DFFE Bursary 2023/2024 | How to Apply

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.

DFFE Bursary Application Details 2023/2024 | How to Apply

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE): Bursaries for 2023

Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) invites applicants to apply for the 2023 bursary programme.

Bursaries will be awarded for full-time studies, in the fields listed below:
Biodiversity and Conservation:

• Biological Sciences (Degree/ Hons BSc)
• Environmental Management (Diploma/ Degree/ Hons)
• Environmental Science (Diploma/ Degree/ Hons)
• Environmental Strategy Development and Implementation or Environmental Law including Advanced Legislative Drafting (Diploma/ Degree/ Hons)
• Global change dynamics (Climate Change, drought, biodiversity loss) (Diploma/ Degree/ Hons)
• Heritage Studies (Diploma/ Degree)
• Nature Conservation (Diploma/ Degree / Hons)
• Natural Science / Environmental Science/Management majoring in Ecology, Resources Management and Geographical Information System (BSc/ Hons/ MSc)
• Risk management or Policy Development (Diploma/ Degree/ Hons)
• Wetlands Management and/or Ecosystem Approach (Diploma/ Degree/ Hons)

Chemicals and Waste Management:

• Biochemistry/ Microbiology (MSc/ M Tech)
• Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry (MSc/ M Tech)
• Eco-toxicology of environmental pollutants (Masters/ PhD)
• Ecoxicology (B Hons/ M Sc)
• Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (Masters/ PhD)
• Environmental Science (B Degree/ M Tech/ Hons/ MSc)
• Epidemiology of environmental pollutants (Masters/ PhD)
• Impacts and synergistic effects of environmental pollutants on the environment (Masters/ PhD)
• Toxicology (Masters/ PhD)
• Waste Management (B Degree/ Hons/ MSc)

Climate Change, Air Quality, and Sustainable Development:

• Chemistry (BSc)
• Conservation (National Diploma/ B Degree)
• Earth and Environmental Sciences (National Diploma/ B Degree)
• Environmental Management (BSc/ National Diploma)
• Environmental Science (BSc/ National Diploma)
• Geography, Archaeology, and Environmental (BSc)
• Natural Science (National Diploma/ B Degree)
• Sustainable Development (National Diploma/ B Degree)

Environmental Programmes:

• Environmental Science (National Diploma)
• Environmental Science: Biological Resources (BSc Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Environmental Science: Environmental Economics (BSc Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Environmental Science: Environmental Law/ Biological Sciences (BSc Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Environmental Science: People and the Environment (BSc Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Environmental Science: Water Resources (BSc Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Horticulture (National Diploma/ Adv Diploma)
• Landscape Technology (National Diploma/ Adv Diploma)

Forestry Management:

• Environmental Science or Management (National Diploma/ B Degree/ Hons/ MSc)
• Forestry (National Diploma/ AdvDip/ B Degree/ Hons/ Master’s Degree)
• Forestry (B Degree / Hons / Master’s Degree)
• Forestry, Wood Science (BTech/ M Sc)
• Game Ranch management (National Diploma/ AdvDip/ Hons/ MSc/ PhD)
• Nature Conservation (National Diploma/ AdvDip/ Hons/ MSc/ PhD)
• Nature Conservation, Botany, Marine Science (National Diploma/ BTech/ BDegree/ Hons/ MSc)
• Veld Fire Management (Higher Certificate)
• Wood Technology (National Diploma/ AdvDip/ Hons/ MSc/ PhD)

Fisheries Management:

• Environmental Science (B Degree/ Hons/ MSc)
• Ichthyology specialising in Aquaculture (BSc)
• Marine Biology (BSc)
• Oceanography (National Diploma)
• Oceanography and Marine Biology (BSc)

Oceans and Coast:

• Applied Aquaculture
• Aquatic Veterinary Science
• Biochemistry (Genetics) (Hons/ MSc)
• Botany (Coastal-related) (Hons/ MSc)
• Chemistry (Heavy metals pollution in the Marine Environment) (MSc)
• Chemistry (Hydro-Carbons) (MSc)
• Data Analyst and statistical modeling
• Ecological modeling (MSc)
• Ecophysiology (Hons/ MSc)
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental/ Maritime Law
• Environmental Science (BSc/ Honours/ Masters/ PhD)
• GIS emphasis on Spatial analysis (Hons/ MSc)
• Information Technology and GIS (Marine)
• Marine Science/ Environmental Science (BTech)
• Marine Spatial Planning
• Marine Protected Areas Management
• Maritime Law (BSc)
• Maritime Security
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nature Conservation, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management (BSc)
• Ocean Governance
• Ocean Noise (Physics & Biology Oceanography) (Ph.D.)
• Operations Management (BTech)
• Resource/ Environmental Economics
• Taxonomy (Systematics) and Biodiversity (MSc)

Regulatory Compliance and Sector Monitoring:

• Botany (BSc)
• Chemistry (BSc)
• Environmental Management majoring in Environmental Impact Assessment (Bachelors Degree)
• Environmental Sciences (majoring in Animal and wildlife) (Bachelors Degree)
• Geography (BSc Honours)
• Geography, Geoinformatics (BSc)
• Law (B.A)
• LLB (Major courses: Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Legislative Drafting)
• LLM
• Paralegal (National Diploma/ Degree)

Requirements:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must be currently in Matric or you must have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full time, in one of the fields listed above, for 2023
• You must be registered to study at a recognized tertiary institution in South Africa
• You must NOT be an employee of the DFFE
• Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged candidates and those living with disabilities

The bursary will be awarded for the maximum value of R40 000. Successful bursary recipients will be required to sign a bursary contract with the department.

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