Gold Fields Mine is offering an opportunity to self-motivated employees, contractors and community members to study full time at a recognized South African University or University of Technology for the academic year 2018.
Bursary Application deadline is 31 October 2017
Bursary Provider: Goldfields Mine
Bursary Location: South Africa
Field of Studies
- Mining Engineering
- Metallurgy
- Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical)
- Geology
- Mineral Survey
- Rock Engineering
- Finance Management
- Environmental Management
- Human Resources Management
- Sustainable Development
- Safety Management
Requirements
Only applicants that fulfill the following criteria will be considered for Educational Grants:
- Historically Disadvantaged Individuals from low-income households in the communities surrounding the South Deep Mine and/or the Labour Sending Areas;
- students in their first three years of tertiary study (unless the trustees deem a particular case exceptional and decide in their discretion to award an Educational Grant to a post-graduate student);
- only students applying to universities or TVETs who do not have existing bursaries, scholarships or other forms of funding;
- applicants in any field which has application (technical or non-technical) in the mining sector in South Africa;
- first time applicants must have achieved an average pass mark of 60% for the most recent year of study (excluding life orientation);
- repeat applicants (those who have previously received an Education Grant from the Trust) must have passed the most recent year of study. In the event that such a student has achieved an average pass mark but has failed a particular subject, the Trust shall not pay for the repeat of that particular subject, and the student shall be responsible for the costs of the repeat
- No dependents of Gold Fields employees or the trustees of the Trust may apply
How to Apply
