Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary South Africa 2025

 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO

Vulamathuba Empumelelo is the community and social development arm of Communicare, which focuses on providing socio-economic development support to Communicare tenants and people in the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Vulamathuba are administrators of the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Fund (VEBF), which aims to allow students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue tertiary studies towards qualifications that are described as a scarce or critical skill.
 

ABOUT THE VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Vulamathuba Empumelelo is inviting students to apply for the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Fund (VEBF), for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within Cape Metro Region (Cape Town), for undergraduate studies within fields that are declared scarce or critical skills by the government.

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 Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary.
 

** RELATED BURSARIES **

• View our other Bursaries and Scholarships in scarce skills sectors here.
• View our other Bursaries and Scholarships OPEN for application here.

 

MORE ABOUT THE VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO BURSARY – EXPENSES COVERED

The bursary will provide partial cover for the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, textbooks and other academic resource material relevant to the course, and examination fees if applicable. The total value of the bursary will be determined by VEBF, to a maximum value of R40 000 for tuition fees and R5 000 for prescribed material.

Students will also receive quarterly-mentoring.

The bursary will NOT cover: electronic devices, stationery, outstanding study loans or tuition expenses.
 

MORE ABOUT THE VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO BURSARY – SELECTION

Bursaries are awarded each year, and are renewed based on Vulamathuba Empumelelo’s discretion.

Successful bursary recipients will be required to sign an agreement with Vulamathuba Empumelelo.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 3 February 2025. If you do not receive any feedback within 2 months of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO 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 OR have a Permanent Residency Permit/ Work Visa in South Africa
• You must be a Communicare tenant OR a students from a previously marginalized community
• You must reside within the Cape Metro Region
• You must be between 19 and 50 years old
• You must be have completed Matric
• You must be studying part-time or full-time, towards an undergraduate qualification, within a scarce or critical skills field
• You must be studying or have applied and been accepted at a public higher education institution in South Africa (TVET College / University)
• You must have proven financial need (this will be determined by a means test)
• You must have a gross household income of NOT more than R400 000 per annum
• You must have strong academic potential
• You must have the following personal qualities: enthusiastic, highly driven, positive attitude, excellent communicator, team player, available to volunteer, problem solver, creative and innovative
• Preference will be given to students from a previously disadvantaged background, accepted to study at public institutions in the City of Cape Town
• Preference will be given to Communicare tenants in good standing and authorised residents before considering neighbouring community members
• Students with or without disabilities may apply

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO BURSARY

Students who meet the above criteria, may apply by following these steps:
Step 1: Download and complete the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Application 2025 (.pdf)

Step 2: Fill in your details on the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Online Application 2025

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

Step 3: Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

• ID document or passport (certified copy)
• Permanent Residency Permit or Work Visa, if not a South African citizen (certified copy)
• Matric certificate (certified copy)
• Most recent academic results (certified copy)
• Proof of application/ registration for 2025 (on institutions letterhead)
• Proof of residence (certified copy)
• ID document, Passport or Birth Certificate of all household members (spouse/ parents/ guardians and all other household members (certified copy)
• 3 months recent bank statements of all household members (your own, spouse, parents, guardians, and all other household members)
• 3 months recent proof of ALL income of all household members (your own, spouse, parents, guardians, and all other household members):
  • Latest payslips if employed (certified copy)
  • Affidavit if unemployed (certified copy)
  • Administration order, Court order, Divorce order, and Maintenance order, if applicable (certified copy)
  • Marriage Certificate if applicable (certified copy)
  • Death certificate if parent/s are deceased (certified copy)
  • Affidavit explaining circumstances if you are supported by someone, not a parent or legal guardian (certified copy)
• Motivational essay (minimum 250 words – see page 2 of the application form for more info) (read our tips on how to write a motivational letter for your bursary application)

Note: documents must have been certified within the last 6 months.
 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO BURSARY

6 December 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 this bursary programme, please contact Vulamathuba Empumelelo directly:
Contact person: Sivuyisiwe Johannes
Tel: 021 421 6008
Email: applications@vulamathuba.org.za
 

Please do NOT contact Vulamathuba Empumelelo 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 November 2024.

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