{"id":581426,"date":"2022-04-28T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=581426"},"modified":"2022-04-29T16:16:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:16:32","slug":"sasol-is-offering-all-inclusive-bursaries-to-275-students-heres-who-should-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/581426\/sasol-is-offering-all-inclusive-bursaries-to-275-students-heres-who-should-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Sasol is offering all-inclusive bursaries to students &#8211; here&#8217;s who should apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South African chemicals group Sasol has opened applications for its corporate bursary programme for the 2023 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Sasol is targeting high-performing mathematics and science learners currently in Grade 12, and is inviting them to apply for an all-inclusive bursary to study engineering and science degrees at approved South African universities.<\/p>\n<p>The bursary programme covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition fees;<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation;<\/li>\n<li>Meals;<\/li>\n<li>Textbooks; and<\/li>\n<li>Pocket money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bursars also receive allowances for study tools including laptops and calculators, the group said. The bursary will also provide psycho-social support, to enable learners to successfully complete their academic studies.<\/p>\n<p>Sasol bursars will have the opportunity to do paid vacation work, and be a part of the Sasol Development Programmes when they complete their studies.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2023 academic year, Sasol will fund up to 275 bursars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Education is one of the key pillars in Sasol\u2019s social investment strategy, with an emphasis on helping to develop a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills base for future and giving talented, ambitious people from all backgrounds opportunities to succeed,&#8221; Sasol said.<\/p>\n<p>The group is specifically looking for learners who want to study towards a <strong>B Eng<\/strong> or<strong> BSc Eng<\/strong> in various engineering disciplines, <strong>BSc in Chemistry<\/strong> or learners interested in <strong>Mining Survey<\/strong> at a university of technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Studies (B.Eng. \/ B.Sc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Civil Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Electronic Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Electrical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Metallurgy<\/li>\n<li>Mining Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>Geology (Hons. is a requirement for Sasol)<\/li>\n<li>Data Science (Computer Science \/ Mathematics \/ Operations Research \/ Statistics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Studies (B. Eng. Tech.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mine Surveying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants need to obtain the following to be considered for an undergraduate bursary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>70% for Maths<\/li>\n<li>70% for Science<\/li>\n<li>60% for English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Candidates who are either completing or have completed a degree and wish to pursue a Master or Doctorate study in science or chemical engineering are also eligible to apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sasolbursaries.com\/welcome\/post-graduate\/\">postgraduate bursary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates can find more information and apply at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sasolbursaries.com\/\">Sasol&#8217;s bursary web page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/540192\/these-are-the-companies-that-south-africans-really-want-to-work-for\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">These are the companies that South Africans really want to work for<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African chemicals group Sasol has opened applications for its corporate bursary programme for the 2023 academic year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":581484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9872],"tags":[26,2240],"class_list":["post-581426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-headline","tag-sasol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581426"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":582086,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581426\/revisions\/582086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}