STANLIB Bursary Sponsorship Programme 2014

Adevertiser: Stanlib
Location: National

The STANLIB Bursary Sponsorship Programme funds tertiary level education, allowing previously disadvantaged students the opportunity to study at any university in South Africa. The programme has been running since 2005, and has funded 42 students since inception. STANLIB offers a number of bursaries each year for students studying towards the following qualifications:
- Marketing and Communications
- Investment Management
- Human Resources
- Actuarial Science
- Operations
- Economics
- Finance
- IT

Students who are currently in matric, first, second or third year or are completing their Honours degree may apply for these bursaries. People living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 31 October 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.