Soltrain Postgraduate Bursary 2022

Soltrain Postgraduate Bursary 2022 is a bursary award given and sponsored by Soltrain; a solar thermal company.

SOLTRAIN (Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative), established in 2009, was a regional program on capacity building and demonstration of solar thermal systems in the SADC region.

Funded by the Austrian Development Agency and OFID, SOLTRAIN’s aim is to give support in order to enable targeted countries to divert from the majority fossil energy supply system, to a sustainable supply structure based majorly on solar thermal and renewable energy.

In South Africa, SOLTRAIN’s local partners are:

• SANEDI (South African National Energy Development Insitute).
• Stellenbosch University’s CRSES (Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies).

 SOLTRAIN POSTGRADUATE BURSARY 2022 – FIELDS COVERED & SELECTION

SOLTRAIN is inviting students to apply for the SOLTRAIN Solar Thermal Project Support Scheme for Postgraduate Students, for studies within the first half of the 2022 academic year.

Students who are from one of SOLTRAIN partner countries pursuing studies within the solar thermal energy area may apply:

• South Africa
• Namibia
• Botswana
• Zimbabwe
• Lesotho
• Mozambique

The bursary value is a maximum of €2500 Euro (equivalent to over R43 000 South African Rand).

Applicants may view abstracts from student funded by the SOLTRAIN bursary in 2020/2021.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOLTRAIN POSTGRADUATE BURSARY 2022

To be eligible for Soltrain Postgraduate Bursary 2022, applicants must meet the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

P.S: Kindly note, failure to meet these requirements will lead to your application not being considered

• Applicants must be South African citizens OR a citizen of one of these countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, or Mozambique.
• For the first half of the 2022 academic year, applicants must be registered for Postgraduate studies.
• Applicants must be pursuing studies towards a topic of solar thermal energy (the following topics will be given preference):
  • Potential analysis for solar thermal systems within the health sector, in South Africa and Mozambique (including a survey of hospitals and clinics in the country and number of beds and monthly average number of patients; calculation of hot water used in hospitals and clinics; and derivation of potential for thermal solar systems for the health sector in these countries).
  • Potential analyses for solar thermal systems at educational or social institutions (including calculation of hot water used and derivation of potential for solar thermal systems for the specific applications; and calculation of potential electricity savings).
  • Potential analyses of solar thermal systems within the tourism sector (including the definition of important tourism regions; survey of beds and the average amount of tourists in the regions; calculation of hot water used; derivation of potential for solar thermal systems in the tourism sector).
  • Analysis of measurement data from selected systems from the SOLTRAIN project (measurement data will be provided by SOLTRAIN; analysis of measured data with economic and/or technical input).
  • Topics related to the use of solar thermal technologies for industrial applications (heating/ drying/ cooling).
  • Documentation and analysis of mass housing programs in Namibia and South Africa, with mandatory installation of solar water heaters (including documentation of the program – location, amount of houses, number and size of installed Solar Water Heaters; questionnaire-based interviews with a large number of users on the satisfaction with the Solar Water Heater; lessons learned; potential mass housing programs for this survey: Namibia – NHE houses, OSONA village project / South Africa: 1 million solar water heater program; student abstracts from the previous year).

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SOLTRAIN POSTGRADUATE BURSARY 2022

To apply for the Soltrain Postgraduate bursary 2022, kindly follow these processes:

1. Applications must be submitted online at SOLTRAIN Postgraduate Bursary Application 2022
2. While applying, applicants must submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation:

P.S: Compulsorily, applicants must submit these documents. Incomplete items will lead to your application being disqualified:

• ID document for proof of citizenship (certified copy)
• Details about your solar thermal project (in 300 to 600 words)
• Motivational letter explaining why you should receive the bursary (in 300 to 600 words)
• Estimated budget for your funding request (up to a maximum of 2500 Euro)
• Proof of tertiary registration for the 2022 academic year (on institutions letterhead)
• Full academic transcript/ record to date (on institutions letterhead)
• Letter of support from a supervisor

 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE SOLTRAIN BURSARY

The Soltrain Postgraduate Bursary 2022 closes on 16th February 2022.

Kindly note, late applications will not be considered. Applicants must submit before the closing date to ensure their application is considered.

CONTACT SOLTRAIN BURSARY PROVIDER

For more information or any queries related to the Soltrain Postgraduate bursary 2022, kindly contact your nearest institute here: https://soltrain.org/organisations/contacts