Department Of Labour Bursaries
Department Of Labour Bursaries, A bursary is a monetary award made by an institution to individuals or groups of people who cannot afford to pay full fees. In return for the bursary the individual is usually obligated to be employed at the institution for the duration as the bursary. According to The Good Schools Guide, a bursary is “usually for helping out the impoverished but deserving and those fallen on hard times”.
Department of Labour Bursaries for the Disabled (NSFAS)
Organisation
Department of Labour Bursary for the Disabled
Department of Labour Bursary for the Disabled
Description
For this bursary programme, provision is limited to the following narrower description of disability, that is: a permanent condition caused by an accident, trauma, genetics or disease, which limits an individual’s mobility, hearing, vision, speech, and intellectual/cognitive functioning
For this bursary programme, provision is limited to the following narrower description of disability, that is: a permanent condition caused by an accident, trauma, genetics or disease, which limits an individual’s mobility, hearing, vision, speech, and intellectual/cognitive functioning
Who Can Apply
South African applicant with disability, in public higher education institution, academically able and financially needy.
South African applicant with disability, in public higher education institution, academically able and financially needy.
Value
The bursary will cover the following: • Actual registration, tuition and examination fees (“the tuition costs”) payable to the Institution, and as charged to the applicant fee account; • Costs of books and other study materials prescribed by the Institution in relation to the Qualification (“the materials costs”); • Applicant’s accommodation and meal costs (“the accommodation costs”)1 • Applicant transportation guidelines (read under “the accommodation costs”) • The costs of providing an assistive device to the Applicant (as per the schedule/cost table attached to this document); and • With the exception of cases where no other means of cash payment are possible (as is determined in the NSFAS Manual item 5.1), no cash shall be placed in the hands of applicants.
The bursary will cover the following: • Actual registration, tuition and examination fees (“the tuition costs”) payable to the Institution, and as charged to the applicant fee account; • Costs of books and other study materials prescribed by the Institution in relation to the Qualification (“the materials costs”); • Applicant’s accommodation and meal costs (“the accommodation costs”)1 • Applicant transportation guidelines (read under “the accommodation costs”) • The costs of providing an assistive device to the Applicant (as per the schedule/cost table attached to this document); and • With the exception of cases where no other means of cash payment are possible (as is determined in the NSFAS Manual item 5.1), no cash shall be placed in the hands of applicants.
Duration
1 year renewable
1 year renewable
Service Contract
Beneficiaries of the bursary are required to work in South Africa for a specified period after completion of their studies. Should the beneficiary of the bursary be unable to find employment in South Africa within a 3 month period post-completion, the applicant must apply in writing to NSFAS for a fair exit clause/buy-out clause to be considered (buy-out clause – or fair exit clause);
Beneficiaries of the bursary are required to work in South Africa for a specified period after completion of their studies. Should the beneficiary of the bursary be unable to find employment in South Africa within a 3 month period post-completion, the applicant must apply in writing to NSFAS for a fair exit clause/buy-out clause to be considered (buy-out clause – or fair exit clause);
Contact Details
NSFAS, Private Bag X1, Plumstead, 7801
0860 067 327
NSFAS, Private Bag X1, Plumstead, 7801
0860 067 327