Application Deadline: October 16, 2022
The Accenture Education Trust, helps students whose family income ranges from R 350 000 – R 1M and NSFAS Post-Graduate Students with a Household Income of < R300k The student must have a strong academic background with a cumulative average of above 65% in a study towards Technology-aligned degrees (see below list) at select tertiary Institutions in South Africa .
If you are a high achiever in your second, third, fourth or Honours year of study, we want to hear from you.
Successful candidates will receive a full scholarship. The bursary programme covers the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, examination fees, meals, residence, book allowance for prescribed books and a laptop. In addition, the scholarship is backed up by ongoing mentorship.
Requirements:
Applications will be considered from students who wish to major in one of the following disciplines at one of the universities listed below.
Scholarship Disciplines
BSC
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Information and Knowledge Systems
- Information Systems
- Mechanical with Mechatronics Engineering
BSC (Eng)
- Information Technology
- Electronic /Electrical (Light Current)
BCOM
- Informatics
- Information Systems
- Stats and Data Science
- Computer Science
DATA ENGINEERING
- Big Data Analytics
- Post Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
BENG
- Electronic or Electrical Comp Eng
- Information Engineering
- Micro Electronic Engineering
INSTITUTES
- Rhodes University
- Stellenbosch University
- University of Cape Town
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Pretoria
- University of Witwatersrand
- University of Kwazulu-Natal
- University of Western Cape
Application Procedure:
All 5 attachments are required for your application consideration
Kindly attach all 5 pre-requisite documents in the CV/Resume attachment box
1) Certified copy of identity document (Application Pre-requisite)
2) Certified full academic record including 2022 mid-year exam results/progress report(Application Pre-requisite)
3) Certified copy of grade 12 results(Application Pre-requisite)
4) Certified copy of proof of parents’/guardian’s earnings if <R 600K AND Latest Income tax return of parents/guardian’s earnings <R 1M (Application Pre-requisite)
5) Copy of your curriculum vitae (Application Pre-requisite)
*Application Steps
Step 1 – Register/ Create an account by using your email address and create a password.
Step 2 – Start application. Please choose Apply Manually.
Step 3 – You will land on the My Information page. Please populate all fields and note that family name is your surname.
Step 4 – You will land on the My Experience page. In this section kindly detail any part time work experience i.e. Tutoring, promotions, e.t.c. Please note that GPA indicates academic average
Step 5 – You will land on Application Questions. These are standard and only for the purpose of the scholarship application please answer these as follows: Q1 – Yes; Q2 – No; Q3- Yes; Q4 – Yes; and Q5 -No.
Step 6 – You will land on a Voluntary Disclosure page. Here, complete all the required fields
Step 7 – You will land on a Summary Page where you can view your application and click Submit to finalize your submission
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Accenture Education Trust Scholarship 2023
