SA Institute of Race Relations Bursary 2014

Advertiser: SA Institute of Race Relations
Location: National

The SA Institute of Race Relations Bursary application process is now open for applications:

- The completed online applications will be reviewed by the Institute. They will produce a short-list of potential bursary recipients.
- The Institute will contact all short-listed applicants. Each short-listed applicant will be supplied with documents that he or she will require in order to complete the application process. Please note that if you are not contacted by the Institute by 30th September 2013 then you have not been short-listed.
- Short-listed candidates must complete the documents they received and return these to the Institute by 15 November 2013.
- The Institute's bursary selection committee will review all those final applications received on or before 15 November 2013 and make decisions about which students are to receive bursaries for 2014. These decisions will be taken by 15 February 2014.
- The Institute will notify the students who have been granted bursaries.

Closing date: 31 August 2013

Click here to apply
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.