Department of Sport, Arts & Culture (DSAC) BURSARIES HERITAGE RELATED STUDIES: 2025. The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture invites applications for bursaries from tertiary students from institutions accredited and registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training who wish to pursue studies in heritage related programmes.
DSAC Bursaries for Heritage Related Studies 2025 Eligibility
- South African citizenship..
- Not older than forty (40) years.
- Outstanding/satisfactory academic performance.
- Field of study (Heritage related).
- Not employed full time by government, state agencies or private sector with a salary of more than R130 000.
- Students that are beneficiaries of other bursaries will not qualify to receive the bursary.
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Fields of study
- Anthropology and preferably Postgraduates specialising in Forensics
- Archaeology and preferably Postgraduates specialising in Bioarchaeology
- Geography and Geomatic sciences and preferably Postgraduates specialising in Cartography and GIS
- Archives and Records management
- Library and Information sciences
- Conservation of the built environment including preventive conservation (this includes only a field of study and not a course/subject of study) (Postgrads specialising in Conservation)
- Heritage and Museum studies
- Palaeontology
- IKS or Courses that contribute to the preservation and promotion of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and S.A. Living Heritage
- History
- Digitisation of heritage resources
VALUE OF THE BURSARY:
The maximum value of the bursary is R110 000 per student. A breakdown of the value of the bursary can be found on the website.
www.dsac.gov.za
Documents to attach
In order to be considered, you must attach all the following required documents: *Any certified copy may not be older than three (3) months
- Certified copy of a valid South African identity document.
- Letter of Provisional Acceptance or Proof of Registration.
- Certified copy of senior national certificate (Matric) or a certified copy of latest academic results or progress report for those who are already doing post graduate studies.
Before you apply for the Heritage Bursary, please reflect on the following questions:
- Have you provisionally/been admitted to study in the 2025 academic year?
- Does your qualification fall within the fields of study highlighted above?
NB: Application will not be accepted if the study field does not fall within the list highlighted above.
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Eligible students are encouraged to apply for the Heritage Bursary and all prospective students who wishes to apply for the Heritage Bursary are advised to scan all the documents required so that they can upload at the time of applying.
NB: The department is only able to award 45 to 50 applicants. Therefore, submitting an application does not automatically mean that the applicant will be awarded the bursary.
Enquiries: Ms Reinette Stander – 012 441 3711/[email protected]; or
Mr Maano Muhadi – (012) 441-3622 / [email protected]
Closing date for Applications is 31 January 2025. No late applications will be accepted. Applications not submitted via the online platform will not be considered.
Applicants should consider their applications unsuccessful if they have not received a reply by 31 March 2025.