Call for applications for the 2024 SANBI Honours, Masters and Doctoral scholarships are now open!
With great pleasure, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) announces a call for applications for full-time 2024 Honours, Masters, and Doctoral scholarships. Projects that align with SANBI’s mission and are prioritised in the SANBI Research Strategy will be given consideration. Please get in touch with us before to submitting an application if you are unclear if a project qualifies.
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’s mission is to provide leadership in biodiversity research, policy advice, conservation, and human capital development; and to promote the appreciation, sustainable use, and equitable sharing of the benefits of South Africa’s biodiversity.
Applicants should be proactive, passionate, and driven to conduct outstanding research that has the potential to change the world. Only inhabitants of South Africa are eligible for these scholarships, which will be given out in accordance with national equity goals. The scholarship is contingent upon the student’s placement in a postgraduate degree and their tentative acceptance from potential academic supervisors. Students must apply for university programmes on their own.
SANBI requires personal information from applicants. SANBI is committed to ensuring that the personal information obtained from third parties is treated confidentially, to protecting the personal information and to use that personal information in a lawful manner. SANBI is also committed to protecting the privacy of the persons whose personal information is made available to SANBI. You are required to provide consent for SANBI to use and verify the information you provide by signing the application form. SANBI reserves the right not to fill these scholarships. If no response has been received within 30 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.
Location:
South AfricaBenefits
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
Eligibilities
- 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 Process
- Each application is to be accompanied by a standard application cover sheet, which can be downloaded from the official website.
- 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.
- Note that any emails sent to SANBI must be under 10MB in size. Submit the documents in electronic format with this application form and name them clearly.
Application Deadline: January 24, 2024
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