Santam Bursary South Africa 2025

 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – SANTAM

Santam is a South African financial services group and leading general insurer in South Africa. The company provide a diverse range of general insurance products and services in southern Africa and internationally, serving over 1 million policyholders (which include individuals, commercial, specialist business owners and institutions).

Santam has 5 business units, namely:
Santam Personal, which provides personal insurance options, including: vehicle insurance, contents insurance, building insurance, SOS insurance, watercraft insurance and more.
Santam Commercial, which provides business insurance for small to large businesses in various sectors.
Santam Specialist, which provides insurance for complex and niche market risks, including: aviation insurance, cell captive insurance, corporate property insurance, court bonds, crop insurance, engineering insurance, heavy haulage insurance, hospitality and leisure insurance, liability insurance, marine insurance and more.
MiWay, which provides customers with a range of non-life insurance products including motor, household, homeowners, business insurance and liability cover.
Santam RE, which is a wholesale reinsurance service provider for Santam / Sanlam group general insurance businesses and independent general insurers.
 

ABOUT THE SANTAM BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Santam is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies within these fields:

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Agriculture
  • Civil Engineering
  • Data Analytics
  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Geomatics Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Mathematics
  • Reinsurance
  • Risk Management
  • Statistics
  • Underwriting

The Santam Bursary Programme was established as part of its Skills Development Academy, with the aim of building a stream of talented young individuals that are needed to grow the South African economy. Santam aims to produce a steady stream of skilled, capable and high calibre graduates with core technical skills, and behavioural and leadership competencies.

Santam Agriculture aims to provide funding to agricultural students, in order to help farmers create a sustainable future. Santam also aims to close the scarce skills gap in Agriculture Crop insurance by allowing for talented students to grow organically through vacation work and practical exposure in underwriting, sales and relationship management.

www.zabursaries.co.za is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the Santam Bursary.
 

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MORE ABOUT THE SANTAM BURSARY PROGRAMME – EXPENSES COVERED & OTHER BENEFITS

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses (up to a capped amount): registration fees, tuition fees, learning material, accommodation, laptop, monthly allowance and travel allowance.

Agriculture students will receive the following benefits:

  • an allocated mentor
  • opportunity to participate in vacation work
  • opportunity to automatically participate in the graduate programme
  • invitations to relevant business engagements and conferences, as required
  • opportunity for graduates to be permanently retained as trainee area managers

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SANTAM BURSARY

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must have completed Matric
  • You must be studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, Honours degree in one of the fields listed above
  • You must be entering your 2nd, 3rd or final year of undergraduate studies or Honours studies, in 2025
  • You must have achieved a minimum result of 65% in your undergraduate studies and in your most recent examinations
  • You must be studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
  • You must be interested in pursuing a career within the short-term insurance industry

Agriculture students must meet the following requirements:

  • You must be pursuing a 2 or 3-year Agricultural qualification that focuses on crop production OR an Agricultural degree or diploma with plant production and/or soil science as preferred subjects
  • You must have Microsoft Excel skills
  • You must be assertive
  • You must have good communication skills (verbal and written)
  • You must have good negotiation skills
  • You must have good interpersonal skills
  • You must be flexible, a team-worker and collaborative
  • You must be a self-starter that drives results
  • You must be customer-focused
  • Preference will be given to Employment Equity candidates

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SANTAM BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: Santam Bursary Application 2025

Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the Santam bursary.

Applicants must read the StudyTrust bursary instructions page before applying.
 

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

  • South African ID document (certified copy)
  • Matric certificate (certified copy)
  • Full academic record/ transcripts (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips or letter from employer if employed, latest financial statements if self-employed, affidavit if unemployed) (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians death certificates, if deceased (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians divorce certificate, if divorced (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians sworn statement, if separated (certified copy)
  • Profile picture
  • Proof of address (certified copy)

 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE SANTAM BURSARY

30 September 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
 

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to these bursary programmes, please contact StudyTrust (the administrators for this bursary) directly:
Bursary enquiries
Tel: 011 403 1632
Email: apply@StudyTrust.org.za
 

Please do NOT contact StudyTrust or Santam if this bursary has already closed. View our other bursaries open for application here: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/bursary-news/

This bursary listing was last updated in May 2024.

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