The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Internship Programme offers an opportunity to unemployed graduates in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) as well as Research Development and Innovation fields to:
- Acquire practical work experience through mentoring and exposure; and
- Promote an environment in which the interns acquire the required skills needed to ease entry into the relevant sector/job market;
- Transfer their knowledge to host institutions and contribute to the goals of the institution;
- Gain experience in research management, research support, and administration at public higher education institutions and research institutions at large.
About Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to become the largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities on the African continent, doing cutting-edge public research in areas that are crucial to development.
Our mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of government policy; to evaluate policy implementation; to stimulate public debate through the effective dissemination of research-based data and fact-based research results; to foster research collaboration; and to help build research capac... continue reading
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HSRC Internship Programme
Aim and Benefits of HSRC Internship Programme
The internship provides monthly stipends for participants throughout the duration of the internship, administered through the HSRC.
Requirements for HSRC Internship Programme Qualification
Unemployed Graduates that meet the following criteria:
- South African citizen or South African Permanent Resident (with a valid South African Identity Document).
- Graduates that are 35 years of age or younger at the time of appointment to the internship programme
- Hold a NQF level 7 to 9 qualification from a DHET – accredited higher education institution
To be eligible, interns MUST meet the following minimum requirements:
- Be a South African citizen or South African Permanent Resident (with a valid South African Identity Document).
- Non-South Africans are not eligible to apply;
- Should be currently unemployed and 35 years of age or younger at the time of appointment to the internship programme; A graduate holding any of the following:
- NQF Level 7 Bachelor’s, Advanced Diploma, or B-Tech Degree;
- NQF Level 8 Bachelor’s Hons Degree and Postgraduate Diploma;
- NQF Level 9 Master’s Degree or M-Tech.
- Hold a qualification in Science, Engineering and Technology, Research, Development, Innovation, Social Sciences and Humanities or related disciplines and SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR STUDY at the time of submitting the application.
The following applies to candidates who are NOT ELIGIBLE to be appointed as DSI-HSRC interns:
- Candidates who hold a Diploma at BELOW NQF level 7 as well as PhD at
NQF level 10;
- Candidates who would be registered full-time for study
- Registered Doctoral (PhD, DPhil and DTech) students; and
- Candidates who hold DSI-funded scholarships or bursaries during the internship year.
- Candidates who are past beneficiaries of the DSI-NRF or DSI-HSRC Internship programme
Application Deadline
March 17, 2025How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on interns.hsrc.ac.za to apply
For more details, visit HSRC Internship website.
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