FASSET BURSARY

2025 ACADEMIC YEAR APPLICATION FORM: UNIVERSITY/TVET LEARNER  BURSARY

Closing date and time: 23:59 midnight on 31 December 2024

NB: Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive any feedback from FASSET by 28 February 2025

SELECTION CRITERIA 

UNEMPLOYED LEARNERS  

•   Only South African citizens are eligible to apply
•   A learner must be from a combined household income not exceeding R1 000 000 per annum.
•   Learners must be registered or have been accepted at a Public University or University of Technology or TVET college.
•   The selected qualifications should be within FAS sector however preference will be given to IT related qualifications and other national critical skills.
•   The bursary funding will be capped at R100 000 for university learners, and R40 000 for TVET per beneficiary, per annum
•   The bursary funding covers tuition Fees, prescribed textbooks, accommodation, and meal allowances only.

LEARNERS IN A LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: INTERNS AND TRAINEES  

•   Learners must be registered or have been accepted at a Public University or University of Technology or TVET college.
•   The selected qualifications should be within FAS sector however preference will be given to IT related qualifications and other national critical skills.
•   The bursary funding will be capped at R100 000 for university learners, and R40 000 for TVET per beneficiary, per annum.
•   The bursary funding covers tuition Fees and prescribed textbooks only.   

NB. Selection will be on a first come first served basis. However, priority will be afforded to academic achievements.
 

MANDATORY APPLICATION DOCUMENTS:
The following mandatory documents should accompany the application form:

•     Certified ID copy of a learner (not  6 montholders on submission).
•     Certified ID copies of parents/guardians (not older 6 months on submission).
•     Certified copies of highest qualifications & academic record (not older 6 months on submission).
•     Learners in grade 12 must submit trial examination results.
•     Proof of household income (Pay slips of both parents or a guardian – affidavits are required in the absence of  pay slips).
•     Proof of registration or acceptance letter from the university or TVET college.
•     Proof of residence.
•     Employment confirmation letters for trainees and interns.
•     FASSET unemployment declaration form                            

 

THE THAPELO MADIBENG BURSARY SCHEME

South African UNEMPLOYED students are invited to apply for a bursary to study towards a built-environment qualification at a public institution of higher learning within the borders of South Africa. This bursary aims to provide financial assistance for:

1. Tuition fees
2. Prescribed textbooks
3. Accommodation and meals
4. Transport fees (with conditions)
5. Research allowance (for Masters and PhD students only

BURSARY APPLICATION

Requirements

1. South African citizen
2. Currently unemployed
3. Intending to study towards built-environment qualification in a South African public institution
4. Achieved a minimum overall average of 50%
5. Have a total household income of less than R600 000 per annum

To apply, the following documents are mandatory

1. Certified ID Copy
2. Matric Certificate/Statement of results (for first-year applicants)
3. Latest tertiary academic record (for second or subsequent years)
4. Proof of acceptance from your tertiary instituation (for both first year and returning students)
5. Certified Parents’/Guardians’ ID documents 6. Parents’/Guardians’ proof of income (latest payslip etc.)

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

For enquiries: unemployedbursary@ceta.co.za

Closing date: 20 December 2024 I 17:00 PM

2025 RBH Bursary Programme

Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) invites eligible students to apply for academic tertiary funding at accredited public institutions of higher learning through its RBH Bursary Fund for the 2025 academic year.

ELIGIBITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have the following minimum entry requirements:

• Be a South African citizen
• Be an unemployed youth (35 years and younger)
• Have completed Matric
• Should be studying or have applied to study at a recognised registered public South African University
• Be studying or have applied to study for full time studies towards a qualification in one of the fields listed below:
  • Accounting Sciences (CA - Chartered Accountant stream)
  • Investment Management
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (CTA)
  • Honours within these fields for qualification criteria
• Must be entering first, second or third year of study. Postgraduate studies included
• Must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65%, if currently studying
• Must not have any other bursaries granted to them, including NSFAS

How to apply for the bursary programme

Applicants who meet the entry requirements should click on the link below to complete the application form.

Click here to login and complete registration

You will be required to upload clear copies of the following compulsory certified documents:

ID document (Not older than 3 months)

• Proof of residence (Not older than 3 months)
• Matric certificate • Proof of registration and acceptance at an accredited public South African University
• Certificates of any completed qualifications, if applicable
• Academic transcript and/or full academic record
• Brief CV & Motivation letter

Candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted directly and those who do not get contacted should consider their application unsuccessful. Upon award of the bursary, parents’/guardians’ ID document will be required.

Closing date: 17 January 2025. Please submit your application on or before this date.

RBH is an African community-owned investment holding company whose sole shareholder is the Royal Bafokeng Nation Development Trust (RBNDT). RBH, together with the RBNDT have been entrusted with the unique responsibility of preserving and growing the financial capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN), a progressive traditional community of 29 villages situated in the Rustenburg valley. RBH’s mandate is to protect and grow the wealth of the RBN and provide reliable and predictable inter generational income.

For bursary related enquiries

Please email the recruiting officer at rbh@tshikululu.org.za

Reference: 2025 RBH bursary programme application

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust bursary

The eligibility criteria:

• Only South African citizens between the ages of 16 and 27 years, with a demonstrable financial need (household income below R650K per annum).
• Current matriculants and/or undergraduate students already enrolled at a recognised South African learning institution.
• All applicants will need to provide a strong motivation for their application.
• Consideration will only be made for those who have applied or registered for study in the following undergraduate fields: 1. Sciences (excluding MBChB) 2. Technology 3. Engineering 4. Commerce and Finance 5. Education 6. Scarce/critical skills training (such as boiler making, welding, plumbing, OHS, renewable energy, waste management, green technology, entrepreneurship, etc.)

Kindly click here for more information.

Closing 13 December 2024

Erwin Robert Balde Bursary Scheme

A family company, which has always valued its self-reliance. Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd has, through vertical integration, grown from a small wire netting manufacturing company in 1962 to a major producer of wire and steel products. The factory is located in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.

Objectives and Scope of the Bursary Scheme

The objectives of the bursary scheme are to provide educational assistance for prospective candidates studying towards a B. Com (CA stream) degree up to Honours level. The scheme shall provide bursaries ONLY for 1 B. Com (2025) students at approved universities in South Africa.

Extent of assistance

• The value of bursaries will be defined from time to time, and will be based on the cost of:
• Full tertiary registration and tuition costs, 
• Residence fees that include meals, or if the bursar chooses to live privately, a generous living out allowance,
• Book allowance,
• A personal allowance for the period that the bursar is at the tertiary institution,
• A once-off computer allowance.

Bursary Allocation Criteria

• Bursaries will be allocated on the basis of a balanced consideration of the following factors:
• Academic performance - Applicants will be granted a bursary to study at a University only if he/she obtains at least an average mark of 65%, with Mathematics above 70% in matric (2024),
• Financial need,
• No current financial assistance! (Only non-funded applicants will be eligible for consideration)
• A selection process include interviews.

Completed application forms should be returned to ERB2025@capegate.co.za by closing date 31 January 2025.

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Download the application form here.

Standard Bank Student Loan Offers

Set your dreams in motion with a Standard Bank Student Loan Without Surety

Standard Bank is offering students an opportunity to get a Student Loan Without Surety – meaning you do not require a guardian or parent to be able to take up this loan. We understand that it may be stressful looking for funding, and that is why you need a bank that backs you.

Minimum Criteria

• You must be a South African citizen.
• Your Gross Household Income must be less than R600 000 per annum.
• 3rd Year students and upwards within Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematic, Commerce, Health Sciences and 5th Year students in Medicine.
• Open to existing Standard Bank Transactional Account holders. You may apply for one using our digital and other banking channels if you don’t have one
• Study at one of our participating universities

How does it work?

• The loan maximum is R120 000 per annum, which can be used to cover tuition, accommodation, books and study equipment.
• There is no expectation of repayment on the loan while you are studying. However, you will be expected to start repaying the loan six months after completing your studies or as soon as you secure employment. Of course, it will be to your advantage to reduce your balance by making some payments while studying.
• Monthly interest and service fees will be charged from the loan’s inception and will be added to the outstanding balance.
• This loan can cover your existing university student debt up to R80 000 for each previous year that may be preventing you from completing your studies
• Competitive interest rates apply.