Closing Date: 15 November 2023
The FirstRand Foundation Trust extends an invitation to eligible South African students to submit applications for the Bursary Programme for the academic year 2024.
FirstRand Foundation Trust: Bursary Programme 2024
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
Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:
- 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
- And 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
Applications must be submitted online at: FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary Application 2024
Required Documents:
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documents along with your application:
- Clear photograph (head and shoulders)
- South African ID document (certified copy)
- Grade 11 final results and Matric June results, if currently in Matric
- Matric certificate, if completed Matric
- Full academic record and latest available results (June 2023 examination results or progress report)
- Proof of parents or guardians household income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ affidavit stating annual income if self-employed/ most recent audited financial statement or 3 months’ most recent bank statements if they own a business/ SASSA letter stating the grants received if applicable)
- Parents death certificates if deceased
- Letter from the court stating child support amounts if parents are divorced or affidavit from the parent stating the child support amount received if parents are separated
