National Research Foundation (NRF) is offering Graduate Trainee / Internship Programme 2021.
Internship Application Closing Date: 10 September 2020
Internship Location: South Africa
Call For Graduate Interns For 2021-2022
The Graduate Internship Programme supports interns to receive
training and work experience in all areas of Science, Engineering,
Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities.
The objectives of the programme are to:
- Provide bachelors graduates with work experience, while pursuing
part-time honours studies, within the broader Science, Engineering and
Technology (SET) disciplines, as well as the Humanities and Social
Sciences (HSS); - Establish a pool of skilled honours graduates for the private and
public sector, including universities and research institutions; - Effect transformation in the proportional representation of honours
graduates from designated groups viz. black, female, financially needy
and persons with disabilities; and - Support postgraduate training to meet the specific needs of the
country in partnership with the higher education system and industry.
Eligibility Criteria for Applicants:
- Be South African citizens in possession of a valid South African Identity Document (ID);
- Have completed a bachelor’s degree in any SET, HSS or related disciplines prior to commencement of the internship;
- Have obtained a minimum of 65% for major subjects in the final undergraduate year of study;
- Intending to pursue honours studies over the two-year internship;
- Students intending to pursue full-time honours programmes will only
be eligible if all lectures and practical sessions are held in the late
afternoon and/or on weekends. Applicants must provide a timetable and
letter of support from Faculty Deans confirming that the structure of
the honours programme is conducive to being undertaken simultaneously
with the internship programme. - Have been funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme
(NSFAS) or the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) for their
bachelor’s degree; and - Be 27 years of age or younger on 31 December of the year of application for the Graduate Internship
The following candidates are NOT eligible to apply:
- Candidates who have not previously been funded by the NSFAS or ISFAP for their bachelor’s degree;
- Candidates who intend to register for a postgraduate diploma qualification; Page 7 of 13
- Candidates who hold a National Diploma; a bachelor honours, BTech
or master’s degree; as well as those who are studying towards a master’s
degree; - Previous beneficiaries of the DST-NRF Internship Programme; and
- Students registered for the second year of their honours studies in 2021.
How to apply
All applications for the Graduate Internship Programme must be submitted on the NRF Online Submission System by accessing the link: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za
