Absa Fellowship Programme South Africa 2023

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME PROVIDER – ABSA

Absa Group Limited is a financial services group located in South Africa and listed on the JSE. The Group is a major stakeholder and owner of banks in South Africa, as well as in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. They are also located in Namibia, Nigeria, the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Group is one of the biggest diversified financial services groups on the African continent and they offer clients the following services: personal banking, business banking, corporate banking, investment banking, credit cards, bancassurance, wealth and investment management.
 

ABOUT THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Absa is inviting students to apply for their Fellowship Programme, for the 2023 academic year. The Absa Fellowship Programme is so much more than a regular scholarship or bursary programme. It is a leadership development programme, that provides candidates with financial support towards their studies, as well as the chance to participate in a specially curated leadership development programme created by Absa.

The programme is open to learners from selected African countries (South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles), for undergraduate degree studies in the following fields:
ARTS:

  • Creative Arts
  • Digital Arts
  • Drama
  • Drama and Film Studies
  • Drama and Performance
  • Drama and Theatre Studies
  • Fine Arts
  • Film and Media Production
  • Film and Television
  • Media Studies
  • Theatre and Performance
  • Visual Arts
  • Visual Studies

DESIGN:

  • Architecture
  • City and Regional
  • Digital Media
  • Game design
  • Graphic Design
  • Industrial Design
  • Information Design
  • Integrated Art and Design
  • Interior Architecture
  • Media and Writing
  • Multi Media
  • Multimedia (Digital) Design
  • Urban Design
  • Urban, Regional and Development Planning
  • Visual Communication

ENGINEERING:

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Bioresources Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering (Construction, Engineering and Civil Engineering Informatics, Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering)
  • Construction Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electronic, Energy, Informatics, Robotics, Telecommunication)
  • Energy
  • Extraction Metallurgy
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Nuclear Science and Engineering
  • Physical Metallurgy
  • Robotics
  • Sound Engineering
  • Water and Environmental Engineering

SCIENCE (any BSc degree, including but not limited to):

  • Agriculture
  • Applied Bioinformatics
  • Applied Chemistry
  • Applied Physics and Engineering Mathematics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry and Chemical Technology
  • Chemistry and Polymer Science
  • Chemistry with Chemical Engineering
  • Developmental Biology
  • Earth Sciences
  • Food Science
  • Genetics
  • Geoinformatics
  • Hydrology
  • Marine Biology
  • Meteorology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ocean and Atmosphere Science
  • Oceanography
  • Physics

SOCIAL SCIENCE: HUMANITIES (any BA degree, including but not limited to):

  • Arts and Visual Arts
  • Audiology
  • Drama
  • Education
  • Languages
  • Law
  • Music
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy
  • Political Sciences
  • Politics
  • Social Dynamics
  • Social Work
  • Speech Language
  • Theatre and Performance

MATHEMATICS:

  • Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
  • Actuarial Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Econometrics
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics of Finance
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Statistics and Data Science

TECHNOLOGY:

  • Business Computing
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science and Informatics
  • Computer Science and Statistics
  • Informatics
  • Information and Knowledge Systems
  • Information Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Computer Science
  • Information Systems Management
  • Information Technology

 

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MORE ABOUT THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME – EXPENSES COVERED & OTHER BENEFITS

The fellowship will provide cover for the following study related expenses: full tuition fees, textbooks, educational equipment, laptop, accommodation in university residence or private, meal allowance, monthly stipend, monthly data allowance, student medical aid cover.

Recipients will also receive the following benefits: leadership programme, travel if required, learner modules and guides, online lectures and assessments, emotional wellness check-in sessions and academic tutoring and mentoring.

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 Absa Fellowship.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP

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 citizen of one of these African countries: South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles
    African
  • You must be between 18 and 25 years old
  • You must have completed Matric (or equivalent) with a minimum overall average of 65%
  • You must be entering your 1st year of study in 2023
  • You must intend on studying towards an undergraduate degree qualification, within one of the fields of study listed above
  • You must have been provisionally accepted or accepted to study at one of the 26 public universities in South Africa: University of Johannesburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Zululand, University of Fort Hare, Vaal University of Technology, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Rhodes University, University of Pretoria, Durban University of Technology, Walter Sisulu University, Tshwane University of Technology, University of Cape Town, University of Free State, Sefako Makgatho Health & Sciences University, University of the Western Cape, Central University of Technology, University of Limpopo, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Sol Plaatje University, University of Venda, Stellenbosch University, North-West University, University of Mpumalanga, University of South Africa
  • You must be a leader
  • You must be a catalyst for change
  • You must be a humble and passionate
  • You must be a brave and ready to embrace possibility
  • You must be a ethical and socially conscious

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP

Applications must be submitted online at: Absa Fellowship Programme Application 2023

Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the Absa Fellowship Programme.

Applicants should download and read the Absa Fellowship FAQ’s (.pdf) before applying.
 

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

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Passport/ ID document if not an SA citizen (certified copy)
  • Matric certificate (certified copy)
  • Proof of provisional or final acceptance from one of the aforementioned universities
  • Disability certificate, if applicable
  • Confirmation of tuition and accommodation fees
  • Proof of parents or guardians household income (payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ SASSA slip if applicable/ Pension slip if applicable/ proof of maintenance if parents are divorced/ death certificate if deceased) (certified copies)

 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP

5 March 2023.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
 

CONTACT THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDER

For any queries related to this programme, please contact Absa directly:
Head Office
Tel: 011 350 4000

Please be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions and Answers before submitting any queries.
 

Please do NOT contact Absa if this fellowship 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 March 2023.

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