Applicants Must not be a dependent of an employee of Gold Fields or any of its divisions or
associated companies and/or a dependent of a Trustee of the South Deep Education
and Community Trusts.
DEADLINE: 31 January 2025
SDET Bursary Application
For Grade 12 applicants:
• Must have achieved an average pass mark of 75% (excluding Life Orientation) for their National Senior Certificate;
• Applicant must be provisionally accepted for first year of study towards a diploma or degree in any technical or non-technical field of study at any public university or
public TVET college in South Africa;
• Must not have existing bursaries, scholarships or any other form of funding assistance for their tertiary studies.
For applicants currently at university/TVET college:
• First time applicants who are already pursuing their tertiary studies: must have achieved an average pass mark of 65% in their most recent year of study. Should the student have achieved 65% but failed a particular module, the Trust will not pay for the repeat module and the student will be fully responsible for the cost of repeating the module.
• Returning SDET bursary applicants: must have passed the most recent year of study. Should the student have failed a particular module, the Trust will not pay for the repeat module and the student will be fully responsible for the cost of repeating the module.
If you meet these criteria, the application form can be accessed here: South Deep Education Trust Bursary Application 2025
Note: the available bursaries are limited and will be awarded to qualifying applicants on a first come first served basis.
• Applicants must read the Tshikululu Social Investments Guide to Individual Application before applying.
• For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the South Deep Education Administration at southdeepeducation@tshikululu.org.za or Call 011 544 0300 and ask for the South Deep Education Administration
