Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Bursaries 2018
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 2018 academic year.
Bursary Provider : The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
Bursary Location : South Africa
Fields of Study
Minimum Requirements
(National Senior Certificate
1. BSc Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural Engineering)
2. Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVS)
Mathematics and Physical Science 6 (70–79)
3. BSc Viticulture and Oenology
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
Mathematics and Physical Science 5 (60–69)
11. National Diploma: Food Technology
12. National Diploma: Forestry
13. National Diploma: Marine Science
Mathematics and Physical Science 4 (50–59)
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.
- 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
- 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