SANBI Bursaries 2022 for South Africans | How to apply for SANBI bursaries program online, application form pdf download, requirements, eligibility, and SANBI bursary application closing date 2022-2022.
Are you a student looking for Companies that offer Bursaries in South Africa? The SANBI invites an application from suitable and qualified students for their bursary program 2022-2023 Academic Year.
Let’s dive into the full information about SANBI bursaries and application details for 2022.
Overview of SANBI Bursary Program
A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups. It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university, or college when they might not be able to, otherwise. Some awards are aimed at encouraging specific groups or individuals into the study.
If you are successfully enrolled with a University you can apply for a bursary.
SANBI Bursary Application Details 2022-2023
Examples of potential projects
These are examples of some projects that could be funded, but we would welcome other project in line with our mandate. Please contact us before submitting an application to check if your proposal is suitable.
Hons
- An assessment of the invasiveness of Alopecurus arundinaceus
MSc / PhD
- Where are they now? Developing a protocol for declaring alien species as absent
- The use of herbicides in the control of biological invasions in South Africa
PhD
- Defining, determining, and reporting on the potential consequences of moving native biodiversity within South Africa in terms of biological invasions
Post-doc
- Modelling the performance of biological invasions indicators
Bursary values
Bursaries are to cover living expenses and university fees
- Honours/4th year undergraduate: R 80,000 p.a. for 1 year
- Masters: R 120,000 p.a. for 2 years*
- Doctoral: R 150,000 p.a. for 3 years*
- Post-doctoral: R 300,000 p.a. for 2 years
Applicants for Masters or Doctoral bursaries can be considered for a one-year project development internship should the applicant be unlikely to finish their studies within the prescribed period of time. In such cases, a candidate may be offered an internship interview. A project development intern is expected to re-apply for a bursary the following year.
Requirements and Running costs
- Candidates must be pro-active, enthusiastic, and interested in doing excellent research that will help improve our understanding and management of biological invasions.
- Student bursaries are only available to South African citizens and will be awarded in line with national equity targets.
- Unsuccessful and ineligible bursary applicants may be considered for support with project running costs if their projects are closely aligned to SANBI’s focus areas.
- Post-doctoral research bursaries are open to anyone who has completed their PhD in the last five years.
- Honours students need to apply to a university honours programme themselves and the bursary is conditional upon them securing their position in such a programme.
- Project running expenses are covered separately to the bursaries and vary depending on the project.
- Funds are only available to students and post-docs registered at universities in South Africa.
Application procedure
- Each application is to be accompanied by a standard bursary application form (Download here).
- Applications must include a full CV; certified copies of ID and academic record; two letters of academic reference; an agreement from a prospective academic supervisor; a one-page project outline for Honours applications or a two-page project outline for Masters, Doctoral, and Post-doctoral applications; and two journal publications if applicable.
- Send all documents to [email protected] with “SANBI Biological Invasions Bursary application” in the subject line. E-mails must be less than 9MB.
Contact details:
For academic queries: Prof John Wilson ([email protected])
For questions about the application process: Ms René du Toit ([email protected])
SANBI reserves the right not to fill these bursaries.
If no response has been received within 28 working days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.
Make sure to read every detail of your Bursary contract. Not every company offers the same rewards.
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