Citrus Academy Bursary 2025
Bursary Description
Citrus Academy Bursary 2025
Bursary Details
Citrus Academy is not an academic institution. We offer bursary support to students studying towards
agricultural-related qualifications at tertiary institutions in South Africa.
The Citrus Academy bursary is open to any person studying at a registered tertiary education institution. Students must be studying in a field related to citrus production or research.
The Academy aims to address specific challenges faced by the industry, being low production skills levels, employment equity, scarce and critical skills, black economic empowerment, and the quality of skills delivery.
Are you studying one of the following qualifications:
- Plant Production;
- Crop Production;
- Plant Pathology;
- Horticulture;
- Soil Science;
- Entomology;
- Microbiology;
- Agricultural Economics;
- Agricultural Management;
- Agricultural Production Management;
- Agricultural Engineering,
- Industrial Engineering or
- Mechanical Engineering.
Applications are open from 1 June – 15 September each year
Candidate Requirements
The Citrus Academy funds a maximum of 50% of the student’s study costs, with the citrus enterprise responsible for the remainder of the fees, accommodation, books, etc.
Bursary Fund students have to maintain a minimum D-average and may not fail any main subject outright.
Undergraduate, certificate and diploma students have to perform a minimum of four weeks vacation work per year.
All students are expected to work in the citrus industry on completion of their studies for a minimum period equal to the period for which they received support.
Bursary Fund Application – Click Here For Full Details
Advertisement
Bursary Inclusion
- Tuition fees
- On-campus accommodation
- Research costs
- Books
- stationery.
- Applications for the following academic year are open from 1 June to 15 September every year.
- To apply to the Bursary Fund, an online application must be completed. Please note that we accept only online applications, and no faxed, emailed or snail-mailed applications will be considered.
- In addition to completing the application, you need to submit a copy of your ID document and your latest academic results.
- Be sure to follow all the instructions on the application form very carefully.
- After the closing date, applications are listed in a database, scored according to a weighted scoring system, and ranked.
- Postgraduate applications are sent to leading citrus researchers and academics in different fields who score applications in terms of importance and priority. Please note that it is essential for postgraduate applicants to provide sufficient detail of their research project and supervisor in order to facilitate this process.
- Once all scoring has been completed, the top applicants are shortlisted together with current Bursary Fund beneficiaries who wish to continue their studies.
- The amounts applied for may be adjusted in order to ensure equitable funding and to manage risk.
- The shortlist is then submitted for approval and funding is secured.
- Every effort is made to inform students before the middle of December about the success of their applications. At the very latest students will be informed by the middle of January.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Field of Study
Agriculture
Animal
Archaeology & Environmental Studies
Biological and Life Sciences
Food and Beverages
Geography
Geosciences
Plant & Environmental Sciences
Earth Sciences
