SAAGA Bursary 2025 for South African Students

SAAGA Bursary 2025 for South African Students

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SAAGA Bursary 2025 for South African Students

Deadline: 31 October 2024

Location: South Africa

About SAAGA Bursary

The South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) is currently accepting applications for 2025 academic year bursaries.

Bursaries will be awarded to students from historically disadvantaged groups, for Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Honours and Master’s degrees) studies towards a BSc Agriculture degree or equivalent (majoring in Horticultural Science, Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness).

Every year, the bursary scheme provides financial assistance to students within the Agricultural field, with the goal of ensuring graduates of colour enter the South African avocado industry.

Bursaries are awarded for 1 academic year at a time, and are renewable each year based on satisfactory academic performance. The bursary value will depend on the needs of the students and will be reviewed annually.

Subtrop will appoint a panel of judges to make the selection for the bursary, and successful applicants will be required to sign a contractual agreement.

Bursary recipients will be required to focus their seminars and projects on avocados where possible.

Bursary recipients will be required to enter into a contractual agreement with Subtrop. After graduation, students will be required to work for SA Subtropical Growers’ Association (Subtrop) for an amount of time equal to their bursary award.

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Bursary recipients who fail any courses for the bursary awarded, will be required to pay back the bursary over a period equal to the length of the bursary. Repayments will commence at the beginning of the year after the year in which the bursary was awarded.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

  • You must be a student of colour
  • You must have completed Matric
  • You must be studying towards an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Agriculture or equivalent degree qualification (as mentioned above)
  • You must be studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution within South Africa
  • You must read and agree to all of the terms stated on the application form

How to apply

Applications must be submitted via email Ms Delané Landman: delane@subtrop.co.za

DOWNLOAD BURSARY APPICATION FORM HERE

Shortlisted/ successful candidates will be contacted by 31 December 2024. If you do not receive any feedback by this date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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