Maize Trust Bursary South Africa 2026

The Maize Trust, established in 1998, was formed after the Maize Board closure, with the main aim of promoting the maize industry of South Africa. The Trust is committed to encouraging continuous improvement of the countries entire maize industry, in order to ensure that the industry establishes a lead in the region and that it is internationally competitive. The Trust provides the maize industry with financial support, to organisations and institutions who conduct production and market related research programmes. The Trust also provides funding assimilation and circulation of market information, as well as to increase market access for the maize industry’s benefit.

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered): You must be a South African citizenYou must have completed MatricYou must be studying or intend on studying full-time towards a Masters or Doctoral qualification relevant to the South African maize industryYou must be studying or enrolled to study at a tertiary institution recognised by the Maize TrustYou must NOT be in receipt of any other funding or bursary awards (unless agreed to by the Trust)You must intend on conducting a dissertation/ thesis on a topic that has been approved by the Maize TrustYou must be willing to work within the South African maize industry after completing your studiesYou must have read and agreed to all of the bursary conditions, policies and procedures (on the application form)You must agree to the terms of and complete the the Legal Undertaking form of the bursary (Section I on the application form)

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Applications must be submitted online at:Maize Trust Bursary Application 2026 Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the Maize Trust Bursary. Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): ID document or Passport (certified copy – not older than 3 months old)Colour ID photoCurriculum VitaeProof of tertiary registration and fee statement (on institutions letterhead) (if not yet available, please submit these documents after being registered)Full tertiary academic record, including latest results (on institutions letterhead)Details of proposed research, including: working research title, description of research and gantt chartMotivational letterto support your application, including: details of your academic abilities, financial need and future career goals