ABOUT THE COMPANY – OLD MUTUAL INVESTMENT GROUP
The Old Mutual Education Trust was established to form part of the landmark BBEE (Broadbased Black Economic Empowerment) transaction and to ensure that the funding from the Old Mutual BEE deal was correctly allocated to Old Mutual’s business partners members and dependants.
The Imfundo Trust, an Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) scholarship initiative was founded to help address the lack of black investment professionals within the country and to increase the number of qualified professionals in the asset management industry. Between the period of 2011 and 2015, around R20 million has been spent funding students in their tertiary education. The scholarship programme funds 30 to 40 beneficiaries each year, mainly black deserving students (especially women) at South Africa’s top universities.
ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED & COVERAGE
The Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) Imfundo Trust will be awarding scholarships within the following fields of study:
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Business Management Studies
- Economics
- Finance
- Investments
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
- Information Systems
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Law
The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: tuition fees, prescribed books, stationery, accommodation in residence or equivalent private accommodation, meals and a a personal computer.
ELIGIBILITY 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):
- South African citizen
- Completed Matric OR currently in Matric
- Studying or intend on studying full time within one of the aforementioned fields of study
- Will be in your 1st/ 2nd year of study in 2020
- Studying or intend on studying at a recognised University in South Africa/li>
- Achieved a minimum overall average of 65%
- Strong academic potential
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Applications must be done online at: https://leap.ly/opportunities/289
You will be required to Register an account before you can Login and apply.
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric latest results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
- Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
- Full tertiary academic record, if at tertiary level (certified copy)
- Motivational letter in support of your bursary application (why you should be selected to receive a bursary)
CLOSING DATE
30 September 2019.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Study Trust directly:
Contact Person: Mr Mthusi Morebodi (Bursary Support Manager)
Tel: 011 403 1632 / 011 403 1130
Fax: 086 567 5604
Email: applications@StudyTrust.org.za
Contact Person: Mr Mthusi Morebodi (Bursary Support Manager)
Tel: 011 403 1632 / 011 403 1130
Fax: 086 567 5604
Email: applications@StudyTrust.org.za
