Sasol invites South African students to apply for Bursary Programme for 2024 academic year.
Closing date: 12 May 2023
Sasol: Bursary for 2024
Are you a student looking for financial assistance? Sasol is offering bursaries for the year 2024.
MORE ABOUT THE SASOL BURSARIES – SERVICE CONTRACT
After graduation, undergraduate bursary recipients may be offered employed within the Sasol Group through the Graduate Development Programmes. Postgraduate bursary recipients may also have the opportunity to join the Sasol Graduate Development programme as a Scientist-in-Training or Engineer-in-Training.
The bursary includes a service contract, whereby students are obligated to complete the work-back / pay-back obligation, depending on company needs.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an interview, which will include an online assessment via a structured panel interview and psychometric tests.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SASOL BURSARIES
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):
UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY BURSARY:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric OR be currently in Matric in 2023
- You must be registered or qualify to register for full-time studies, towards one of the undergraduate degree qualifications listed above, in 2024 (diploma studies will NOT be funded)
- You must be registered or intend on studying at an accredited and approved University in South Africa (UNISA students will NOT be funded)
- BEng and BSc applicants: you must have achieved the following results:
- A minimum of Level 6 (70 to 79%) for Mathematics
- A minimum of Level 6 (70 to 79%) for Physical Science
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for English First Additional language OR a minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for English home language OR a minimum of Level 4 (50 to 59%) for English Second Additional language
- Undergraduate students and Hons students: you must have achieved a minimum result of 50% for all courses registered for in the 2022 academic year
- If already studying: you must be registered for the degree qualification for the minimum study period (i.e. 4 years for engineering degree) and/or be able to complete your studies in the minimum period of time (students on an extended study period and those who have added a year to the minimum study period may NOT apply)
UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY BURSARY:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric OR be currently in Matric in 2023
- You must intend on studying full-time, towards the undergraduate qualification listed above, in 2024 (students already studying will NOT be funded)
- You must be registered or intend on studying at an accredited and approved University of Technology in South Africa
- You must have achieved the following results:
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for Mathematics
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for Science
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for English
POSTGRADUATE BURSARY:
- You must a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric
- You must be registered or qualify to register for full-time studies, towards the postgraduate degree qualification listed above, in 2024
- You must be registered or intend on studying at an accredited and approved University in South Africa (international studies will NOT be funded)
- You must have achieved a minimum result of 65% for all courses you registered for in the 2022 academic year, for Honours or 4th year
- You must be in your final year of studying towards OR have completed one of the following qualifications: Applied Mathematics (BSc), Chemical Engineering (BEng / BSc), Chemistry (BSc), Computer Engineering (BEng), Computer Science (BSc), Electronic Engineering (BEng), Statistics (BSc)
- You must know which area of chemistry or chemical engineering you would like to study and be able to discuss possible topics which would support the current sustainability imperatives (it is not a requirement to have a formal project proposal ready – successful recipients will engage with Sasol technical experts and academic supervisors to finalise a project proposal)
- You must have a strong academic record
- You must NOT have a criminal record
See related Bursaries here
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SASOL BURSARY
Applications should be submitted ONLINE only, by following these steps:
NEW USERS (who have not previously registered on the Sasol Bursary website), must follow these steps to apply:
1) Register on the Sasol Bursaries platform by filling in all the required information.
2) You will receive a email to activate your account – click on “Activate Account”.
3) You will then be directed to a screen to verify your email address and to create a password.
4) After verifying your email and creating a password, you will be directed to the Login page
5) Fill in your email address and password to login.
6) Click on “South African Bursary Application” in the top left corner.
7) Click on the bursary you wish to apply for (Undergraduate or Postgraduate).
8) Fill in all the required information – do not leave any fields blank.
9) Read and accept the disclaimer (the white button should turn blue).
10) You will then receive an email response on your application – once you receive the email, you may close the application.
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