Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria in order to qualify for the Sasol Bursary.
UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY BURSARY:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric OR be currently in Matric
- You must be registered or qualify to register for full-time studies, towards one of the undergraduate degree qualifications listed above (diploma studies will NOT be funded)
- You must be registered or intend on studying at an accredited and approved University in South Africa (UNISA students will NOT be funded)
BEng and BSc applicants: you must have achieved the following results:
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- A minimum of Level 6 (70 to 79%) for Mathematics
- A minimum of Level 6 (70 to 79%) for Physical Science
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for English First Additional language OR a minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for English home language OR a minimum of Level 4 (50 to 59%) for English Second Additional language
Undergraduate students and Hons students: you must have achieved a minimum result of 50% for all courses registered for in the academic year
If already studying: you must be registered for the degree qualification for the minimum study period (i.e. 4 years for engineering degree) and/or be able to complete your studies in the minimum period of time (students on an extended study period and those who have added a year to the minimum study period may NOT apply)
UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY BURSARY:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric OR be currently in Matric
- You must intend on studying full-time, towards the undergraduate qualification listed above (students already studying will NOT be funded)
- You must be registered or intend on studying at an accredited and approved University of Technology in South Africa
- You must have achieved the following results:
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for Mathematics
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for Science
- A minimum of Level 5 (60 to 69%) for English
POSTGRADUATE BURSARY:
- You must a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric
- You must be registered or qualify to register for full-time studies, towards the postgraduate degree qualification listed above
- You must be registered or intend on studying at an accredited and approved University in South Africa (international studies will NOT be funded)
- You must have achieved a minimum result of 65% for all courses you registered for Honours or 4th year
- You must be in your final year of studying towards OR have completed one of the following qualifications:
- Applied Mathematics (BSc), Chemical Engineering (BEng / BSc), Chemistry (BSc), Computer Engineering (BEng), Computer Science (BSc), Electronic Engineering (BEng), Statistics (BSc)
- You must know which area of chemistry or chemical engineering you would like to study and be able to discuss possible topics which would support the current sustainability imperatives (it is not a requirement to have a formal project proposal ready – successful recipients will engage with Sasol technical experts and academic supervisors to finalise a project proposal)
- You must have a strong academic record
- You must NOT have a criminal record