FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary South Africa 2023

FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary South Africa 2023 – 2024

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION TRUST

FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary South Africa | The FirstRand Foundation was established in 1998, as a way for FirstRand Limited and their major franchises (FNB, RMB and WesBank) to direct their individual and collective corporate social investment. Since the Foundation was formed, it has received 1% of FirstRand Limited’s net profit after tax (NPAT).

ABOUT THE FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION TRUST BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The FirstRand Foundation Trust is inviting students to apply for their Undergraduate Bursary Programme, for the 2023 academic year..

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

MORE ABOUT THE FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION TRUST BURSARY PROGRAMME – EXPENSES COVERED | OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

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

Otagouni.com is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION TRUST BURSARY

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):

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 commerce, engineering, science or technology fields listed above (postgraduate qualifications (PGD or Honours degree) may be funded in exceptional cases where the postgraduate qualification will give access to employment opportunities)
You must have applied for and been provisionally admitted to study at a public university in South Africa, in 2022
You must belong to the “missing middle” group, with a combined gross family income of between R350 000 and R600 000 per annum

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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION TRUST BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at; FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary Application 2022

Enter “Otagouni.com” in the field asking how you heard about the FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary.
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

ID document (certified copy)
Matric latest results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
Proof of provisional acceptance at university (on institutions letterhead)
Parents or guardians’ proof of household income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ proof of pension or grants if applicable) (certified copy)
Signed StudyTrsut consent form

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CLOSING DATE FOR THE FIRSTRAND FOUNDATION TRUST BURSARY

16 December 2022 (extension).
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this scholarship programme, please contact StudyTrust (the administrators for this bursary) directly:
Tel: 011 403 1632
Email: apply@StudyTrust.org.za
Contact page: https://studytrust.org.za/contact-us/

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