Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme is happy to invite high performing South African students who wish to enroll for their undergraduate and post graduate programs.
The Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme provides tuition fees, accommodation including meals, books and learning materials, teaching practice and if possible a small allowance for monthly living expenses for successful candidates.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Government of South Africa
Scholarship Type: Full Funding
Name of Institution(s): Higher Educational Institutions in South Africa
Scholarship Worth: Not specified
Number of Scholarships: Several
Study Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Nationality: South Africans
Eligibility Criteria
To become eligible for Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme for South Africans, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants should be 30 years and below to qualify for the Funza Lushaka Bursary.
- Allocation of Funza Lushaka bursaries to Higher Education Institution employees, their spouse and their dependents/children is not permissible.
- The Funza Lushaka bursary does not fund extended programmes.
- The applicant must be accepted into an approved B.Ed. degree or PGCE programme to specialise in two or more of the priority subject areas.
- The applicant should demonstrate good academic ability.
- The applicant must show commitment to a teaching career, which includes: interest in working with young people; enthusiasm for a professional career in teaching; readiness to face and surmount difficult challenges with integrity.
- The applicant must be committed to teach in any school to which a student may be placed by a Provincial Education Department (PED).
- Students must meet the minimum academic criteria for award of the bursary.
Application Procedures
Interested applicants for the Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme 2024 are to visit the application portal and register by providing personal information, login to the system using username and password created when registering. On the e-Services Menu select Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme, applicants should enter the OTP received on the preferred channel, accept the Terms and Conditions. On the dashboard menu click on the 2024 application button, follow the steps to complete the required field with your information and accept the declaration to confirm the information captured.
Application Deadline: Not specified