Bursaries By Study Field : Biotechnology

The Chinese Government is offering scholarships for South African students to study at Chinese institutions. The Department of Higher Education and Training is responsible for nominations. The scholarship may be awarded for undergraduate (Bachelors) in the identified scarce skills, postgraduate (Masters or PhD) or non-degree Chinese language studies. Bachelor’s degree scholarships are taught in Chinese and will only be awarded to applicants who already have the required level of Chinese proficiency (HSK 4 or above). Preference is given to applications for postgraduate studies.

Students are invited to apply for bursaries to further their studies from the Maize Trust. The most important conditions of the bursaries are as follows: Students must be South African citizens and busy with fulltime study. The bursaries are only for Masters and Doctoral studies. The field of study must be relevant to the South African maize industry. The topic for the thesis must be approved by the Maize Trust.

To promote innovation in South African sugarcane agriculture, the South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) hosts a dynamic post-graduate programme on the SASRI campus in Mount Edgecome, KwaZulu-Natal. The research is conducted under the supervision of SASRI scientists who are affiliated with several leading South African universities, including the University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Pretoria, and University of the Free State and Stellenbosch University.

Tiger Brands actively seeks graduates who are self-motivated team players, efficient, flexible and able to think on their feet in an ever-changing world. The Tiger Brands Management Trainee Programme is a 24 month accelerated development programme which aims to recruit bachelors degree graduates who demonstrate the potential to reach senior leadership positions in the organisation. Management Trainees’s across various disciplines are selected and taken through a structured combined learning programme which intends to prepare them for managerial roles.