Organisation : Agbiz
Scholarship Name : Agbiz Centenary Bursary 2027
Applicable For : South African student registered for a master’s or PhD degree
Last Date : 6th December 2026
Website : https://agbiz.co.za/bursary
What is Agbiz Centenary Bursary?
The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) is making an annual bursary available to a South African student registered for a master’s or Ph.D. degree in agribusiness management-related fields, at any recognised South African university. Last date of application is 6th December 2026. Selected students will be notified by mid-January 2027. Unsuccessful applicants will not receive notification.
Eligibility of Agbiz Centenary Bursary
** Applicants must be citizens of the Republic of South Africa.
** Applicants should have registered or qualified for admission to a master’s or Ph.D. degree in an agribusiness management-related field at a recognised South African university.
** Applicants should have successfully completed a relevant undergraduate programme, or degree, or be in the final year studying towards an undergraduate qualification.
** Applicants should have received a minimum of 60% for major subjects.
How To Apply For Agbiz Centenary Bursary?
** The applicant needs to submit a letter of recommendation from his/her academic supervisor, or the head of the department.
** The applicant should submit a personal motivation stating why he/she needs the bursary
** The applicant should ensure that his/her academic supervisor, or head of the department, provides biannual progress reports (in the second and last term of the year) to Thapelo Machaba of Agbiz (policy@agbiz.co.za ) to enable Agbiz to evaluate the student’s progress.
** If Agbiz receives no progress reports and has no means of establishing progress, unsatisfactory progress will be assumed.
** Applications, complete with a completed application form and the required documentation, should reach Agbiz via email by no later than 6 December 2026.
Download Application Form : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/pdf2026/34533-Form.docx
Evaluation:
** The bursary is awarded on merit, based on the study record to date, as well as the relevance and contribution of the field of research to agribusiness.
** Students with the most relevant field of study, or proposed field of study, will be favoured. Agbiz will also favour students willing to be guided by Agbiz in formulating the topic of their research.
** Subject to meeting the requirements above, preference may be given to beneficiaries from a previously disadvantaged group, females and disabled candidates.
** Application for the bursary for a specific purpose, and sufficient motivation, therefore, can also favour the student.
** The bursary funds will be paid in February 2027. Payments will preferably be made into the student’s university account and only if otherwise agreed, into the relevant department, or another account.
** In the case of an altered agreement, Agbiz may make direct payments for specific purposes as agreed upon.
** The allocation of a bursary to a particular student is not regarded as a guarantee that the bursary will be allocated to the student again the following year, considering that the student applies again.
** However, the student may, in case of sufficient progress, be favoured for the allocation of the bursary in the following year.
What is the Last Date of Agbiz Centenary Bursary?
Last Date of Agbiz Centenary Bursary is 6th December 2026.