The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for Honours, Masters and Doctoral scholarships for full time studies in 2024.
Requirements:
Candidates must be pro-active, enthusiastic, and interested in doing excellent research that can make a difference.These scholarships are only available to South African citizens and will be awarded in line with national equity targets.Students need to apply for university programmes themselves and the scholarship is conditional upon them securing their placement in a postgraduate programme and have provisional acceptance from prospective academic supervisors.
Conditions:
Only full time studies will be supportedApplicants must be South African citizens and under 35 years of ageApplicants can register at any South African universityOnly research projects in line with SANBI’s mandate and research strategy will be consideredApplicants must not be employedExisting studies will not be supportedRegistration for a second Honours, Masters or Doctoral degree will not be consideredWhere applicants hold partial scholarships/bursaries, co-funding will be consideredFor Masters studies, applicants must hold an Honours degree/Postgraduate Diploma
Scholarship values: (to cover living expenses and university fees)
Honours: R120 000 for one year onlyMasters: R150 000/year for two yearsDoctoral: R180 000/year for three years
Method of Application
Each application is to be accompanied by a standard application cover sheet.Applications are to include a letter of interest; a 2-page project outline; full CV; certified copies of academic record/transcript and highest qualification; as well as ID; two letters of academic reference; a letter from a prospective university supervisor as well as a SANBI supervisor, indicating willingness to supervise and provisional registration/application from the university. Send all documents to students@sanbi.org.za and students.sanbi@gmail.com with “SANBI studentships 2024” in the subject line.
For More Information,
Visit the Official Webpage
Application Deadline: 24 January 2024.
