Scholarship applications still open
Fifty scholarships of R5 000 each will be awarded.
There is still time to enter the DirectAxis Currie Cup scholarship, but applicants need to get their entries in soon, as the closing date is November 11.
Financial services company, DirectAxis, launched the school scholarship programme as part of its Currie Cup sponsorship.
In total it is offering R250 000 to cover school fees and other education-related expenses, including sports tours, for high-school pupils.
Fifty scholarships of R5 000 each will be awarded.
To apply, pupils or their guardians need to go to www.yoursupportplayer.co.za and fill in the online application.
The successful applicants will be informed from November 14 onward.
The scholarships will be paid to the schools they attend to cover expenses for the 2017 academic year.
“We sponsored the Currie Cup because it’s the competition which gives players who may go on to become Super Rugby or even Springbok players a chance to show their potential.
“The scholarships are intended to do the same thing, giving learners, whether they be girls or boys, an opportunity to shine,” said Mr Emanuel Cristaudo, CEO of DirectAxis financial services.
