{"id":42761,"date":"2018-09-14T16:55:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=42761"},"modified":"2018-09-14T17:03:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T15:03:36","slug":"reserve-bank-bursary-scholarship-programme-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/reserve-bank-bursary-scholarship-programme-2019.html","title":{"rendered":"Reserve Bank Bursary \/ Scholarship Programme 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Reserve Bank (the Bank), as part of addressing the severe shortage of skills in South Africa, provides bursaries to students in relevant fields of study who are from disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the bursary scheme is to assist financially needy students who obtain good results in Matric\/Grade 12 and who want to study in fields relevant to the Bank.<\/p>\n

Location: Johannesburg<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bursary is intended for undergraduate studies at a South African university on a full-time basis.<\/p>\n

2.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Studies for which bursaries will be granted<\/b><\/p>\n

The studies that students intend to pursue shall have a bearing on, and be applicable to, the functions and activities of the Bank. (For more information on the Bank, visit the Bank\u2019s website:\u00a0www.reservebank.co.za<\/a>). This includes, for example,\u00a0Economics, Actuarial Sciences, Mathematical Statistics, Information Technology, Finance, Law and Accounting, and excludes for example, Medicine, Dentistry and Social Work.<\/p>\n

A bursary will be granted from the first academic year and reviewed annually. Bursary holders need not reapply for the bursary each year. The total number of students and related bursary costs will be reviewed annually.<\/p>\n

The Bank will provide students who are Bank bursary holders, vacation work opportunities that are funded by the Bank.<\/p>\n

3.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Criteria for awarding bursaries<\/b><\/p>\n

Over and above the criteria set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 above, the following will be used as guidelines in the awarding of bursaries:<\/p>\n