Accenture Scholarship Programme 2014

Advertiser: Accenture South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Location: National

Accenture South Africa (Pty) Ltd administers an independent Education Trust, established for the purpose of supporting students with strong academic ability across selected disciplines, and who have limited access to financial resources. Selected candidates are awarded a full scholarship that enables them to continue their education at one of South Africa's premier tertiary institutions.

Applications will only be considered from students who wish to major in one of the following disciplines at one of the universities listed below.

Degree courses:
- BEng or BSc (Eng) in Industrial
- BEng or BSc (Eng) in Electronic
- BEng or BSc (Eng) in Computer
- BEng or BSc (Eng) in Information
- BSc in Computer Science + Honours
- BEng or BSc (Eng) in Electrical (Light Current)
- BCom or BSc in Information Technology + Honours or BIT
- BCom or BSc in Informatics or Information Systems + Honours

Universities:
- Rhodes University
- University of Pretoria
- University of Cape Town
- University of Johannesburg
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- University of the Western Cape
- University of the Witwatersrand

How to Apply:

Click here to download a print copy of the application form (.pdf format)

Click here to download an online copy of the application form that you can edit (.doc format)

Applications must be sent to:

The Accenture (SA) Education Trust
P O Box 1587
Kelvin
2054

Or emailed to thabo.makama@accenture.com

Closing date: 15 August 2013
Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.