Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA): Bursaries 2023

Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) invites students to apply for Bursary Programme 2022 / 2023 academic year.

Bursary Application Closing Date: 30 September 2022

The AGSA bursary will be awarded for Chartered Accountancy studies, particularly the following qualifications:

• BCom Accounting CA stream
• Bachelor of Accounting CA stream
• BCompt

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: tuition fees, prescribed textbooks, meals and accommodation at university.

After graduation, bursary recipients will be required to partake in training with AGSA or serve articles.

Requirements

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 currently in Matric or have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• You must be studying or intend on studying at a University that is accredited by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
• Matric students: you must achieve a Matric exemption with university entrance
• Matric students: you must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy)
• Matric students: you must be entering your 1st year of study in 2023, towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• 1st year students: you must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
• 1st year students: you must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy) and English in Matric
• 1st year students: you must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• 1st year students: you must be entering your 2nd year of study in 2023
• 2nd year students: you must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
• 2nd year students: you must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Management Accounting
• 2nd year students: you must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• 2nd year students: you must be entering your 3rd year of study in 2023
• Final year students: you must achieve a minimum result of 55% for all core modules of your qualification
• Final year students: you must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• Final year students: you must be entering your postgraduate studies in 2023
• Final year students: you must have achieved acceptance into the CTA programme
• You must be fluent in English
• You must have strong communication skills
• You must have excellent interpersonal skills
• You must have strong leadership potential
• You must be determined, driven and committed to success

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online at: AGSA Bursary Application
(you will be required to agree to the collection of your personal information for purposes of the bursary application – click on the “apply” button to proceed).

Applicants will be required to Register an account before they can Login and apply.

Enter “www.studentroom.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the AGSA bursary.
 

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
Matric students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Grade 11 final results (certified copy)
• Matric mid year results (certified copy)
• University acceptance letter (on institutions letterhead)

1st year students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Matric certificate (certified copy)
• Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)

2nd year students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)

Final year students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)
• CTA programme acceptance letter

Please note:
1) Documents should be in pdf format and not larger than 2MB.
2) If any of the supporting documents are not available, please submit your most recent highest completed academic results.