DAFF Bursary Awards For 2024

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) intends to award comprehensive bursaries to qualifying applicants pursuing and/or intending to further their studies in critical scarce skills in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors for the 2024 academic year. The bursary will cover tuition, accommodation, books, meals and monthly allowance. The bursary awards target the previously disadvantaged and impoverished persons from poverty-stricken and rural communities. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Fields of Study		Minimum Requirements
		(National Senior Certificate)

1.	BSc Bioresource Engineering	Mathematics and Physical Science 6 (70–79)
	(Agricultural Engineering)
2.	Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)

3.	BSc Viticulture and Oenology	Mathematics and Physical Science 5 (60–69)

4.BSc Plant Pathology

5.BSc Food Science

6.BSc Entomology

7.BSc Forestry and Wood Science

8.BSc Marine Biology

9.BSc Oceanography and Marine Biology

10.BSc Ichthyology specialising in Aquaculture

11. National Diploma: Food Technology

Mathematics and Physical Science 4 (50–59)

12.National Diploma: Forestry

13.National Diploma: Marine Science

14.Postgraduate studies (BTech, BSc, Hons, MTech, MSc, DTech and PhD) in different agricultural, forestry and fisheries fields of study relating to DAFF priority research projects. Successful candidates will be appointed as interns and placed with the relevant industry/research institution/institution of higher learning as young professionals. Successful candidates will also be allocated a mentor and will receive a monthly allowance from the Department.

NOTES:

1.It is worth noting that certain fields of study are only available at certain institutions of higher learning:

•BSc Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural Engineering): University of KwaZulu-Natal

•Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc): University of Pretoria

•BSc Viticulture and Oenology: University of Stellenbosch

•BSc Forestry and Wood Science: University of Stellenbosch

•BSc Oceanography and Marine Biology: University of Cape Town

•BSc Ichthyology specialising in Aquaculture: Rhodes University

•National Diploma: Forestry: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

•National Diploma: Marine Science: Cape Peninsula University of Technology

2.Applicants must be South African citizens

3.Applicants must complete the relevant bursary application forms available from the website address: www.daff.gov.za click on “Vacancies”

4.Applicants who apply for fields of study that are not listed above will not be considered

5.Please note that communication will be limited to successful applicants only. If you have not received any communication from the department by 15 January 2024, after the National Bursary Committee has finalised the selection process, consider your application unsuccessful

6.All completed bursary application forms together with certified copies of ID and certificates/performance results should be sent to the following address:

The Director	For further enquiries, please contact
Directorate: Sector Education and Training	Mr Vusimuzi Mngomezulu, tel. (012) 319-7923
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Ms Boitumelo Maleka, tel. (012) 319-7024
Private Bag X250
Pretoria 0001

NB: • The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reserves the right to determine the total number of bursary allocations for the academic year based on the total budget available

•The National Bursary Committee will make use of the Bursary Scheme’s 14-point system to allocate points to short-listed applicants

•The Bursary Scheme of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is in fulfilment of the sector strategic objective of elimination of skewed participation in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors.

DAFF 2024 Undergraduate Bursary Application Form

DAFF 2024 Postgraduate Bursary Application Form

Closing date for all applications: 30 September 2024