DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme for African Students 2025

 The African Laser Centre initiative (ALC) is an open, non-exclusive partnership to stimulate innovation, research and technology development in lasers and their applications across Africa. In support of this broad objective, it seeks local, continental and global partnerships.

The CSIR hereby invites applications from researchers in South Africa or across Africa with active collaborations with researchers at South African universities for bursary support for their non-South African students, who intend to further their postgraduate studies in laser and laser application-related disciplines, and who will be registered at a South African university in 2026.

• Table of Content
• About Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme

Aim and Benefits of DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme

• Support for all ALC activities is subject to funding availability. For master’s level studies, the ALC Scholarship value for 2025 will be R 100 000 per annum. For doctoral studies, the annual value is R 140 000 per annum. 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.

Requirements for DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme Qualification

• 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; and
• 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.

Note: The application for an ALC Scholarship must be submitted via a supervisor at a South African university where the student is or will be enrolled. A strong motivation is required by the student’s South African-based supervisor.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit DSTI – CSIR African Laser Centre Scholarship Programme webpage