Sanral reminds youth to apply for bursaries

With just over two months until applications close, South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is reminding South African youth to take full advantage of its bursary and scholarship programme.

At a time of economic uncertainty and pressure for consumers, Sanral’s financial aid is designed to take the financial pressure off students and allow them to focus purely on excelling academically.

While Sanral remains committed to developing a pipeline of civil engineering professionals in support of its mandate of building and maintaining South Africa’s national road network, the roads agency is cognisant of the fact that a multi-faceted state-owned entity requires a strong and robust corporate structure to give effect to its mandate.

Financial support through bursary allocations for disciplines such as public relations, auditing, supply chain management, law, human resources and finance, which collectively support the corporate structure, will give effect to that mandate.

The bursary programme, which formerly focussed purely on funding engineering studies, is now within reach of students pursuing an array of tertiary qualifications at public universities across the country. In a holistic business environment, the auxiliary line functions that support Sanral’s engineering function are as crucial and as such, funding will be available to full-time students studying law, public administration, finance, human resources, among other fields.

Matriculants will need a 70% overall pass, while existing students will require 60% to be eligible for a Sanral bursary.

Bursaries cover:

• Tuition and registration
• Books and equipment
• Compulsory excursions and seminars
• Accommodation and meals
• Living allowance.

Sanral’s scholarship programme

Sanral’s scholarship programme was historically developed to give financial support to learners from Grade 10 to Grade12, ideally those who excel in mathematics and science.

This year, scholarships are available to all high school learners, i.e. from Grade 8 to Grade 12, irrespective of their subject choices.

Furthermore, where learners previously required a 70% overall aggregate to be eligible for consideration, they now require 60% with a view to improving their aggregate to 70%.

Scholarships cover:

• School fees
• Books and prescribed stationery
• Winter and summer uniforms
• Hostel accommodation (where applicable)
• Extra tuition classes in support of improved grades.

Bursary recipients are not automatically employed by Sanral upon completion of their studies. Through an internship programme, Sanral offers graduates the opportunity to work and apply their knowledge, while at the same time exposing them to other sectors within the greater built environment space. Applications for bursaries and scholarships are available on the Sanral website and close on 30 September 2021.

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