Sasol Foundation: Bursaries 2025

Sasol Foundation invites South African students to apply for Bursary Programme 2025 academic year.

Bursary Application closing date is 30 August 2024 (at 16:30).

Bursaries will be awarded in 2 categories, namely:
1) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) bursaries: for undergraduate studies in these fields:

• Agricultural Science
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Education (majoring in STEM subjects)
• Engineering (All disciplines)
• Financial Science
• Health Science
• Mathematical Science
• Technology
• Other

2) Non-STEM bursaries: for students from Sasol’s fence line communities (municipalities / districts around Sasol plants / operations); as well as children of Sasol Khanyisa shareholders; and children of Sasol employees.

Bursary recipients will be selected based on the following main criteria: academic performance, household income, acceptance to University/ University of Technology and South African citizenship.

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, book allowance, accommodation allowance, meal allowance, once-off computer and calculator allowance and a monthly stipend.

Bursary recipients will also receive psycho-social support (including student discussions, workshops, EAP – Employee assistance programme at Sasol, and more).

Applicants will be screening based on the following criteria:

• South African citizenship
• Household income verifications
• Acceptance or conditional acceptance to a University or University of Technology, for a STEM field of study approved by the Sasol Foundation
• Academic performance
• Combined household income
• Final preference will be given to financially needy and academically talented candidates

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete the Online Odyssey Psychometric Testing. The final outcome of the bursary will be communicated to all applicants.

Bursaries will be awarded on the basis that the candidates 2024 end of year results do not differ drastically from the results submitted during the application process. Sasol reserves the right to withdraw the bursary award if the candidates academic performance is substantially worse than the academic results submitted during the application process.

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):
STEM Bursary:

• You must be a South African citizen (by birth only)
• You must be under 25 years old
• You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric within the past year
• You must be studying or intend on studying full time towards an undergraduate degree, within one of the fields listed above, in 2025
• You must be studying or acceptance / provisionally accepted to study at a public University or University of Technology in South Africa
• BEng / BSc Eng / BSc students: you must have achieved the following results:
  • a minimum of Level 6 (70%) for Mathematics and Physical Science
  • a minimum of Level 5 (60%) for English First Additional Language or English Home Language or English Second Additional Language
• BEng Tech students: you must have achieved the following results:
  • a minimum of Level 5 (60%) for Mathematics and Physical Science
  • a minimum of Level 5 (60%) for English First Additional Language or English Home Language
  • a minimum of Level 5 (50%) for English Second Additional Language
• You must have achieved a minimum average of 60% for all modules, if currently studying
• You must not have registered for less than 5 modules in the previous study year
• You must not have failed any modules in the previous study year
• You must comply with university requirements for registration for the 2025 academic year
• Preference will be given to students who pursue degree studies that are in line with future capabilities (Green Economy and Digitalisation)
• You must have a combined household income of less than R600 000 per annum

Non-STEM Bursary:

• You must be a South African citizen (by birth only)
• You must be under 25 years old
• You must be from Sasol’s fence line communities (municipalities / districts around Sasol plants / operations); or a child of a Sasol Khanyisa shareholder; or a child of a Sasol employee
• You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric within the past year
• You must be studying or intend on studying full time towards an undergraduate degree in any field, in 2025
• You must be studying or acceptance / provisionally accepted to study at a public University or University of Technology in South Africa
• You must have achieved a minimum average of Level 5 (60%) for all modules registered for
• You must have achieved a minimum average of 60% for all modules, if currently studying
• You must not have registered for less than 5 modules in the previous study year
• You must not have failed any modules in the previous study year
• You must comply with university requirements for registration for the 2025 academic year
• You must have a combined household income of less than R600 000 per annum

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online 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 “Undergraduate Applications”.
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.

Applicants who have PREVIOUSLY REGISETERED on the Sasol Bursary website, you may continue their application by Logging in

Applicants who have PREVIOUSLY REGISETERED on the Sasol Bursary website but have forgotten their password, may click on the Forgot Password – you will then receive an email to reset your password, after receiving your new password, you may continue your application from step 5 above.

Applicants who do not have internet access or access to an internet café, may contact Sasol Bursary Application Helpline at 086 010 6235 for support.
 

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

• ID document (certified copy)
• Grade 11 final results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
• Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
• Year end results of most recent year completed, if currently studying (certified copy)
• Proof of acceptance or provisional acceptance to a University or University of Technology (on institutions letterhead)

SASOL FOUNDATION BURSARY APPLICATION NOTES

1. Only applications submitted via the Sasol Bursary website will be accepted – email or hard copy applications will NOT be accepted.
2. Applications that are late or incomplete will NOT be accepted.
3. If you do not have access to the interest or an internet café, please contact the Sasol Bursary Application Helpline for support (086 010 6235).
4. You may log out the application form and resume the application at a later stage, but the application must be submitted by the closing date.
5. You will not be able to edit details that you have submitted – if you need to make changes to your application, please email the Sasol Bursary department (email address below).
6. For further details on how to apply, visit the how to apply section.