Dept of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment (DFFE): Bursaries 2023

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) invites qualifying students to apply 2023 Bursary Programme.

Bursaries will be awarded for studies in the following fields:

Biodiversity and Conservation:

• Biological Sciences (BSc/ Degree/ Hons BSc)
• Environmental Management/ Science, Nature Conservation
• Environmental Resource Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management
• Environmental Science (BSc/ Degree/ Diploma/ Hons/ National Diploma)
• Heritage Studies (Degree/ Diploma)
• Natural Resource Management, Geography and Hydrology
• Nature Conservation (Degree/ Diploma/ Hons)

Chemicals and Waste Management:

• Environmental Management (B Degree/ B Tech/ Hons/ Masters/ National Diploma)
• Environmental Science (B Degree/ B Tech/ Hons/ Masters/ National Diploma)
• Information Science (B Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Monitoring and Evaluation (B Degree/ B Tech/ Hons/ Masters/ National Diploma)
• Natural Science (Geography, Chemistry, Hydrology, Water etc) (B Degree/ Hons/ Masters)
• Sustainable Development Studies
• Waste Management (B Degree/ Masters/ Hons)
• Water Resource Efficiency / Circular Economy (B Degree/ B Tech/ Hons/ Masters/ National Diploma)

Climate Change and Air Quality and Sustainability Development:

• Environmental Engineering (M.Eng)
• Environmental Law (LLM)
• Environmental Politics (BA (Hons))
• Environmental Science (M Sc)
• Environmental Social Science (B Sc)
• MSc/ MPhil specialising in Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Environmental Programmes:

• 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)
• Environmental Science (National Diploma)
• Horticulture (National Diploma/ Adv Diploma)
• Landscape Technology (National Diploma/ Adv Diploma)

Forestry Management:

• Forestry (Advance Diploma/ Diploma)
• Forestry and Natural Resource Science (BSc)
• Natural Resource Management (BSc Honours)
• Wood and Wood Products (BSc)
• Wood and Wood Products Science (MSc)

Fisheries Management:

• Environmental Science (B Degree/ Hons/ MSc)
• Ichthyology specialising in Aquaculture (BSc)
• Marine/ Fisheries Biology (BSc)
• Maritime Studies
• Oceanography (National Diploma/ B Tech)
• Oceanography and Marine Biology (BSc)
• Post-Graduate studies in different fisheries and aquaculture study fields (B Tech/ BSc Hons/ MSc and PhD)

Oceans and Coast:

• Biochemistry (Genetics) (Hons/ MSc)
• Botany (Coastal related i.e. mangroves, dune vegetation) (Hons/ MSc)
• Chemistry (Heavy metals/ Plastic pollution in the Marine Environment) (MSc)
• Chemistry (Hydro-Carbons) (MSc)
• Data Analyst and Statistical Modelling
• Ecological Modelling (MSc)
• Ecophysiology (Hons/ MSc)
• GIS emphasis on Spatial analysis (Hons/ MSc)
• Marine Science / Environmental Science (BTech)
• Natural Resource Economics (Marine) (Masters/ PhD)
• Physics & Biological Oceanography Ocean Noise (PhD)
• Taxonomy (Systematics) and Biodiversity (MSc)

Regulatory Compliance and Sector Monitoring:

• Bachelor of Environmental Sciences (majoring in Animal and wildlife)
• Botany (BSc)
• Chemistry (BSc)
• Environmental Management majoring in Environmental Impact Assessment (Bachelor of)
• Geography (BSc Honours)
• Geography, Geoinformatics (BSc)
• Law (B.A)
• LLB (Major courses Administrative law, legislative drafting, Environmental Law)
• LLM
• Paralegal (Degree/ Diploma)

Requirements:

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