SANBI Honours, Masters and Doctoral Scholarships for South Africans 2024

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.

About South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) contributes to South Africa’s sustainable development by facilitating access to biodiversity data, generating information and knowledge, building capacity, providing policy advice, showcasing and conserving biodiversity in its national botanical and zoological gardens.

SANBI Honours, Masters and Doctoral Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of SANBI Honours, Masters and Doctoral Scholarships

Scholarship values: (to cover living expenses and university fees)

• Honours: R120 000 for one year only
• Masters: R150 000/year for two years
• Doctoral: R180 000/year for three years

Requirements for SANBI Honours, Masters and Doctoral Scholarships Qualification

• 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 supported
• Applicants must be South African citizens and under 35 years of age
• Applicants can register at any South African university
• Only research projects in line with SANBI’s mandate and research strategy will be considered
• Applicants must not be employed
• Existing studies will not be supported
• Registration for a second Honours, Masters or Doctoral degree will not be considered
• Where applicants hold partial scholarships/bursaries, co-funding will be considered
• For Masters studies, applicants must hold an Honours degree/Postgraduate Diploma

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• 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 [email protected]  and [email protected] with “SANBI studentships 2024” in the subject line.

For more details, visit SANBI website.