AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BURSARY AWARDS FOR 2025
The 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 2025 academic year. The bursary will cover tuition, accommodation, books, meals, and a monthly allowance. The bursary awards target the previously disadvantaged and impoverished persons from poverty-stricken and rural communities.
AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BURSARY AWARDS FOR 2025
Fields of study and Minimum requirements (National Senior Certificate)
- BSc Eng. Agricultural (Bioresource) Engineering Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc.)
- BSc Agric.
- Entomology BSc Agric.
- Food Science BSc Agric.
- Pasture Science BSc Agric.
- Plant Pathology BSc Agric.
- Soil Science BSc Agric.
- Agronomy BSc Agric.
- Viticulture and Oenology
- BAS Food Science and Technology Diploma in Food Technology
- B.Sc. Land Surveying/ Geomatics
- B.Sc. Town/Urban and Regional Planning
- B.Sc. Geo-informatics/ Geographic Information Science
- National Diploma/B Degree in Geomatics/Land Surveying/GIS
- National Diploma/B Degree in Town/Urban and Regional Planning
NOTES
• 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.
• 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 finalised the selection process, consider your application unsuccessful.
• No late application forms will be considered.
• Applicants who are not in possession of their university acceptance letter or results can submit their application while waiting for the said documents.
• The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) reserves the right to determine the total number of bursary allocations for the academic year based on the total budget available.
• All completed bursary application forms together with certified copies of ID and certificates/performance results should be sent to the below email address:
Email: Externalbursaries@dalrrd.gov.za
Postgraduate studies (Advance Diploma/ B. Tech, B.Sc. Hons, M.Sc., D.Tech. and Ph.D.) in DALRRD priority research projects.