SAAFoST Bursaries 2021SAAFoST Bursaries 2021

About SAAFoST

SAAFoST or the South African Association for Food Science and Technology is a non-profit countrywide company devoted to the improvement of meals science and science by means of the e-book of a membership magazine, Food Science and Technology, scientific research, internet hosting occasions as nicely as instructional things to do associated to meals technology. Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Northern branches attend to these occasions and things to do of the association.

SAAFoST Bursaries

SAAFoST Foundation is inviting all fascinated and certified college students to observe for bursaries in the area of Food Science and Technology. The SAAFoST Foundation bursaries will be awarded on the foundation of tutorial excellence, employment equity, and proven potential.

The bursary application will cowl the genuine training expenses from the tertiary organization in accordance to the assertion of account in the title of the bursary holder to a most of R35 zero per year. The charge will be given at once to the tertiary organization each semester relying on the bursary holder’s educational outcomes in the first semester.

SAAFoST bursary software is supplied for Matriculants, Undergraduates, and Part-Time Bursary for SAAFoST Members.
Bursary Conditions:

Bursary holders are required to signal a contract as an settlement to the bursary phrases and conditions
SAAFoST Foundation makes the closing choice concerning bursary granting and reserves the proper now not to award a bursary.
Bursary holders are required to supply six-monthly educational growth reviews to the SAAFoST Foundation which ought to consist of participation in SAAFoST activities.
The bursary will be transformed into a mortgage repayable in equal installments for the following reasons:
Interruption of research which consists of altering courses
Failure to whole the research inside the required period
Failure of any yr or semester of study
Failure to comply with the stipulations and necessities of the bursary software will end result in suspension of the funding for the following year. Should the recipient comply with the prerequisites and necessities in the subsequent year, inclusive of carrying over publications from the preceding year, SAAFoST Foundation will refund to the recipient all the suspended lessons prices and the funding shall continue. However, no repeated courses, subjects, or modules shall be paid for by using the SAAFoST Foundation.
For Matriculants: Registration for SAAFoST membership is required inside the first three months of registration at the tertiary institution. Students ought to continue to be energetic contributors of SAAFoST for the period of the study.

Bursary Requirements and Eligibility
General Qualifications:

South African residents who are everlasting residents of South Africa for at least three years prior to application
Applicants who excel academically will be given preference

Matriculants Bursary:

Enrolled college students for full-time undergraduate find out about for a first diploma or diploma in the discipline of Food Science and Technology at an permitted South African Tertiary Institution
The prescribed duration of applicable find out about programs:
Undergraduate Degree (up to BSc Hons) – four years
B. Tech Degree – 5 years
Diploma – four years
Achievement Rating of 5 or 60-69% in Mathematics and Physical Science

Journalism Students Bursary:

B.Sc or B.Tech diploma in Food Science and/or Technology
Enrolled college students for full time or part-time post-graduate find out about for a journalism path of their preference at an authorised South African Tertiary Institution or Training Institute. Complete of the learn about application ought to be inside 1 year.
Traditional and non-traditional (correspondence, online or attendance of lectures) schooling are each accepted
Display of authentic dedication and conceivable to be a profitable journalist in the subject of Food Science.
Must be Professional Members of SAAFoST and continue to be energetic for the length of the study.

Undergraduate Bursary:

Full-time college students for first undergraduate diploma or diploma in the discipline of Food Science and Technology at a South African Tertiary Institution for a duration of 3-4 years
Member of SAAFoST for at least 12 months previous the application

SAAFoST Members Bursary:

Part-time BSc Hon or B-Tech in the area of Food Science and Technology at a South African Tertiary Institution for a most duration of two years
Member of SAAFoST for at least 12 months previous the application

How to Apply and Application Details

Download and whole the applicable bursary software form:

SAAFoST Matriculant Bursary Application Form. (pdf)
SAAFoST Undergraduate Bursary Application Form. (pdf)
SAAFoST Journalism Bursary Application Form. (pdf)
SAAFoST Part-time Bursary Application Form for SAAFoST Members – BSc Hon & Or B-Tec. (pdf)

Accompany your utility structure with licensed copies of the following:

Ahead of & shoulders passport measurement photo
ID e book or RSA passport
For matriculants, Grade eleven closing examinations and closing Grade 12 examinations (Part B and C) (including FETC (G) [Further Education & Training Certificate (General)], or diagnosed equivalent, with an fulfillment ranking of at least 5 in each Mathematics and Physical Science or Life Science, if available)
For Undergraduates, the most latest tutorial results
For Part-time BSc Hon or B-Tech students, most latest tutorial outcomes and a reproduction of BSc or Nat Dip.
Personal Statement (Part D) of no longer extra than 1 A4 page describing how their meals science and technological know-how schooling and coaching will make contributions to their lives and in the scientific community
Reference Letter (Part D) written by means of anyone who has recognized the applicant in an tutorial capacity for at least three years
For matriculants, National Benchmarking Test/ Potential Test consequences from the applicable Tertiary institution
Proof of registration for a tertiary organization for the subsequent tutorial year

Submit your purposes thru any of the following methods:

Post: The SAAFoST Membership Development Officer, PO Box 35233 Menlo Park 0102
Fax: 086 698 4784
Email: saafost.irene@telkomsa.net