TETA Bursary

Study Sector: 
Qualification Sponsored: 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES (Ref: EP/01/2026)

  • BSc Degree/ Hons/ MSc/ PhD in Environmental Management/Science
  • BSc Conservation Ecology/Biodiversity/ Biology
  • BSc Marine Biology
  • B Degree/Hons/ MSc Engineering Management / Civil Engineering
  • B Sc/ Hons Geographical information System
  • MSc Ecological Economics
  • Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in Sustainability Learning
  • ND/Degree/Hons/MA/PhD Project Management
  • ND/Degree/Hons Resource Economics/Social Innovation

CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT (Ref: CWM/01/2026)

  • ND/ B Tech/ M Tech/ D Tech (Environmental Science/ Environmental Management/ Environmental Health/ Environmental law/ Environmental education)
  • ND/ B Tech/ M Tech/ D Tech Waste Management
  • BA Degree/Hons/MA Geography
  • MSc in Environmental Pollution / Ecotoxicology/ Remediation studies
  • ND/BA Degree/Hons/MA Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • MSc in Exposure Science (specialising in environmental science)
  • ND/Degree/Hons/MA Civil Engineering
  • ND/Degree/BSc Hons/Masters in Geohydrology
  • MSc/MTech Biochemistry / Microbiology
  • BCom/ Postgraduate Diploma/ Data science
  • ND/ B Degree Risk Management

OCEANS AND COASTS (Ref: OC/01/2026)

  • BSc in Coastal and marine engineering – coastal erosion, rehabilitation and restoration
  • Maste’s/ PhD degree in town and regional planning, Architecture, Urban Design and surveying
  • Masters/ PhD degree in climate change, adaptation, mitigation, policy and sustainability
  • Advanced diploma/ B Tech mechanical/ B Tech/BSc/ MTech/ Meng Engineering
  • BSc Hons / MSc / PhD Physical Oceanography
  • BSc Hons / MSc/ PhD in Marine Spatial Planning
  • B Degree/ Hons/ master’s in economics / environmental economics / Maritime Economics
  • BSc Hons/ MSC/ PhD Marine Biodiversity & Taxonomy (systematics)
  • BSc Hons /MSc/ PhD Marine Biology
  • BSc Hons/ MSc Biochemistry or Genetics

CLIMATE AND CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (Ref: CCAQ/01/2026)

  • ND /BSc Environmental Science
  • ND/BSc Environmental Management
  • B Degree Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • B Degree Natural Science
  • BSc Chemistry
  • BSc Geography / Archaeology and Environmental
  • ND/ B Degree in Sustainable Development

FORESTRY MANAGEMENT (Ref: FOR/01/2026)

  • BSc Hon Natural Resource Management
  • ND/Degree/Hons/MSc/PHD in Forest Science / Forestry
  • ND/Degree/Hons/MSc/PHD in Forest Management
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry / Forest Science
  • B Agric Hons
  • B Agric Hons in Rural Development Planning
  • BSc Forestry
  • BSc Hons in Wildlife Management
  • MSc in Conservation Ecology

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (Ref: FISH/01/2026)

  • Maritime Studies (related to harbour/ports – fishing harbours) /Maritime law
  • MSc Aquaculture
  • BSc/Hons/MSc/PhD Oceanography, Marine Biology, Ichthyology, Environmental Science, Aquaculture and Fisheries
  • BSc Marine / Fisheries Biology Hons/MSc/PhD Zoology (freshwater ecology or specialising in the field of freshwater fisheries)
  • Bachelor’s degree, Post graduate studies, B Tech, BSc Hons, MSc, PhD, (Marine biology, Aquaculture, Environmental Science/management, Fisheries Science, Aquatic Science, or a related field)
  • Actuarial Science
  • MSc Applied Mathematics/ Statistics with population dynamics modelling
  • BTech, Beng Tech or BSc Eng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • Master’s in international marine and environmental law/ policy/ governance/ Multilateral negotiations
  • BSc/MSc in GIS and Remote Sensing / Environmental Informatics
  • Postgraduate Diploma/ MSc in Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  • Post graduate Diploma in Accounting Science/MPhil Development Finance
  • Hons/Masters Economics, Agriculture Economics, Fisheries Economics

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (Ref: B&C/01/2026)

  • ND/Degree Environmental Management / B Environmental Science Degree/ Biological science
  • B Sc Natural Sciences Management, Geography and Hydrology
  • ND/ Degree Eco tourism and game range management
  • ND/ BA Degree Environmental economics
  • ND / BTech / Post Graduate Diploma, Nature Conservation
  • B Degree in Ecological Engineering Sciences
  • B Degree in Resource Economics
  • N Dip/BTech Nature conservation
  • BSc Zoology and Botany
  • Environmental legislation/ Law - BSc Environmental Management/ legislation/ Law
  • Geology - BSc Geology
  • ND/ BSC Environmental Resource Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SECTOR MONITORING (Ref: RCSM/01/2026)

  • LLB (Major courses: administrative law, legislative drafting, Environmental Law)
  • LLM
  • B.A Law, A Diploma, or a Degree in Paralegal
  • Bachelor of Environmental Sciences/Management
  • BSC majoring in Geography, Geoinformatics
  • Bachelor of Environmental Management majoring in Environmental Impact Assessment
Requirements: 
  • Learners currently in Grade 12 or who completed matric intending to study qualifications selected for the 2026 intake (see qualification list below).
  • Currently registered students at universities and colleges and who require funding for the 2026 academic year
  • Aviation students with valid SPL, PPL or CPL.
  • Commercial divers with matric (Senior Certificate). Applicants must be studying or intending to study at a University (Public and Accredited Private Institutions), University of Technology, and either Public and Private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges.
  • This includes Accredited Aviation and Diving Schools.
Date Added: 
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Closing date: 
Thursday, September 4, 2025

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Call:
086 999 0123
SMS:
072 204 5056
Email:
careerhelp@dhet.gov.za
Physical:
123 Francis Baard Street,
Pretoria

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