Fully Funded Sasol Foundation 2025 Bursary Programme. – Scholarships and Aid

Applications are now open for the 2025 Sasol Foundation Bursary Programme. The Sasol Bursary programmes for South African youth are a critical talent lever to enable us to meet our strategic and transformation talent objectives.

STEM bursaries

The Sasol Foundation offers an 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.  No postgraduate bursaries will be offered for 2025 academic year.

Non-STEM bursaries

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.  No postgraduate bursaries will be offered for 2025 academic year.

Requirements

All applicants will undergo screening based on the following criteria: 

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1. Must be South African citizenship (by birth only).
2. Household income verifications.
3. Acceptance / provisional acceptance for studies at a South African Public University / University of Technology for the following year.
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.

Method of Application

Should you experience challenges during the application process please contact the Call Centre on 086 010 6235.

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Application Deadline: 30 August, 2024.