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Please Note: The closing date for submission of applications for each of the bursary and research awards is the last day of February of each year. The SIOPSA Executive will then review all applications and then communicate with the members if an extension of this submission date is required.

SIOPSA Bursary
  1. This bursary of R7 500 is open to any student embarking on their Masters studies in Industrial / Organisational Psychology at any South African university.
  2. Students wishing to apply for this bursary must complete the SIOPSA Bursary / Research Award application form and submit the following information:
    • Proof of acceptance from the academic institution they are registered with.
    • Academic record.
    • Motivation letter indicating the contribution that the thesis or dissertation will have towards the field of Industrial / Organisational psychology.
  3. Applications will be reviewed by the SIOPSA Executive Committee and the result of such review shall be communicated to the applicants in writing.
  4. The successful applicants are expected to present a paper on his or her dissertation or thesis at a forthcoming SIOPSA conference and/or SIOPSA regional meeting.
  5. The bursary amounts will be paid in two instalments directly to the academic institution in the first year which the bursary holder is registered.
    • The first instalment will be paid at the end of the first quarter of the year of study.
    • The second instalment will be paid at the end of the third quarter of the year of study.
    • The payment of the second instalment is conditional, based on the student successfully maintaining a good / appropriate pass within their studies.
    • The bursary holder must supply SIOPSA with a copy of his / her academic results, as evidence of this criteria being achieved before the second instalment will be paid.
  6. An additional amount of R1000 shall be awarded to the bursary holder if she/he publishes a paper based on the funded research, preferably in the Journal of Industrial Psychology, as the first author.
  7. A contract shall be drawn up with each bursary holder to govern the relationship between such bursary holder and SIOPSA for the duration of her/his studies.
  8. Should the bursary holder fail to successfully complete her/his studies, SIOPSA reserves the right to recall the money with interest at the going rate.
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