Compensation Fund: Bursaries 2024

Closing Date: 31 March 2024

Compensation Fund: Bursaries 2024

The Compensation Fund is inviting students to apply for their Bursary Scheme, for 2024 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to 2 groups of people:

Group 1: unemployed COID beneficiaries with a permanent disablement (PWD) as a result of occupational injuries/ diseases. Bursaries will cover studies towards programmes that will enable beneficiaries to be (re)integrated into the workplace or be self-employed

Group 2: dependants of COID beneficiaries with a permanent disablement and dependants of fatally injured employees (between ages 17 and 35 years). Bursaries will cover studies within the following fields (however, not restricted to the list):

Accounting Science
Actuarial Science
Aeronautical Engineering/ Aerospace Control/ Aviation
Agriculture
Architecture
Culinary
Data Science
Economic Science
Engineering (including Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Design and Development, Production and Process)
Environmental Health
Financial Mathematics
Graphic Design/ Digital Marketing/ Brand Communication or Management/ Digital design/ Film and Production/ Animation
Health and Clinical Science
Information Technology / Computer Science (specialising with Informatics/ System Development/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Data Science & Analytics/ Data Engineering/ Cyber Security/ Cloud Computing/ Internet of Things (IoT)/ Quantum Computing/ Robotics/ Software Engineering/ Computer Networks)
Mathematical Science/ Statistics
Risk Management and Forensic Science
Teaching (Mathematics, Science, Information Communications Technology and Early Childhood Development)
Apprenticeship Qualifications (for capable candidates who exited the mainstream schooling system at Grade 9, have a General Education Certificate (GEC) and have the potential to excel in this programme)
* Other qualifications may also be considered

What the Bursary Covers:

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:

Tuition fees,
Prescribed study materials,
Accommodation
Amonthly stipend.

Bursaries are awarded for 1 academic year at a time and are renewable each year (for the entire duration of the qualification), depending on satisfactory academic performance and availability of funds.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

Group 1:

You must be a South African citizen
You must be currently unemployed
You must be of working age
You must be a COID beneficiary with a permanent disablement (PWD) as a result of occupational injuries/ diseases
You must be studying intend on studying within one of the aforementioned fields of study
You must have been accepted to study at a recognised Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, Community Education and Training (CET) College or Higher Education Institution (HEl)
You must intend to improve your skills to return to the work force or become self-employed

Group 2:

You must be a South African citizen
You must be between 17 and 35 years old
You must be a dependant of a COID beneficiary with a permanent disablement or a dependant of a fatally injured employee
You must be studying or enrolled to study within one of the aforementioned fields of study (other qualifications may also be considered)
You must have been accepted to study at a recognised Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, Community Education and Training (CET) College or Higher Education Institution (HEl)

How to Apply

Download Bursary Application Form 2024 (.pdf)

Required Documents:

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form:

Group 1:

ID document (certified copy)
COID pension number or COID claim number
Latest academic transcript, if currently studying
Proof of acceptance from an approved institute
Tuition fees quotation, where applicable
Prescribed Learning Resources quotation, if available (on institutions letterhead)
Proof of residence
Proof of disability, if applicable (verification by a Health Care Professional or Disability Support Office)

Group 2:

ID document (certified copy)
ID document / unabridged birth certificate showing details of the COID beneficiary (certified copy)
Parents/ guardians ID documents (certified copy)/ death certificates if deceased (certified copy)
COID pension number or COID claim number
Matric June results, if currently in Matric
Latest academic transcript, if currently studying
Proof of acceptance from an approved institute
Tuition fees quotation, where applicable
Prescribed Learning Resources quotation, if available (on institutions letterhead)
Proof of residence
Proof of disability, if applicable (verification by a Health Care Professional or Disability Support Office)
Pre-entry assessment (if applying for the apprenticeship programme)
Proof of income (latest payslip if employed: certified copy, affidavit if unemployed or an informal worker, proof of SASSA grant if applicable, proof pension if applicable, or other proof of income)

Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:

Via Email: CFexternalbursaries@labour.gov.za (Insert the words “COID Bursary 2024” in the email subject line).

Via Hand delivery:
Compensation Fund Head Building
167 Thabo Sehume & Madiba Street
Delta Heights Building
Pretoria
0002

Via Post/ Courier:
The Sub-Directorate: Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Employment and Labour, Compensation Fund,
Private Bag x 955
Pretoria
0001