{"id":22461,"date":"2023-04-04T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/?p=22461"},"modified":"2023-04-04T19:18:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:18:22","slug":"2023-saafost-aubrey-parsons-study-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/2023-saafost-aubrey-parsons-study-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 SAAFosT Aubrey Parsons Study Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"1a47045404ffd5f1b5b8d747abbcbab8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Ad -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1510235538\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SAAFosT.jpg\" alt=\"2023 SAAFosT Aubrey Parsons Study Grant\" class=\"wp-image-22462\" title=\"2023 SAAFosT Aubrey Parsons Study Grant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SAAFosT.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SAAFosT-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST) invites all South African to apply for the academic programme for the year 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bursary Application Closing Date: 18 April 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAAFoST provides bursaries for students in the field of Food Science and Technology field. One such bursary is the Aubrey Parsons Study Grant, established in 1986. This grant is one of the bursaries of SAAFoST given through university departments. The eligible list of universities and departments for the upcoming year is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Department of Food Science:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>University of Stellenbosch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Venda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Pretoria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Free State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Department of Food Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Cape Peninsula University of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tshwane University of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Durban University of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Johannesburg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This grant is only applicable to the students doing B-Tech or enrolled in B.Sc. Honors programs at any of the above universities, in a course related to food science and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students applying must be in the last semester of their final year of undergraduate education at the approved institutions listed above and must have exceptional performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Offer of the Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAAFoST Aubrey Parsons Study Grant offers R20,000 per selected student. The value of the award will remain constant irrespective of the number of years a student takes to complete their course, be it three years or four years. The amount will only be released in the last semester of the final year and will directly be deposited in the respective university\u2019s bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criteria For The SAAFosT Aubrey Parsons Study Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicants must satisfy the following criteria to be deemed eligible to be awarded the SAAFoST Aubrey Parsons Study Grant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The applicant must be a student member of SAAFoST for at least 12 months before applying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant must have scored at least 70% in their previous years of education at the concerned university.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant must be a full-time student at one of the listed universities and majoring in any of the Food Science and Technology courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How To Apply<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download the nomination or application form from the official SAAFosT either in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saafost.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AppForm_AubreyParsonsStudyGrant-Updated-2023.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe PDF<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saafost.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AppForm_AubreyParsonsStudyGrant-Updated-2023.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MS Word<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Note<\/em>:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that students cannot apply for this grant by themselves. The department head of each of the above-listed institutions must nominate one single student based on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The student&#8217;s academic excellence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The student\u2019s financial need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key requirements while applying:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Only one student per university can be nominated for the Aubrey Parsons Study Grant by a department head.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the student is nominated, SAAFoST will go through all the submitted applications and give their final decision on the students awarded the grant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nominations must reach the SAAFoST Membership Development Officer \u2018\u2019Irene Burke\u2019\u2019 at her e-mail \u2013 <strong>irene@saafost.org.za<\/strong> by <strong>18 April 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary documents required to apply for the SAAFoST Aubrey Parsons Study Grant are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Proof of being a student member of the SAAFoST for at least 12 months before application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nominee\u2019s academic record for all the years preceding the application for the grant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of being a full-time student at an institution approved by SAAFoST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You must enclose the above documents with the application or nomination form. Applications submitted without completely filling out the nomination form or the necessary documents won\u2019t be considered eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023 SAAFosT Aubrey Parsons Study Grant<\/strong><br>If you have any further questions regarding the SAAFoST Aubrey Parsons Study Grant, you can contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene Burke<br>Membership Development Officer, SAAFoST<br>E-mail: <strong>irene@saafost.org.za<\/strong><br><strong>Tel:<\/strong> 071 870 2633<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST) invites all South African to apply for the academic programme for the year 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":22462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[48],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SAAFosT.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22475,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22461\/revisions\/22475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcareers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}