A limited number of bursaries are awarded each year to selected candidates to study for a bachelor’s degree at a South African university. The intention of the scheme is to provide the Gold Fields Limited Group with high-calibre graduates who wish to make their career in one of its companies.
In terms of the projected manpower requirements, bursaries will only currently be considered for the following degrees:
-BSc Mining Engineering
-BSc Electrical Engineering
-BSc Mechanical Engineering
-BSC Metallurgical Engineering
-BSc Chemical Engineering
-BSc Geology Honours
-Finance
Candidates must be:
- South African citizens and under or turning the age of 21 during their first year of study (applicants for first year of undergraduate study) and under or turning (or have been under the age of, or turned) the age of 23 during their second year of study (applicants for second and subsequent years of undergraduate study)
- studying or intending to study full-time towards a degree at a recognised South African university that is acceptable to GFL
- Able to provide proof of their academic results for grade 11 and progress in grade 12 or alternatively be in possession of a grade 12 exemption certificate with acceptable symbols or tertiary results
- Intending to study for a bachelor’s degree full-time commencing in the year after the application is made
- Accepted by the university for the degree course as recorded on the bursary application form
For more information and how to apply, Please click here