By Silas Nduvheni Thohoyandou – Matriculants from poor families in Limpopo’s Vhembe district have until 18 January to apply for bursaries to further their studies this year. The municipality, which is based in Thohoyandou, has set aside R3.5 million to help impoverished matriculants who qualify to study further. “These learners should come from poor families
The government agency responsible for official statistics, including the countrywide Census- Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)- is offering bursaries for study at a South Africa university or university of technology in 2012. The bursary is offered only for the following programmes: • BSc – Computer Science • BCom – Economics, Accounting or Statistics • BA
The Funza Lushaka bursary programme application process for 2012 is open. This programme aims to fund prospective teachers and to equip the South African education system with the best talent and skills. Please note that there are approximately 2400 new bursaries available in 2012. New applicants are advised to also pursue other funding opportunities. You
The agency charged with managing government employees’ pensions, Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), is inviting applications for its 12-month-long internship programme from qualifying graduates. The internship programme is planned to start in March 2012. The interns will be paid R40 430.00 per annum. There are approximately 34 internship opportunities at GPAA in various fields (see
The department responsible for social development in South Africa is calling on all current or prospective students of Social Work to apply for their Social Work Scholarship programme for the academic year 2012. What does the Social Work Scholarship cover? In the department’s scholarship guide they state: “As part of the recruitment and retention strategy
The national department responsible for agriculture forestry and fisheries has internship opportunities for approximately 270 openings for internships, experiential training, agricultural interns and bursaries for B-Tech, honours, masters and doctorate. The opportunities are divided into: Post-graduate bursaries. There are 60 openings for these categories. And they pay for courses starting at degree level (B-tech only),
There is actually one way to apply for a bursary, unless it is advertised. Because when it is advertised the advert usually explains the application process and the requirements in order for one to be considered. That one way to be used when applying for a bursary is, simple: write a letter! Yes, writing a