Call for 2025 intake – The South African National Parks (SANParks) is looking for aspiring youth entering their first year of undergraduate studies in the 2025 academic year to join our external bursary programme.
What SANParks does
South African National Parks (SANParks) was established in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No 57 of 2003). The primary mandate of SANParks is to oversee the conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity, landscapes, and associated heritage assets through a system of national parks. It also must ensure that South Africans participate and get involved in biodiversity initiatives and that all its operations have a synergistic existence with neighbouring communities for their educational and socioeconomic benefit.
One of the strategic directions of SANParks is growing community support, providing access, benefit-sharing and benefiting local communities, thus the call for applications for the bursary opportunity. This bursary scheme is intended to benefit children residing in communities neighbouring or adjacent to of the National Parks and will be implemented by the SANParks.
Bursary Application
The Field of study applied for but not limited to, includes Degree & National Diploma in the field of:
This is a Comprehensive Bursary
Academic merit will be considered during the selection process, as well as, the imperative to increase the participation of women, people living with disability and designated groups.
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should forward their applications accompanied by the required documentation listed below to the following:
Happy Nhlangwini
Your application must be accompanied by the following documents:
Please note that applications must be for full-time studies towards an academic diploma/degree at an accredited public South African College / University of Technology / University.
NB: Failure to attach these documents will result in your application being null and void.
17 August 2024
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