DOCUMENT RESUME HE 027 375 ED 369 336 AUTHOR Roodt, J., Comp.; And Others TITLE Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Veterinary Science. Financial Assistance for Study after Standard 10. INSTITUTION Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria (South Africa). REPORT NO ISBN-0-7969-1505-9 PUB DATE 93 NOTE 47p.; For related documents, see HE 027 368-377. AVAILABLE FROM Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, South Africa (order no. MN-150; ISBN-0-7969-1505-9; set: ISBN-0-7969-1498-2). PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Agricultural Education; *Degrees (Academic); Eligibility; Fellowships; Foreign Countries; *Forestry; Graduate Study; Grants; Higher Education; Maririe Biology; Postsecondary Education; *Scholarships; *Student Financial Aid; *Student Loan Programs; Undergraduate Study; Veterinary Medical Education IDENTIFIERS *South Africa ABSTRACT This guide, the seventh in a set of nine, presents a summary of financial assistance available to students of forestry, agriculture, fishing, and veterinary medicine for obtaining a certificate, diploma, or degree after Standard 10 at a university, college, or technikon located in South Africa. The bursaries, loans, and other forms of financial aid appear under the heading "Awards" and are arranged in alphabetical order and then numbered. The book is divided into two main parts: "First Diplomas and Bachelor's Degrees"; and "Advanced Diplomas and Postgraduate Degrees." Under each main part are listed an index of fields of study for which an award is available, a list of the awards themselves, and an index of the institutions where the awards are held. Information concerning each award includes the number available, its value, duration, eligibility, closing date for applications, whether a service contract exists, and where further information about the award can be obtained. (GLR) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Standard 10: Financial assistance for study after AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND VETERINARY SCIENCE , II :a77 // 414,r16 AVARAPLE COPY BEST v:21 OF EDUCATION REPRODUCE THIS U S DEPARTMENT Hesnaiin And impieveragai -PERMISSION TO cmce of Eclucasoaa BY INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED RESOURCES MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL CENTER (ERIC) reproduced as has been Cr This document Human Sciences person or organization mceiyeb tram the originating it. to Research Council have bPen made 0 Minor changes quality ,mprove replOducliOn stated in this RESOURCES Paints of view or opinions EDUCATIONAL nel.essarlly I ppresent TO THE document do not CERICI." or policy INFOAMATION CENTER official OERI position Financial assistance for study after Standard 10: / AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND VETERINARY SCIENCE 3 MN-150 after Standard 10: Financial assistance for study FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND VETERINARY SCIENCE J. Roodt M.W. Craemer A.E. Verster Human Sciences Research Council 4 c' 1993, Human Sciences Research Council All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from thc publisher ISBN (SET) 0-7969-1498-2 ISBN 0-7969-1505-9 MN-150 Human Resources Strategies Manager: Elize van Zyl (Acting) Re\ ised every second year First edition Ook in Afrikaans verkrygbaar HSRC Publishers 94 0323 Pmate Bag X41 Pretoria 5 Other booklets in the set: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STUDY AFTER STANDARD 10: Any field (MN-144) gar Engineering (MN-145) Commerce and administration (MN-146) ear Art, music and design (MN-147) ggr Human sciences, languages and education (MN-148) rair Architecture and building sciences (MN-149) rir Natural, mathematical and computer sciences (MN-151) Medical and related fields (MN-152) CONTENTS iv HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE PART I : First diplomas and bachelor's degrees Index of fields of study for which awards are available 1 4 Awards 20 Index of institutions where the awards are tenable PART II : Advanced diplomas and postgraduate degrees Index of fields of study for which awards are available 1 3 Awards 14 Index of institutions where the awards are tenable 14. 7 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE The aim of this book is to provide a summary of financial assistance available for obtaining a certificate, diploma or degree after Standard 10 at a university, college or technikon. The bursaries, loans and other forms of financial aid appear under the heading 'Awards' and are arranged in alphabetical order and then numbered. The following suggestions will help you find information on the awards: Awards are usually offered for a specific field of study and the index of fields of study is a useful aid for tracing the awards. Look for the field of study in which you are interested and consult the numbers thereunder in order to locate the awards. Also look under related fields of study. for awards under For example: 'Chemistry', one can also look under 'Natural Sciences' and for 'Civil Engineering' under 'Engineering'. Use the index of istitutions where awards are tenable in the same way as the index tat, of fields of study. tr Apply for bursaries and loans in good time. The application form has to be obtained, completed and submitted before the closing date indicated under the award. Do not apply for bursaries and loans for which you are not eligible as bursary donors usually adhere strictly to the conditions of the award. Some organisations prefer not to make their bursaries widely known. This book is therefore not a complete account of all available financial assistance, but it does the awards available. contain nearly all If you do not find an applicable bursary/loan in it your chances of finding such a bursary/loan in another source are poor. Bursaries sshich are only available for study overseas are not included in this book. Such information may be found in The Grants Register (Editors: C.A. Lerner and R. Turner, St. Martin's l'ress Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York.) In this guide fir matriculant, means a person who intends to study at a university, technikon or college; technikon or student, means a person who is already studying at a university, college; matriculation examination, means the Matriculation Certificate examination or the examination; Seni3r Certificate examination (matriculation exemption) equivalent technikon or college which offers any tertiary institution, means any university, is required; the course concerned and for which a Senior Certificate or equivalent of these awards are any university or any university in tbe RSA, means that some also tenable for study abroad; bursary, means that the award is made on the basis of academic achievement, financial need and other conditions; have excelled scholarship or merit award, means should person that a academically to be eligible for this award; bursary loan, means that the award usually includes a service contract which on breach of contract becomes a loan, and prize, means that the prize money should be used for further study. IAlthough the information in this publication has been compiled carefully, some of the Applicants should thus ascertain when bursaries and loans may not be valid. applying whether the award is still available. There may also be new awards which the HSRC is processing, details of which do not appear in this publication. Particular Thanks are due to all bodies which co-operated in providing information. appreciation is expressed to the universities, technikons, colleges and other organisations which made information available and co-operated in updating the information. 9 Cs PART I 1 0