FirstRand Foundation Trust: Bursaries 2024
FirstRand Foundation Trust invites qualifying students to apply for the 2024 Bursary Programme.
Bursaries will be awarded for studies towards critical skills programmes, specifically for Undergraduate Degree studies in the following fields:
Commerce:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Financial Management
- Law
- Risk
Engineering:
- All specialisations/ disciplines
Science:
- Actuarial Science
- Agricultural Science
- Bioscience
- Climate Science
- Data Science
- Electronics
- Environmental Science
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Mathematical Science
- Physics
- Renewable Energy
- Society and Sustainability
- Statistics
Technology:
- Business Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Information Management
- Information Systems
- Information Science
- Information Technology
Applicant Requirements:
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applyinggr:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must be Black (African, Coloured, Indian, Asian)
- You must NOT be older than 21 years in your first year of study
- You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric within the last 3 years (applicants who completed Matric more than 3 years ago may NOT apply)
- You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for Mathematics in Matric
- You must have a strong academic record
- You must intend on studying full time, towards an undergraduate degree in one of the fields listed above
- You must have applied for and been provisionally admitted to study at a public university in South Africa, in 2024
- You must belong to the “missing middle” group, with a combined gross family income of between R350 000 and R600 000 per annum
The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:
- Tuition fees,
- Learning resources,
- Computer (for 1st year students),
- Accommodation, Meals
- A monthly stipend.
The Trust will keep in contact with bursary recipients, and may also offer the following opportunities:
- Vacation Work
- Hackathon
- Mentoring
- Think Tank
- Invitation to FirstRand Offices
- Students’ transportation to and from campus to provincial headquarters
- Interaction with FirstRand personnel at the university campus
- Driver’s License
How to Apply
Click Here to Apply
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