BD NOMVETE BURSARY TRUST
INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS: A PhD BURSARY IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (2025 ACADEMIC YEAR)
The Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) established the BD Nomvete Bursary Trust Fund with the aim to provide financial support for students to complete a PhD programme in Agricultural Economics or an approved related discipline.
The Trust will allocate a bursary to a successful PhD applicant for the 2025 academic year. The bursary amount is R50 000 per annum per student over two years, with maximum of three years.
Eligible candidates are students registered or admitted to study for a PhD in Agricultural Economics or an approved related discipline at an accredited university in South Africa on a full-time basis for the academic year 2025. Priority will be given to those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds (particularly women). Candidates with other forms of financial support will not qualify for the bursary.
Interested candidates can request application forms from AEASA
Secretary/Treasurer, (Dr Colletta Gandidzanwa) at [colleta.gandidzanwa@up.ac.za alternatively colletagandi@gmail.com] OR c/o BD Nomvete Memorial Trust Bursary, Private Bag x935, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001.
Completed applications can be submitted through the same address. The closing date is 09 September 2024.
Trustees of AEASA BD Nomvete Bursary Trust
Prof CL Machethe
Dr LL Magingxa (Chair of Bursary Selection Committee)
