Mondi Forestry Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application

Key facts

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Provider: Mondi
Study level: Undergraduate
Academic year: 2027
Last checked: September 2026

Past rounds closed on 15 September, but we found no confirmed 2027 listing when we checked.

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Mondi is a global paper and packaging company with extensive timber plantations in KwaZulu-Natal. Its forestry bursary funds Stellenbosch University BSc Forestry students from their first year and trains them in Mondi’s plantations.

About the Mondi Forestry Bursary

For BSc Forestry at Stellenbosch University.
Covers tuition, accommodation, meals, textbooks and stationery.
Practical placement in Mondi plantations.

Mondi Bursary eligibility requirements

South African citizen.
A first-year BSc Forestry student at Stellenbosch with solid first-semester results.
A valid driver’s licence, or getting one before placement.
Preference for previously disadvantaged students.

How to apply for the Mondi Bursary

Open the careers section of mondigroup.com and choose graduate and internship opportunities.
Prepare your ID, first-semester results, proof of registration and driver’s licence.
Apply online before the listing closes.

Closing date

15 September in past rounds. No 2027 listing was confirmed.

Contact details

Mondi HR: HRRecruiting@mondigroup.co.za

Forestry students should also see the Sappi bursary, the SAFCOL bursary and the White River Saw Mills bursary.

FAQs

1. When does the Mondi forestry bursary close for 2027? +

Past rounds closed on 15 September, but we found no confirmed 2027 listing when we checked. Check the graduate and internship opportunities on mondigroup.com today and contact Mondi's HR team.

2. What is Mondi? +

A global packaging and paper group with large forestry plantations and a pulp and paper mill in KwaZulu-Natal.

3. Who is it for? +

First-year BSc Forestry students at Stellenbosch University, selected on their first-semester results.

4. What does it cover? +

Tuition, accommodation, meals, prescribed textbooks and stationery.

5. Is a driver's licence required? +

Yes. You need a valid driver's licence, or must get one before being placed in a plantation.

6. Who gets preference? +

Previously disadvantaged South African students.

Update note (checked September 2026): past rounds closed on 15 September, but we found no confirmed 2027 listing when we checked. Check the graduate and internship opportunities on Mondi’s own website today and contact its HR team.

About Mondi

Private company (packaging, paper and forestry)

Mondi is a global packaging and paper group whose 24 000 people work across more than 100 production sites in over 30 countries, with key operations in Europe, North America and Africa. Mondi's roots lie in South Africa,…

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Address: Block C, Hans Merensky Office Park, 32 Van Buuren Road, Bedfordview, 2007
Phone: +27 31 451 2111
Website: mondigroup.com

Student funding in numbers

2025811 011students funded by NSFAS580 000 at universities, 231 000 at TVET colleges, on a budget of R48.7 billion.

20261 026 091students approved for NSFAS funding609 403 first-year applicants qualified and 416 688 continuing students met the progression criteria, out of 893 847 applications.

2027 projectedR53.4bnbudgeted for NSFASThe allocation rises from R48.7 billion in 2025 to R51 billion in 2026 and R53.4 billion in 2027. Student numbers for 2027 are not published yet.

Figures from the Minister of Higher Education’s Budget Vote of 3 July 2025 and the NSFAS statement of 2 January 2026. NSFAS is the largest funder, not the only one – we track the rest.