Call for applications: 2019 Thekgo Bursary SA

The bursary is intended for students who have completed their undergraduate/honours studies, but their degree certificates/academic records have been withheld due to outstanding debt owed to the university.

Such student can apply for debt relief of up to R10 000 in the following disciplines:

• Arts (music, digital arts, drama/performance studies, visual arts/fine arts, history of art, film and television studies).
• Languages and literature.
• Media studies.
• Gender studies.
• Education.

These bursaries will only be awarded to completed undergraduate students who have already missed at least one graduation due to outstanding debt with a university in KwaZulu-Natal province only up to an amount of R10 000.

Students who studied at the following institutions will be considered:

• Durban University of Technology.
• University of KwaZulu-Natal.
• University of Zululand.
• Mangosuthu University of Technology.

Eligibility

Applicant must:

• Be a national of, or have refugee status in any African country.
• Have completed undergraduate studies (three-year or four-year bachelor or honours degree) in a degree programme within Thekgo’s focus disciplines in the humanities, listed above, at a public university in Kwazulu-Natal province in South Africa.
• Have already missed one graduation and is not able to receive the degree due to outstanding debt not exceeding R10 000 owed to the university.
• Have made a payment of at least 10% of outstanding debt within three months of the application deadline.
• Demonstrate academic merit.
• Demonstrate financial need.

How to apply

Applicants should download the application form and fill it in. They must return the form to Canon Collins by email at thekgo@canoncollins.org.uk along with all supporting documents.

Applicants are also encouraged to read the guidelines before applying.

The application deadline is 31 March.

View the original call here.