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Bursary Scheme Assist Sport Fitness Post Graduates

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/bursary-scheme-assist-sport-fitness-post-graduates

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

The document is a SAnews news article (dated 29 November 2012) reporting the launch of a bursary scheme in Pretoria to support post-graduate study in sport, recreation and fitness. The scheme is worth R9.74 million, offered to 30 post-graduate students per year for three years (10 PhD and 20 Master’s per annum), and is an initiative of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) and CATHSSETA. It aims to address skills shortages and gaps in research and development in the sport and recreation sector, with topics such as sport’s impact on social cohesion and women’s roles in sport considered by a joint steering committee.

Facts

Places

City of Tshwane, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/bursary-scheme-assist-sport-fitness-post-graduates

Amounts

R 9 740 000

Key Takeaways

Launched in Pretoria on Thursday, 29 November 2012
Bursary scheme value: R9.74 million
Supports post-graduate students in sport, recreation and fitness
Cohort size: 30 post-graduate students per annum
Duration: three years
Study levels: 10 PhD and 20 Master’s per annum
Initiated by Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) and CATHSSETA
Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation: Gert Oosthuizen
Programme pillars: applied research, action research, and post-graduate development
Higher education institutions to be notified to identify prospective students meeting criteria set by a joint steering committee
Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA)
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA)
Department of Sport and Recreation
Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation Gert Oosthuizen
SAnews
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)

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