Only the Tertiary Institutions listed below may nominate candidates for this award.
To honour the late Professor B H Koeppen who was Head of the Department of Food Science at the University of Stellenbosch up to his death in 1980, the Council of SAAFoST has made available one postgraduate scholarship, "THE KOEPPEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP", valued at R 25 000 per annum. Names of students registered for Masters or Doctorate degrees in the Departments of Food Science at the Universities of Stellenbosch, Pretoria, or the Free State or the Departments of Food Technology at the Durban University of Technology, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the Tshwane University of Technology or the University of Johannesburg may be submitted by the respective Department Heads as candidates for this award. Each department may nominate one candidate.
Criteria
The students must be South African citizens and have been members of SAAFoST for at least two consecutive years preceding the application. Recommendations based on academic excellence in previous degree results must reach the SAAFoST Membership Development Officer by 28 February each year. Nomination forms are obtainable from the SAAFoST Membership Development Officer or the SAAFoST website. Nominations must include a project proposal of the research being undertaken.
The Executive Committee of SAAFoST will adjudicate the nominations and their decision will be final. The award and certificate will be presented at a meeting of the local branch of SAAFoST or at another suitable SAAFoST event. Payment will be made to the institution towards the fees.
Enquiries and Application Submissions:
PLEASE ENCLOSE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
Return by e-mail or fax to the Membership Development Officer, by 28 February 2010.
The SAAFoST Membership Development Officer
PO Box 35233
Menlo Park
0102
Tel: (012) 349 2788
Fax: 086 698 4784
E-mail: saafost.irene@telkomsa.net
Application Administration:
CHECKLIST:
Ensure that you provide the following documentation with the completed nomination form:
Proof of RSA citizenship (i.e. a certified copy of nominees RSA ID book/RSA passport);
A copy of nominees complete academic record for the final year of previous degree;
