What does it cover?
- Full tuition costs
- Textbooks
- Accommodation
- Medical aid
- Living allowance
- Laptop
- Mentoring and psychological support.
Who can qualify?
The Standard Bank Group Bursary is available if you require funding for your first, second, third and final year of undergraduate studies – as well as if you want to pursue your postgraduate studies up to Master’s level.
To apply, you must:
- Be a South African citizen
- Have achieved an average of 65% and above in the latest examinations (mid-year / June)
- Be registered for full time undergraduate or postgraduate studies
- Meet the admission requirements of your university if applying for a post-graduate bursary.
To qualify, you should be well-rounded academically, with strong performance in any of the following fields:
- Accounting
- Actuarial science
- Analytics
- Commerce
- Computer and data science
- Economics
- Engineering
- Finance
- Information technology
- Investments
- Mathematics
- Statistics.
If you get through the first stage of application, we’ll invite you to participate in a formal assessment process, including (but not limited to) psychometric evaluation and an interview. Financial need is considered in applications.
