APPLICATION FOR A BURSARY FOR FULL TIME STUDY 2024
APPLICATION FOR A BURSARY FOR FULL TIME STUDY 2024
FEM Assurance Company
Contract
Posted 28 November 2023
Closing Date 29 December 2023
Job Details
Division : FEM Bursary Programme
Minimum experience : Not Applicable
Company primary industry : Financial Services
Job functional area : Other
Job Description
Making your life easier so you can focus n your academics: Building future leaders for a better tomorrow.
Our community is our focus and we understand the importance of developing and nurturing our industry for our future policyholders. We believe that if we can uplift our youth through education and mentorship, then our tomorrow will be brighter than today.
FEM is committed to developing the skills of individuals who express an interest to study towards qualifications that will contribute to our sector i.e. Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment and the Faculty of Health Sciences. Students must be performing well academically and should be in good financial standing with the University. The bursary is reserved for applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds and who do not have the means to fund their own studies.
Bursary Criteria
South African citizens only
All students must be in good financial standing with their university i.e. no outstanding fees from the previous academic years
Preference will be given to students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Combined household income must not exceed R 360 000,00 per annum
Students with a good academic record
Students who have been accepted to study at an approved institution or a South African public University
Students must have successfully completed their first year of study i.e. no first year or post graduate students will be considered
Required application documents
A valid South African ID
Most recent official academic record
FEM bursary application form
Proof of income from your parents/guardians, e.g. payslips
Social grant documentation
Affidavit if any parent or guardian is unemployed or does not financially support you
Death certificate of parent(s), if applicable
Divorce certificate of parent(s), if applicable
FEM bursary benefits
Full time tuition
Prescribed textbooks
Monthly stipend
Accommodation*
Meals*
*Accommodation and meals – approval will be determined solely at the discretion of FEM.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You will be required to complete a short online questionnaire. Should you be shortlisted further, you will receive the FEM bursary application form to complete. Please ensure that you complete all sections of the application form and attach all supporting documents by 20 December 2023.
- Your Identity Document. If you are younger than 16 years of age and do not have a green barcoded ID or smart ID card, you must submit a certified copy of your unabridged birth certificate.
- Identity Document for parent(s) (Father and/or Mother)/legal guardian of the household.
- Copy of recent payslip, not older than three months, for each parent(Father and/or Mother)/legal guardian. This is for all types of employment or all forms of income for all members of the household.
- If your parent(s) (Father and/or Mother)/legal guardian is retired, please provide a copy of an official pension slip or bank statement showing pension payment.
- If your parent(s) (Father and/or Mother)/legal guardian works as an informal trader, please provide an affidavit signed by them to confirm this type of employment.
- If either of your parents is deceased, please provide a certified copy of the death certificate.
- If either parent(s) (Father and/or Mother) are not present in your life and/or do not financially support you and/or provide any maintenance please provide an affidavit indicating so.
- If unemployed or have no proof of income, the source of income/maintenance/allowance must be provided per individual by means of an affidavit.
- If you have indicated that a dependent in your household is a student, please provide proof of registration from their Tertiary Institution.
- The bursary applicant must be in good financial standing with the university/college and therefore he/she is required to submit a certified academic record from the university/college.
(All the certified copies must not be older than 3 months)
Your documents can be certified at the South African Police Service or the South African Post Office.
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