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: [email protected]

Tel: 011 403 1632/3

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Study fields funded
Bursary applications are invited from young people who aim to study full time towards an undergraduate university (academic) degree in :

• Commerce (Economics, Business Economics, Accounting, Investments and Finance),
• BCom Informatics,
• BSc Computer Science,
• BSc Information Technology,
• BIT-Bachelors of Information Technology,
• BIS-Bachelor of Information Science,
• Business Science,
• Science and  Mathematics,
• Engineering or
• Commercial LLB

Students who apply for an Engineering degree may be considered for the Sasol Inzalo Foundation Bursary should they qualify  .
Only first year Actuarial Science students already at university will be considered for this specific degree .

Requirements

• Applicants currently in Grade 12 and applicants already in possession of a National Senior certificate should have obtained at least 50% in all  their subjects with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics (not Maths Literacy) and 60% in English.
• Applicants who wrote Matric  (Grade 12) prior to 2008 must have obtained a minimum of a C-symbol in both Mathematics (HG) and English (HG).
• Bursaries will only be offered to applicants who are currently in Grade 12 or in their first year of University.
• Changing your degree after submitting your application form may lead to a cancellation of the bursary.
• No bursaries are available for private tertiary institutions.

Bursary amounts

The bursary amounts are reviewed and are subject to change every year.  For the 2013 academic year successful applicants received a partial bursary  to the value of R70 000. Applicants are thus advised to also apply through the Financial Aid Office of their university of choice for a study loan from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to cover the shortfall. Terms and conditions apply.

Studietrust (Investec’s bursary administrator) receives thousands of application forms each year and it is therefore not possible for us to acknowledge  receipt of all completed forms. All applications will be considered and selection will take place from September to December 2013. All applicants will be notified of the outcome by sms not later than 14 December 2013. Please contact us only if you have not had a response by 15 January 2014 on:
Telephone: (011) 403 1632; E-mail: [email protected]

How to apply

• Download the Investec Bursary Application Form for 2014 by clicking here
• Fill it in and return it to the address below

When completing the form, please take note of the following:

• Read the instructions carefully
• Return the application form to Studietrust before 30 September 2013
• Send the completed form, together with the required documents, to Studietrust, PO Box 29192, Melville, 2109. No faxed or e-mailed  applications will be accepted
• Applications that are not 100% complete will not be considered. Please ensure that all the requested documents are attached
• Only applications from South African citizens will be considered.

CLOSING DATE: 30 September 2013

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