WEINERT Foundation Bursary South Africa 2025

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – WEINERT INDUSTRIES

WEINERT Industries is a global leader driving the photonics revolution of the 21st century. The company is dedicated to innovation, which fuels their mission to develop ingenious solutions for the intricate challenges that only photonics can address.

At WEINERT, they believe the next generation of visionaries can emerge from anywhere. To empower these bright minds and remove financial barriers to their academic success, they have proudly established the WEINERT Foundation.

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ABOUT THE WEINERT BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

WEINERT Industries South Africa is inviting students to apply for the WEINERT Foundation Bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies at WITS, SU, NMU and UP, within the following fields:

Materials Science
Mechatronic Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Physics (specialising in photonics is preferred)

MORE ABOUT THE WEINERT BURSARY PROGRAMME – SELECTION

Shortlisted candidates will be announced on 23 December 2024. The first round of interviews will be held between 6 and 10 January 2025 and the final round of interviews will be held between 13 and 17 January 2025. Successful candidates will be announced between 20 and 31 January 2025.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEINERT BURSARY

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

- You must be a South African citizen
- You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
- You must be studying or intend on studying towards a qualification within one of the fields of study listed above
- You must be studying or intend on studying at one of the following institutions: University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Stellenbosch University (SU), Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and University of Pretoria (UP)
- Undergraduate bursary: you must be under 21 years old in the year of application
- Masters bursary: you must be under 26 years old in the year of application
- PhD bursary: you must be under 30 years old in the year of application
- Undergraduate bursary: you must have achieved a minimum of 60% in Pure Mathematics and a minimum overall average of 70% for preliminary Matric results (excluding Life Orientation)
- Masters bursary: you must have completed a BSc Honours in a related field with a minimum weighted average of 65%
- PhD bursary: you must have completed a Research Master’s degree in a related field, and an academic supervisor must be identified and approached prior to application

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE WEINERT BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: WEINERT Foundation Bursary Application 2025

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

ID document (certified copy)
Matric Certificate/ latest results (certified copy)
Highest qualification completed (certified copy)
Proof of application/ acceptance/ registration at one of the above institutions

CLOSING DATE FOR THE WEINERT BURSARY

20 December 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the WEINERT Foundation directly:
Email: application-bursaries@weinert-industries.com
Please do NOT contact the WEINERT Foundation if this bursary has already closed