Metropolitan South Africa Bursaries 2012

You are committed to a career in life insurance?
As an undergraduate who excels academically, actuarial studies is where you achieve and want to be?
You love to set yourself apart from the rest as an elite academic, but need the ‘practical’ support and guidance?
You are looking for a reputable brand to provide you with that platform?
Each year Metropolitan grants generous bursaries to ensure that highly self-motivated achievers are given the opportunity to realise their career ambitions in life insurance.

We’ve done the math, so take a look at what our bursaries have to offer in return for your skill, enthusiasm and commitment:
We cover the costs of:
Registration
Full tuition and residential fees
Textbooks and incidental expenses
Incentive bonuses for exceptional achievements
Annual travel allowance for flights back home (where applicable)
We also provide vacation work from 2nd year and a basic living allowance
As well as excellent networking opportunities, your chance to meet other actuaries in the business
The opportunity to enroll at either the University of Cape Town or the University of Stellenbosch.
Upon the successful completion of your Bursary Programme:

You will be assigned an experienced Actuary as your Mentor
Guaranteed employment within one of the largest financial institution in Africa, where you can apply your experience and skills
Our requirements are:

You need to be a matriculant who is achieving over 85% in Mathematics ,as well as Additional Maths or Maths3. Plus you need to obtain A’s in at least 2 other related subjects (e.g. Accounting/
Physics), level 6 or above.

Closing date for applications for 2013 Bursaries: 28 September 2012.
Click here to download the application form.