Information & Library Science, Information Systems & Technologies, Inorganic Chemistry, Knowledge Management (Records Administration), Marine Biology, Material Sciences & Technologies, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Virology, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Musicology, Nutrition & Metabolism, Oceanology, Paediatrics & Child Health, Physical Geography, Physics, Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Production, Psychology, R & D Psychology, Research Management, Research Support & Administration, Respiratory Diseases, Rural Development, Social Work, Sociology, Soil & Water Sciences, Sports & Recreational Arts, Sports Science, Statistics, Surgery, Theoretical & Condensed Matter Physics, Veterinary Science, Zoology |
Qualifications
- Only graduates who hold an Advanced Diploma or Bachelor’s degree at NQF level 7, Honours or BTech degrees at NQF level 8 and MTech or Master’s degrees at NQF level 9 qualify to apply for an internship.
- Candidates holding a National Diploma at NQF level 6 as well as DTech and PhD at NQF level 10 are not eligible to apply.
Shortlisting and Interviewing
Shortlisting and Interviewing of applicants will be conducted by the participating host institutions. Applicants will be shortlisted and called for interviews via their personal email as indicated in the application. Applicants are advised to check their emails intermittently from 18 December 2017 to 31 March 2018.
Successful applicants will be placed at various participating institutions throughout the country and should thus apply for a position available in the province where they would like to be placed. The NRF does not pay relocation costs to an appointed candidate (s) who has to relocate to another province.
How to Apply
Apply Online for the NRF: Graduate / Internship Programme 2018
Enquires:
- For technical online enquiries, please contact the Support Desk (Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 to 16h30) on: Tel: (012) 481-4202
- For programme-related queries contact Sello Raseruthe: (012) 481-4388 or and Monwabisi Mfihlo: (012) 481-4023
