Studietrust Bursaries

Studietrust Bursary Scheme for 2014 is currently open for applications for various fields of study in from academically-gifted South African prospective students from financially-disadvantaged backgrounds.

South Africa’s oldest bursary NGO’s, Studietrust, has just announced that its bursary application process for undergraduate bursaries for has commenced and it will be closing on 30 September 2013.

Studietrust offers access bursaries and sponsored bursaries. Access bursaries are usually partial bursaries covering only a limited amount of the university costs. Sponsored bursaries may cover all fees, including books, tuition, travel and other fees, where applicable.

All students or prospective students applying for any bursary at Studietrust will be considered for all bursaries on offer- if they qualify. Therefore, this means one needs only one application form to apply for all bursaries they qualify for at Studietrust.

These are the kinds of ACCESS (PARTIAL) bursaries available:

◊ School bursaries (Grades 9-12)

◊ Agricultural College bursaries

◊ FET College bursaries

◊ University of Technology bursaries

◊ University bursaries

 

Studietrust bursaries cover a range of study fields including the following:

• Agriculture, Horticulture, Nature Conservation

• Building and Construction

• Chemistry (Science)

• Commerce (Accounting, Banking, Cost & Management Accounting, Financial Management, Internal Auditing, etc)

• Education

• Engineering – all programmes

• Environmental Health

• Information Technology

• Logistics

• Marketing

• Office Management and Technology

• Public Management / Relations

• Town & Regional Planning

• Travel, Tourism, Hospitality, Food Services

Studietrust’s sponsored bursaries are funded by a number of organisations which set their own requirements. This kind of bursaries are awarded based on, according to Studietrust, “academic merit, financial need and according to the sponsors requirements”.

The following companies currently sponsor bursaries at Studietrust:

1. AVI

2. First National Bank (FNB)

3. Coronation Fund Managers

4. Pick ‘n Pay

5. Sasol Inzalo Foundation

6. Sun International SCD Trust

7. Investec Specialist Bank

8. Peregrine

 

The application forms for bursaries in 2014 can be downloaded (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2014 STUDIETRUST BURSARY APPLICATION FORM) and forwarded to Studietrust before 30 September 2013 for study in 2014 OR you can apply ONLINE by clicking on the link above {NOTE: You will be considered for ALL the bursaries at Studietrust, you just need one application form}.

All completed forms should be returned to Studietrust NO LATER than 30 September on the following postal address:

The National Director

Studietrust

P.O. Box 29192

MELVILLE

2109

For any further information can be accessed from Studietrust on the following details:

Website: www.studytrust.org.za

Email: apply@studytrust.org.za

Tel: 011 403 1632/3

Goodluck. The Bursary Bin.