Bursaries

A decision has been taken by the Board of Trustees that new no bursaries will be provided until further notice. 

Who was Eligible? (2015 – 2018)

Only applicants that fulfil the following criteria will be considered for Educational Grants:

  • Historically Disadvantaged Individuals from low-income households in the communities surrounding the South Deep Mine and/or the Labour Sending Areas;
  • students in their first three years of tertiary study (unless the trustees deem a particular case exceptional and decide in their discretion to award an Educational Grant to a post-graduate student);
  • only students applying to universities or TVETs who do not have existing bursaries, scholarships or other forms of funding;
  • applicants in any field which has application (technical or non-technical) in the mining sector in South Africa;
  • first time applicants must have achieved an average pass mark of 65% or more for the most recent year of study (excluding life orientation);
  • repeat applicants (those who have previously received an Education Grant from the Trust) must have passed the most recent year of study. In the event that such a student has achieved an average pass mark but has failed a particular subject, the Trust shall not pay for the repeat of that particular subject, and the student shall be responsible for the costs of the repeat
  • No dependents of Gold Fields employees or the trustees of the Trust may apply

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Contact Us

Tshikululu Social Investment

Tel: +27 (0) 11 5440300

Email: Trust Administrator Mbali Dlanga   southdeepcommunity@tshikululu.org.za