Bursary applications for the 2012 academic year are now open and the SAEE invites applications from students in their 2nd or 3rd year of study in the Engineering, Built Environment and Environmental fields of study, that do not have any existing financial assistance. The closing date for applications is 30 September 2011. Successful students will be invited to the SAEE annual banquet and awards evening and opening ceremony for the Energy Efficiency @ Work Convention and Exhibition on 16 November 2011, at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, to receive the bursaries.

The bursaries are funded by the SAEE's Mining and Industrial Energy Optimisation (MIEO) chapter and are granted to deserving candidates who show a natural enthusiasm toward making a difference to the environment and the energy security of the country.