SAAFoST Brian Koeppen Memorial Scholarship South Africa 2026

The South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST) Foundation is the association of food science, technology and other professionals serving South Africa’s food and allied industries. SAAFoST aims at increasing the knowledge base of food science and technology by encouraging scientific research, a membership magazine publication, workshops, seminars, exhibitions, meetings and assisting in educational activities. The company is non-profit and mainly run by volunteers, with around 2000 members across Southern Africa. SAAFoST have established the SAAFoST Foundation, who will be responsible for the administration of SAAFoST academic bursaries, awards and prizes.

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 citizen OR a permanent resident of South AfricaYou must have been a member of SAAFoST for a minimum of 1 year before applying for the scholarshipYou must be registered at any of the above institutions, for any of the above postgraduate programme, for a minimum of 1 year before you are nominated for this scholarship

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Applications must be submitted by the above tertiary institutions only (students cannot apply for this scholarship themselves). Department Heads may nominate up to 1 candidate who is registered for one of the above qualification, for this scholarship, based on academic excellence in previous degree results. Please contact your relevant Department Head to request you be nominated for this scholarship. Applications must be submitted on the nomination form, in either of these formats:SAAFoST Brian Koeppen Memorial Scholarship 2026 Nomination Form(.pdf)SAAFoST Brian Koeppen Memorial Scholarship 2026 Nomination Form(.docx) Applications must include clear copies of the following supporting documentation (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): Proof of SAAFoST membershipNominees’ ID document or proof of permanent residence statusProof of registration at one of the approved institutionsNominees’ complete academic record of previously completed degreeProject proposal of research to be undertakenApproved progress report of the research work conducted during the 2025 academic yearProof of any other bursary or financial support being received Applications must be submitted via email to the SAAFoST Membership Development Officer:irene@saafost.org.za(Insert the words “SAAFoST Brian Koeppen Memorial Scholarship Application” in the email subject line).