Get all information and guidelines on how to apply for the PPC Bursary before the closing date for next year.
Scheme was incepted in year 2008 as an invested in both South Africa and the company. The PPC bursary caters for students who are looking for engineering bursaries to fund their studies for next academic year.
About more than 30 students have graduate from the programme since year 2008. This combines students from the community programme and the children of employees who are part of a programme which was started in 2015.
The financial assistance setup with the aim to match present and future skills requirements of the group and the sector. The bursary targets chemical, electrical, mechanical, mining and industrial engineering sectors of South Africa economy. Environmentally-oriented qualifications are also being supported.
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This bursary scheme takes into account that students who are in financial need are not able to pay for the cost of important things they need to complete their studies. The bursary covers students’ cost towards the following:
- Tuition fees
- Accommodation
- Meals and other study related cost
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PPC BURSARY
Applicants can apply for if they intend to gain a qualification in one of the following fields of study:
Chemical Engineering Bursary Criteria
- Applicants must be South African
- Must have completed your Matric/Grade 12
- Must have passed your Matric with level 6 for Maths and Science
- You must have been accepted to study Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering Bursary Criteria
- Students must be South African
- Must have completed your Matric/Grade 12
- Must have passed your Matric with level 6 for Maths and Science
- You must have been accepted to study Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Bursary Criteria
- You must be South African
- Must have completed your Matric/Grade 12
- Must have passed your Matric with level 6 for Maths and Science
- You must have been accepted to study Electrical Engineering
Mining Engineering Bursary Criteria
- You must be South African
- Must have completed your Matric/Grade 12
- Must have passed your Matric with level 6 for Maths and Science
- You must have been accepted to study Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering Bursary Criteria
- You must be South African
- Must have completed your Matric/Grade 12
- Must have passed your Matric with level 6 for Maths and Science
- You must have been accepted to study Electrical Engineering
Environmentally-oriented degrees will also be considered for any of PPC funding for next year.
PPC APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants need to meet the following requirements:
- must be a South African citizen to apply for the PPC bursary
- must undertake full-time undergraduate studies in a South African tertiary institution;
- have a financial need; and
- written proof of acceptance to an accredited South African University if not already in university.
Like others this bursary may require that applicants attach a list of documents to support their application. PPC will dictate which documents are needed although normally the following are always needed:
- ID document
- Proof of registration
- Proof of income
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV)
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
No closing date for PPC bursary is not stipulated.
List of Universities Where Studies Can Be Undertaken
- University of Witwatersrand (Wits)
- University of Free State (UFS)
- University of Western Cape (UWC)
- University of Cape Town (UCT)
- Cape Peninsula University (CPUT)
- University of Stellenbosch
- Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
- University of Johannesburg (UJ)
- Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
- Rhodes University
- University of Limpopo
- University of Pretoria (UP)
- Durban University of Technology (DUT)
- UNISA (University of South Africa)
- University of KZN (UKZN)
- Mangosutho University of Technology
- University of Zululand
- North-West University
- University of Venda of Technology
- Central University of Technology (Free State)
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
HOW TO APPLY FOR PPC BURSARY
If you wish to apply for this bursary you will have to fill in an application form and return it with all required documents. You can upload the form and documents online which makes it much easier to apply.
PPC aligns it bursary programme such that it meets current and future skills needs of the group and the entire sector. The bursary is targeting chemical, electrical, mechanical, mining and industrial engineering fields of study.
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