DALRRD External Bursary Programme 2024 Application Portal, Requirements and How to Apply

DALRRD External Bursary Programme 2024 Application Portal, Requirements and How to Apply

Interested and eligible South Africans are hereby invited to submit their application forms online for the 2024 DALRRD External Bursary Programme. Interested candidates should meet the bursary requirements and must submit their applications before the application deadline. See the requirements below and apply now.

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About DALRRD Bursary Programme

The South Africa Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) intends to award comprehensive bursaries to qualifying applicants pursuing and/or intending to further their studies in identified careers in the agriculture, land reform, and rural development sector for the 2024 academic year. The bursary will cover tuition, accommodation, books, meals, and monthly allowance. The bursary awards target previously disadvantaged and impoverished persons from poverty-stricken and rural communities.

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Eligibility Field of Study and Requirements 

• B.Sc. Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural Engineering)
• Bachelor of Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc.)
  • Minimum requirements (National Senior Certificate)
  • Mathematics and Physical Science: 6 (70–79)
• B.Sc. Animal Science
• B.Sc. Entomology
• B.Sc. Food Science
• B.Sc. Pasture Science
• B.Sc. Plant Pathology
• B.Sc. Soil Science/ Agronomy
• B.Sc. Viticulture and Oenology
  • Minimum requirements (National Senior Certificate)
  • Mathematics and Physical Science 5 (60-69)
• National Diploma: Food Technology
  • Mathematics and Physical Science 4 (50–59)
• B.Sc. Land Surveying/Geomatics
• B.Sc. Town/Urban and Regional Planning
• B.Sc./BA Geo-Informatics/Geographic Information Science
  • Minimum requirements (National Senior Certificate)
  • Mathematics and Physical Science/Geography 5
    (60–69)
• National Diploma/B Degree in Geomatics/Land Surveying/GIS
• National Diploma/B Degree in Town/Urban and Regional Planning
  • Mathematics and Physical Science: 4 (50–59)
• Postgraduate studies (Adv Dip/B.Tech, B.Sc. Hons in TRP/URP & GIS, M.Sc., D.Tech. and Ph.D.) in Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development priority research projects.

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General Requirements

• Applicants must be South African citizens.
• Applicants must complete the relevant bursary application forms available from the website address: www.dalrrd.gov.za (Click on vacancies).
• Applicants who apply for fields of study that are not listed above will not be considered.

Note

• Please note that communication will be limited to successful applicants only.
• If you have not received any communication from the department within 14 days after the release of Grade 12 results and after the National Bursary Committee has finalized the selection process, consider your application unsuccessful.
• The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development reserves the right to determine the total number of bursary allocations
  for the academic year based on the total budget available.
• No late application forms will be considered.
• Applicants who are not in possession of their University acceptance letter or Final results can submit their application while waiting for the said
  documents.

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How to Apply

Interested and eligible candidates should complete and submit their bursary application forms together with certified copies of ID and certificates/performance results should be sent to ONLY ONE of the following addresses;

Postal Address:

The Director
Sector Education and Training
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development
Private Bag X250
PRETORIA, 0001

Physical Address

Agriculture Place
20 Steve Biko (Former Beatrix) Street
Arcadia, Pretoria
0002

More information and inquiries can be made through the contact phone numbers attached to your field of study here.

Download Bursary Application Form Here

Full time post graduate Application Form 2024
Full time undergraduate Application Form 2024

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Application Deadline

The deadline to apply is October 31st, 2023.

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