South African National Parks (SANParks) external bursary programme 2024 | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the South African National Parks (SANParks) external bursary programme 2024 for young South Africans. Details about the Program are given below.

South African National Parks external bursary programme

About South African National Parks external bursary programme 2023

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.

Program Details

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 – from the 2024 academic year.

Eligibility

  • Recipients of the SANParks bursary Scheme must be South African citizens.
  • They must be learners from communities living adjacent to National Parks as defined in their management plans.
  • Proof of application and admission to an accredited institution of Higher Education eligibility for funding.
  • Must be entering post-matric study in 2024.
  • The bursary is open to students who are pursuing a qualification in a TVET college.
  • Must be youth, aged 18 – 35
  • For students currently registered at an Institution of Higher Education, they must have a 100% pass rate to be considered (passed all the courses for which you have registered at the university for the study period already completed).

South African National Parks external bursary programme 2023  Application

For those interested in South African National Parks external bursary programme 2023.

Email: happy.nhlangwini@sanparks.org
Enquiries: happy.nhlangwini@sanparks.org or 012 426 5166
Opening Date: 17 July 2023
Closing Date: 17 August 2023

If you have not been contacted by 30 January 2024, consider your application unsuccessful.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 17 August 2023.

Open this link for more details about the South African National Parks external bursary programme 2023.

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