Applications are invited to apply for the DST-NRF internship programme for the academic year 2019/2020. Interns can choose one discipline per province up to a maximum of 3 in order of preference.

Only university graduates with Bachelors, Honours, BTech, MTech or Master’s degrees may apply. People holding a National Diploma, DTech and PhD need not apply. Unemployed South African university graduates and postgraduates in the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET), Research and Development fields are eligible.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is responsible for the management of the DST-NRF Internship Programme in which unemployed Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) graduates and postgraduates (including those in Social Sciences and Humanities) are offered an opportunity to acquire practical work experience through mentoring and an exposure to a research environment.

• Field of Internship: Unemployed Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) graduates and postgraduates (including those in Social Sciences and Humanities) are offered an opportunity to acquire practical work experience through mentoring and exposure to a research environment.
• Course Level: Internship
  
• Internship Provider: The National Research Foundation (NRF)
  
• An internship can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, candidates must be:

• South African citizens or permanent residents who hold a South African identity. Non-South Africans are not eligible to apply.
• Unemployed 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 this internship. Applicants who are in their final year of study may apply provided that studies will be completed by 28 February 2019 and would, therefore, be able to provide proof of qualification before the commencement of internship on 1 April 2019.
• In the fields of Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET), Research and Development, Social Sciences and Humanities.
• 35 years old or younger at the time of submitting an application.

Internship Open for International Students: South Africans are eligible to apply for this internship programme. Non-South Africans are not eligible for this internship.

Is this paid internship? Yes, Interns will receive a monthly salary ranging between R6 070.00 and R8 050.00 per month – depending on the level of qualification.

Internship Duration: The internship programme is offered for a period of 12 months. Successful applicants will be required to sign a contract for the duration of the internship.

How to Apply

How to Apply: All applications must be submitted electronically on the NRF Online Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za. Applicants must first register under the tab new registration and provide their personal details as required. After registration, log in with your ID number and password, go to my applications and create an application and then Internship Programme Applicants 2018 and apply there following instructions.

• Certified copies of certificates;
• Certified academic records; and
• Certified copy of the South African ID

Internship Application Deadline: Closed

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application