Sasol Foundation Bursary 2025 for Grade 12 learners

Sasol Foundation Bursary 2025 for Grade 12 learners

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Sasol Foundation Bursary 2025 for Grade 12 learners

Deadline: 30 August 2024

Location: South Africa

About Sasol Foundation Bursary

The Sasol Foundation offers a comprehensive bursary to talented individuals who are planning to study full time towards an undergraduate degree to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers.

Priority will be given to degree studies that are in line with future capabilities (Green Economy and Digitalisation), which include disciplines such as Engineering, Information Technology, Data Sciences, Agricultural Science, Environmental Sciences, Medical Sciences and Construction & Manufacturing among others.

These bursaries are reserved only for qualifying students from Sasol’s fence line communities (municipalities / districts around Sasol plants / operations); children of Sasol Khanyisa shareholders; and children of Sasol employees, wishing to study towards non-STEM qualifications.

  1. These bursary opportunities are limited to South African citizens (by birth only), who are / will be pursuing degree studies at a public South African University or University of Technology.
  2. The Sasol Foundation is also offering STEM and Non-STEM bursaries exclusively for qualifying children of Sasol employees, Sasol Khanyisa/Inzalo shareholders as well as applicants from Sasol fence-line communities.
  3. Sasol Foundation reserves the right to select qualifying individuals based on academic performance, household income, acceptance to University/University of Technology as well South African citizenship.
  4. Please note that applicants who are in Grade 12 this year, must submit the Grade 11 (final year end) results. All other applicants must submit end of year results of whichever year they have completed.  (For example Grade 12 or those who were enrolled at a Higher Learning Institution must use their end of year results to apply.)
  5. No postgraduate bursaries for 2025 academic year.

STEM and non-STEM bursaries

  • A full-time undergraduate Degree to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and non-STEM careers.
  • A limited number of non-STEM bursaries are reserved only for qualifying children of Sasol employees, Khanyisa/Inzalo Shareholders or candidates from Sasol fence-line communities.

Study Discipline 

  1. Agricultural Science 
  2. Chemistry 
  3. Computer Science 
  4. Data Science 
  5. Education (majoring only in STEM subjects) 
  6. Engineering (All) 
  7. Financial Science  
  8. Health Science 
  9. Mathematical Science 
  10. Technology 
  11. Other

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Undergraduate applications 

To be considered, you must have acceptance or provisional acceptance for degree studies at a South African University or University of Technology. Bursaries will only be awarded for full-time studies at undergraduate level, and you must be a South African citizen (by birth) and have acceptance or provisional acceptance for studies at a South African University or University of Technology. 

Screening criteria

  1. South African citizenship (by birth only).
  2. Household income verifications.
  3. Acceptance / provisional acceptance to an approved University / University of Technology, strictly for a STEM field of study approved by the Sasol Foundation.
  4. Non-STEM bursaries are reserved only for qualifying children of Sasol employees, Khanyisa/Inzalo shareholders or candidates from Sasol fence-line communities.
  5. Academic performance of the applicants.
  6. Combined household income must be less than R600,000.00 per annum. The final selection will prioritise financially needy and academically competitive candidates.
  7. Student must be doing their first undergraduate degree.
  8. University students applying for 2nd / 3rd / 4th year of studies must have an average of 60% for all modules.
  9. Below the age of 25 years, at the time of the bursary application.
  10. Must have completed matric within a year from the time of submitting an application or currently completing matric this year if applying for 1st year of degree studies.

Benefits

  1. Registration fees  
  2. Tuition fees (no payment for repeat modules)  
  3. Book allowance 
  4. Monthly Stipend
  5. Meal and accommodation allowance
  6. A once-off Computer and Calculator allowance 
  7. Psycho-social support (Student discussions / Workshops / EAP – Employee assistance programme @ Sasol etc.) 
  8. Graduate Development Support

How to apply

Steps to follow when completing the bursary application form.

New User

  • Click here to apply or visit the About Us page, find the Now Open block and select Click Here to Apply
  • Select Register
  • Fill in the required details
  • Click on – Create New Account
  • You will receive an activation email, click on Activate Account
  • It will lead you to screen to verify your email and to create a password
  • Upon creation, you will be back on the login page
  • Enter your email and password
  • You have logged in
  • Click on South African Bursary Application (Top Left Corner)
  • Click on Undergraduate Applications
  • Supply required information
  • Read the disclaimer
  • Accept the disclaimer to proceed by clicking on the white button turning it blue
  • You can exit the page once you receive a response on your application (which will also be emailed to you)

Previously Registered

  • Click on Current Bursars Login
  • Supply login information
  • The form will take you to the section you have not completed

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