PAMSA invites applications for its Master’s in Chemical Engineering bursary, supporting innovative, sustainability-driven research in pulp, paper, and bio-based industries. This two-year programme funds full-time Master’s studies while enabling students to work on cutting-edge research in waste beneficiation and circular bioeconomy innovation. It also opens pathways to employment with PAMSA member companies.

Bursary Coverage:

• Total funding: R320,000 over two years
• Covers tuition and research costs

Research Areas Include:

• Waste valorisation and process innovation
• Energy and water efficiency
• Bioethanol and bioproducts from paper sludge
• Lignin extraction and applications in asphalt, fertilisers, water purification

Participating Universities:

• Stellenbosch University
• University of the Witwatersrand
• North-West University
• University of Pretoria