Santam is currently accepting online applications for the Bursary Programme 2025.
Closing date: 30 September 2024
Santam Bursary Programme 2025
Will you be a second, third or final year undergraduate, or an Honours student next year? Are you keen on pursuing a career in the short-term insurance industry?
Santam and StudyTrust are pleased to invite you to apply for a bursary if your studies are focused on one of the study programmes listed below.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Students pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, Honours degree in:
- Actuarial, Data Analytics, Data Sciences, Statistics
- Agriculture
- Civil, Geomatics, Mechanical Engineering
- Construction
- Insurance Technical Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics
- Risk Management
IF YOU ARE AN AGRICULTURE BURSAR AND/OR GRADUATE YOU CAN EXPECT:
- a career journey, with a rolling forward approach (the intent is for graduates to be permanently retained as trainee area managers);
- to automatically participate in the graduate programme;
- to participate in vacation work;
- to be allocated a mentor;
- to be invited to relevant business engagements/conferences, as required.
BURSARY DETAILS
The bursary will cover costs (capped) for the following:
- Registration/Tuition fee
- Accommodation (Deposit, admin fees, etc.)
- Learning material (Books, e-Manuals, etc.)
- Laptops
- Monthly allowance
- Travel/Transport allowance
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2- or 3-year Agricultural studies with focus on crop production
- Agricultural degree/diploma with plant production and/or
soil science as preferred subjects - Microsoft Excel skills
- Assertiveness
- Good communication (verbal and written)
- Negotiation skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Flexible, team-worker, collaborative
- Self-starter, drives results
- Customer focus
- For support services; business requirement dependent
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Good people skills
- Multilingual (geography dependent)
- Self-driven
- Learning agility
- Critical thinking
- Self-awareness
- Confidence
Online Applications
The Santam Agriculture experts have comprehensive knowledge of, and experience in the agricultural industry in underwriting and loss assessments of crops to help clients manage their risks pro-actively. They understand the fundamentals of farming and how the sun, ground and water play an integral part in the responsible development of the country and the Santam business.