Seriti: Bursaries 2023

Seriti invites South African student to apply for Bursary Programme 2023 academic year.

Bursary Application Closing Date: 20 January 2023

Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the following fields:

• Corporate and Community Relations: BA Communication Science/ Public Relations equivalent (final year)
• Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current) & Mechanical Engineering: BSc/ BEng/ NDip/ AdvDip (2nd, 3rd, 4th year)
• Environment: BSc Environmental related/ BTech (final year)
• Finance: Bachelor of Commerce in Finance (2nd year)
• Geology: BTech/ BSc Geology (Honours)
• Human Resources: Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource/ Labour Law/ related qualification (2nd year)
• Metallurgy: BSc Eng/ BEng/ BTech in Extractive Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering (2nd, 3rd, 4th year)
• Occupational Hygiene (VOHE): BSc Mining/ Engineering/ BTech Science, (major in Occupational Hygiene) (final year)
• Rock Engineering: BSc Engineering (Mining)/ BSc Geology (Hons)/ BEng Tech (final year/ Honours)
• Survey: Bachelor of Mine Surveying, BTech, NDip (final year)

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: tuition fees, book allowance, accommodation allowance and meal allowance. The bursary will NOT provide cover for previous year’s failed subjects or modules, as well as any outstanding tuition fees including interest charged.

As part of the Seriti bursary contract, students must adhere to the following terms and conditions:

• Students must pass their studies
• Students must partake in vacation work if required
• Students must undertake the work back obligation after graduation

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 30 days of closing date – if you do not receive any feedback by this time, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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 have completed Matric
• You must be studying towards a qualification within one of the fields listed above
• You must be in your 2nd, 3rd, 4th or Honours year of study (see fields of study above)
• You must be registered and studying at a recognized and accredited tertiary institution within South Africa (University of Science or University of Technology)
• You must have achieved minimum results of 60% for your current studies
• You must NOT be receiving any other bursary funding
• You must NOT be studying towards a bridging course/ foundation program
• Preference will be given to students in Seriti’s communities
• Advantageous (not essential but will be favorable to your application):
  • Temporary working experience in field of study (vacation work)
  • Understanding of relevant legislation with regards to the Mining Industry, including the Mine Health and Safety Act and ability to interpret relevant legislation correctly

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online at: Seriti Bursary Application 2023
(Ref No: VAR122/22GS)

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

• ID document (certified copy)
• Full academic record for the 2022 academic year (certified copy)
• Brief Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format)
• Proof of registration/ acceptance letter at a tertiary institution
• Proof of residence

Note: applicants are requested to use Google Chrome browser when applying to enable the attachment of documents. Documents must have been certified within the last 3 months.