PPS Bursary for Postgraduate South African Students, 2014

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The Professional Provident Society of South Africa is offering postgraduate bursary for South African citizens to study at participating South African University or University of Technology. bursary is awarded for fourth academic year of study or postgraduate degree program. Bursaries are awarded on the basis of financial need and academic record. Recipients of the Bursary awards will be required to become PPS Student members at no additional cost. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2013. Successful applicants will be notified by 28 February 2014.

Study Subject(s): The following professions are accepted by PPS: Accountants, Actuaries, Advocates, Attorneys, Architects, Dentists, Doctors (belonging to the HPCSA), Engineers (Electrical & Mechanical with four year degree), Farmer (with four year degree in agriculture), Nurses (with four year B.Cur degree), Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Radiologists, Radiographers, Scientists, Surgeons, Auditor, Dietician, Veterinarian, Gynaecologist, Microbiologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Hearing Therapist, Human Resources Practitioner, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Political Analyst, Researcher, Linguist, Biokineticist, Social Worker, Biochemist, Biologist, Scientist, Statician, Audiologist, Mathematician, Agriculturalist, Economist, Historian, Meteorologist, Town and Regional Planner, Astronomist, Botanist, Industrial Psychology, Ecologist, Land Surveyor and other professions<

Course Level: This bursary is awarded for fourth academic year of study or postgraduate degree at participating South African University or University of Technology in South Africa.

Scholarship Provider: The Professional Provident Society of South Africa

Scholarship can be taken at: South Africa

Eligibility:1. PPS bursaries are awarded on financial need and academic record to full time university students.

2. To be eligible for the 2014 awards, the student must be registered at a participating South African University or University of Technology registering for a fourth academic year of study or post-graduate degree and must be studying towards a profession, which on qualification, would be eligible for PPS membership.

3. If you are a student in your 4th academic year of study at a University or University of Technology, studying towards one of the PPS eligible professions, you can join PPS.

4. The student must be a citizen or permanent resident of South Africa

5. Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into

6. Application forms must be returned to the PPS Youth Market Specialist (listed below) with 4 supporting documents (listed below) via email or on campus

7. Recipients of the Bursary awards will be required to become PPS Student members at no additional cost

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The student must be a citizen or permanent resident of South Africa.

Scholarship Description: The Professional Provident Society of South Africa is the largest multidisciplinary group of graduate professionals in the world with over 290 000 professional members. PPS is the only mutual financial services company in South Africa that has focused exclusively on graduate professionals for over 72 years. Unlike a company that is listed on a stock exchange, PPS belongs to its members and operates under the ethos of mutuality; this means that members with qualifying PPS products can exclusively share in the profits of the PPS Group, through the unique PPS Profit-Share Account (previously known as the SRA). PPS offers tailor-made insurance, investment and healthcare solutions exclusively for graduate professionals. PPS is an authorized financial services provider. Become a PPS member and you can also have your share in all PPS profits through the PPS Profit-Share Account. PPS offers unique financial solutions to select graduate professionals with a 4-year degree. PPS is an authorized Financial Services Provider. Members with qualifying products share in the profits of PPS.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Duration of the bursary is of 4-year.

What does it cover? Not Known

Selection Criteria: PPS bursaries are awarded on financial need and academic record.

Notification: Successful candidates will be informed in writing (email) by 28 February 2014.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically. Application forms are available from PPS Youth Market Specialist's responsible on campus at participating universities.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 30 November 2013.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

Source: PPS Bursary for Postgraduate South African Students, 2014

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