SASCP Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application

Key facts

Status: Applications closed Closed 15 March 2026
Provider: SASCP
Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Academic year: 2027
Last checked: September 2026

The society runs one round a year with a closing date of 15 March.

Written by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

Closed · applications closed on 15 March 2026 Latest update ↓

The South African Society of Crop Production (SASCP) is the professional society for agronomists and crop scientists. Each year it awards a small number of bursaries to university students studying crop production, to encourage graduates into a field on which the country’s food supply depends.

About the SASCP Bursary

The bursaries are once-off awards for the academic year:

Undergraduate: R15 000.
MSc: R20 000.
PhD: R25 000.

Amounts and the number of awards are set by the society’s council each year. Recipients are expected to join SASCP as student members and to present their work at the society’s congress where possible.

SASCP Bursary eligibility requirements

South African citizen or permanent resident.
Registered full-time at a South African university for a degree in crop production, agronomy or crop science.
Undergraduates must have completed first year.
Postgraduates must be registered for an MSc or PhD in the field.
Good academic results and a reference from your study leader or dean.

How to apply for the SASCP Bursary

Complete the online application form linked from the SASCP call when it is published.
Gather: a certified copy of your ID; your full academic record for the previous year; proof of registration for the current year; reference letters from your study leader or dean; and a motivation letter.
Email the documents to sascp.secretariat@gmail.com or lisa.smorenburg@westerncape.gov.za with the subject line “SASCP Bursary 2027” before the closing date.

SASCP Bursary closing date

15 March each year. The 2027 round is expected to close on or about 15 March 2027.

Contact details

SASCP secretariat: sascp.secretariat@gmail.com
Contact person: Lisa Smorenburg, lisa.smorenburg@westerncape.gov.za
Website: www.sascp.org.za

Because the SASCP award is small, combine it with other funding. Agriculture students should apply to AgriSETA, the Agricultural Research Council and the provincial agriculture departments on our government bursaries page, and postgraduates to the funders on our postgraduate bursaries list.

FAQs

1. When does the SASCP bursary close for 2027? +

The society uses a closing date of 15 March each year for bursaries in that academic year. The 2026 round closed on 15 March 2026; expect the 2027 round to close on or about 15 March 2027, with the call published in January.

2. How much are the bursaries? +

In 2026: R15 000 for undergraduates, R20 000 for MSc students and R25 000 for PhD students, paid once for that year.

3. Who qualifies? +

South African citizens or permanent residents studying full-time in crop production or agronomy at a South African university. Undergraduates must have completed first year; postgraduates must be registered for an MSc or PhD in the field.

4. How do I apply? +

Complete the online SASCP application form, then email a certified ID, academic record, proof of registration, reference letters from your study leader or dean and a motivation letter to sascp.secretariat@gmail.com or lisa.smorenburg@westerncape.gov.za with the subject line 'SASCP Bursary 2027'.

5. What is the SASCP? +

The South African Society of Crop Production, the professional society for agronomists and crop scientists, which funds students to keep talent in the field.

6. Where else can agriculture students find funding? +

AgriSETA, the Agricultural Research Council and the provincial agriculture departments. See our government bursaries page.

Update note (checked September 2026): the society runs one round a year with a closing date of 15 March. The 2026 round closed on 15 March 2026. The 2027 call is expected in January 2027 with a closing date on or about 15 March 2027. The details below are from the 2026 round.

This round is not open right now. Check the provider’s own site for the next round.

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About SASCP

Professional scientific society (crop production)

The South African Society of Crop Production (SASCP) is a non-profit, science-based professional society founded in Pretoria in 1971 to promote the knowledge, research and practice of crop production in South Africa, according to a provider record checked…

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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.