(Bursary) Vestas Empowerment Trust (VESTAS) Scholarship South Africa 2025 New

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Vestas Empowerment Trust (VESTAS) Scholarship South Africa 2025

 

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER – VESTAS

Vestas Empowerment Trust (VESTAS) has previously invested in primary education programmes (PEP) in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, with the goal of improving literacy and numeracy, as well as improving the quality of teachers’ teaching and parental involvement to support learners in their development.

VESTAS has since had a strategic shift and will now focus on providing funding, via a scholarship programme, for Black female students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
 

ABOUT THE VESTAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Vestas Empowerment Trust (VESTAS) is inviting students to apply for the Wind Renewable Energy Scholarship Programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Scholarships will be awarded to Black female students, for undergraduate studies within STEM disciplines, particularly the wind renewable energy sector:

  • Electrical Engineering (Degree/ Diploma)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
  • Mechatronic Engineering (Degree / Higher Certificate)

The bursary will cover studies at these selected institutions: University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela University and Boland College.

VET has partnered with social investment fund management and advisory firm Tshikululu Social Investments as a trust administrator, with the responsibility of successfully executing the project.
 

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MORE ABOUT THE VESTAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

The scholarship will provide full cover for studies at partner higher educational institutions. Students will receive a holistic, wrap around support that will give them the best chances of success, while at the same time generating skills for the wind industry.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VESTAS SCHOLARSHIP

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 Female
  • You must be Black, as defined by the B-BBEE Code of Conduct (Black, Coloured or Indian)
  • You must be from a disadvantaged background
  • You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
  • You must be studying or intend on studying towards a 3 or 4 year STEM related qualification, particularly the wind renewable energy sector (as listed above)
  • You must be studying or have been accepted/ provisionally accepted to study at one of the following higher education institutions: University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela University or Boland College
  • You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60% in Matric
  • You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60% if currently studying at tertiary level
  • You must NOT be receiving any other bursary funding or NSFAS

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE VESTAS SCHOLARSHIP

Students who meet the above criteria, can apply via email to: vestas@tshikululu.org.za
(Insert the words “VESTAS Scholarship 2025” in the email subject line).

Note: there is no application form to be completed for this bursary application – students need only submit the list of documents below to apply.
 

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your application email (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
  • Matric certificate, if completed Matric
  • Provisional tertiary acceptance letter, if currently in Matric (on institutions letterhead)
  • Most recent academic record/ results, if currently studying (on institutions letterhead)

Note: 2024 end of year results and final acceptance offers, must be emailed to the email address below by no later than 15 January 2025.
 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE VESTAS SCHOLARSHIP

24 November 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
 

CONTACT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER

For any queries related to this scholarship programme, please contact Tshikululu Social Investments (the administrators for this scholarship) directly:
Email: vestas@tshikululu.org.za
 

This bursary listing was last updated in October 2024.