PSG Bursary South Africa 2019 – 2020

ABOUT THE COMPANY – PSG

PSG is a top independent financial services group, who provide services such as financial planning, investments, unit trusts, stockbroking, life insurance, healthcare, estate and trust services, personal and commercial short term insurance. The company has been operating since 1998, and are present not only in South Africa, but also in Mauritius and Namibia.

The companies services are split into 3 major categories: “PSG Insure” for commercial and personal short-term insurance; “PSG Wealth” for individual, family and business wealth management services; and “PSG Asset Management” for global funds, segregated portfolios and local unit trusts for individuals and institutions.

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The PSG Bursary is for students who are studying towards a degree qualification and are wanting to further their career in the financial services industry.

Bursaries will be awarded within the following fields of study:

Information Technology
Information Systems
Informatics
Computer Science
Software Development
Project Management
Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Systems Engineering
Process Engineering
Engineering Management
Actuarial Science
Statistics
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Finance
Economics
Econometrics
Investments

MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE

The bursary will provide coverage of the following expenses: tuition fees, prescribed textbooks etc. Apart from the financial support, students will also receive the following:

mentoring, coaching and support
entrance into the graduate programme
working experience within the financial services industry

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
Studying towards a postgraduate degree qualification within one of the aforementioned fields of study (or in final year of Engineering undergraduate degree)
Achieved a minimum overall average of 65%
Wish to further your career in the financial services sector
Able to keep calm and work well under pressure
Able to work well in a team
Pay close attention to detail
Resilient
Energetic
Solution oriented
Ambitious
Self-motivated

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY

Applications must be done online at: http://legacy.psg.co.za/careers/position-detail.php?position=2541
(Reference number: #PSG-20955)

Before you can apply, you will be required to Register an account here: http://legacy.psg.co.za/careers/register-cv.php – thereafter you must Login here: http://legacy.psg.co.za/careers/login.php

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

ID document (certified copy)
Degree qualification certificate (certified copy)
Academic transcripts
Curriculum Vitae

CLOSING DATE

30 November 2019.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)