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EXCELLING IN 2017 NEDBANK EXTERNAL BURSARY PROGRAMME
Before you apply for a Nedbank
bursary, please make sure
What you you meet the requirements.
need to know Eligibility criteria Required documents
about the Nedbank APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO: STAGE 1: APPLICATION
External Bursary • are South African citizens; and
• h
old an offer of admission to a South African
The following certified documents are to be
attached to or uploaded with the application form:
Programme
public university or university of technology • A valid South African identity card/document.
to study fulltime for their first undergraduate
• Y
our most recent academic results on official
qualification; and
stationery with a letterhead or logo.
• have a financial need; and
STAGE 2: DOCUMENT SUBMISSION
• a re currently in grade 12 or have passed grade 12
The Nedbank External Bursary Programme aims to award funding within the previous two years; or Shortlisted applicants will be requested to
submit the following:
to students on the basis of academic merit and financial need. • a re already registered for their qualification
at a recognised South African university (ie • L atest three months’ proof of your parent’s/
entering the second, third or final year of their parents’ or guardian’s/guardians’ income –
It is an equal-opportunity programme aimed at encouraging and undergraduate qualification). – payslip(s); or
rewarding bright young people with learning potential who come – pension or social-grant advices; or
THE NEDBANK BURSARY COVERS – an affidavit in the case of unemployment.
from lower-income families to study towards a first degree at a THE FOLLOWING COSTS:
South African public university or university of technology. Education criteria (The total family income will be reviewed.)
• Fulltime tuition. • I ncome and expenses statement of parent(s)
• Prescribed textbooks. QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR THE BURSARY or guardian(s).
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
• A
ccommodation (rent for • D
eath certificate of parent(s) or guardian(s),
10 months of the academic year, • S
uccessful admission to a recognised university if applicable.
Nedbank awards bursaries based on excluding the deposit). or university of technology.
• Divorce certificate, if applicable.
addressing scarce skills in the banking • Meals. • A
minimum academic average of 65% in
the year that you are applying, ie grade 12 • I n the case of the applicant being disabled,
sector as well as bursaries for the greater • A
monthly stipend to cover the a letter from the attending medical doctor
or university level.
good of South Africa ranging from the cost of out-of-pocket expenses. confirming the applicant’s permanent disability.
• A
minimum academic average of 65% for the
health sciences to the performing arts. subjects that you plan to study.
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NEDBANK BURSARY APPLICATION FORM
IMPORTANT NOTE
• The Nedbank bursary cannot be used to pay for existing loans or debts.
THE
• Bursaries will be given at the sole discretion of Nedbank. Any decision not to award a bursary will be final. Nedbank will not enter into
BURSARY APPLICATIONS communication with applicants who don’t receive bursaries.
• Forms are to be posted/hand delivered to External Bursary Department, E Block, 5th Floor, Nedbank 135 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196.
ARE SCREENED AGAINST • You can also apply online at www.nedbank.co.za/bursary.
APPLICATION
THE NEDBANK EXTERNAL
• To apply you must:
BURSARY SELECTION – be a South African citizen;
PROCESS
CRITERIA AND BURSARIES – be in grade 12 or have completed grade 12 within the previous two years;
– pass or have passed grade 12 with an average of 65%;
ARE AWARDED AT – meet the entry requirements for the university you want to go to; and
– complete, sign and date this form.
NEDBANK’S SOLE
• Application forms that are incomplete, incorrect or not signed will not be considered.
DISCRETION. • Your bursary application must reach Nedbank by 30 April of the year before the one in which you want to go to university.
• A copy of your valid South African identity card/document and latest academic results must be attached to the application.
Applications open annually from 1 February to 30 April.
Online applications are to be submitted through the website SECTION A – PERSONAL DETAILS OF APPLICANT (Please complete this form in block capital letters.)
at www.nedbank.co.za/bursary.
Surname
Posted or hand-delivered applications must be sent to The External Bursary First name(s)
Department, E Block, 5th Floor, Nedbank 135 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196. Date of birth Place of birth Identity no
SA citizenship Yes No
Please ensure that posted applications are sent well before the closing Gender Male Female (for statistical purposes)
date, as no applications will be considered after 30 April.
Race African Indian Coloured White (for statistical purposes)
ILS: Do you have a disability? Yes No If ‘Yes’, describe the nature of the disability:
Shortlisted candidates will be requested to:
N TA C T DETA
CO der
Residential address (including code)
• submit the relevant documents for a financial review; and
iro s h n i Goven anager Postal address (including code)
D me M
• attend an interview and undergo an assessment. Program k.co.za
Your telephone no (including code) Cell
Bursary nedban Parent’s or guardian’s telephone no (including code)
h n ig @
iros
Unsuccessful candidates will receive a decline communication. Email: d 94 348
0 Email
Successful candidates will receive a letter of intent. le p h o n e: 011 2 Have you ever been found guilty of a criminal offence? Yes No
Te If ‘Yes’, please specify the date and nature of the offence:
The offer will be finalised on receipt of proof of university registration and final
academic results of the current year of studies, ie grade 12 or university level.
Bursaries are granted at Nedbank’s sole discretion.
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JOINT HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT
SECTION B – HIGH SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY ATTENDED
Name of school/university
School/University address
Province
Grade (please tick) I am currently in grade 12 I have completed grade 12
Date when you completed grade 12
I give Nedbank permission to validate/check the information I have provided with third parties (tick if you agree).
Total income after tax and UIF
SECTION C – TERTIARY STUDIES
Name of qualification
Name of university/university of technology
Have you applied for any other bursary or loan? Yes No
Was your application successful? Yes No
If ‘Yes’, describe the nature of the financial assistance and any obligations involved, and provide the name of the institution that granted the bursary/loan:
LATEST ACADEMIC RESULTS
Subject/Module Results
Aggregate
Bursaries are granted at Nedbank’s sole discretion. Bursaries are granted at Nedbank’s sole discretion.
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SECTION D – DETAILS ABOUT PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN(S)/NEXT OF KIN [to be completed by the applicant’s parent(s) or guardian(s)]
Parent/Guardian 1 Parent/Guardian 2
Surname
First name(s)
Identity no
Residential address (including code)
Work address (including code)
Home telephone no (including code)
Cell
Work/Other contact no
A note from the
Nedbank Foundation
Email
SECTION E – DECLARATION
I hereby declare that all the information provided in this application form is complete and correct.
I hereby acknowledge that if any of the information provided in this application form is found to be incomplete and/or incorrect, my application will be disqualified.
How did you hear about the Nedbank External Bursary Programme? At Nedbank we understand that we cannot be a thriving business in a failing society.
That is why we believe that the success of an organisation is inseparable from the
wellbeing of the people and community it serves. And, as a result, we continuously
invest in long-term, sustainable initiatives that build healthy and progressive
Signature of Signature of Signature of communities through the Nedbank Foundation, which was established in 1992 as
applicant: parent/legal guardian (1): parent/legal guardian (2):
the primary corporate social investment (CSI) arm of Nedbank Group.
Date: Date: Date:
The Nedbank Foundation plays a huge role in enabling the group to achieve its Deep Green aspiration of ‘being highly
involved in the community and environment’. This is done by contributing to community upliftment and development
programmes that are both empowering and sustainable – and by encouraging others to do the same through various
volunteerism initiatives.
Bursaries are granted at Nedbank’s sole discretion.
TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GROUP’S
CONTRIBUTIONS THE NEDBANK
FOUNDATION HAS IDENTIFIED
THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS AS
KEY STRATEGIC PILLARS FOR
Education initiatives THE BANK’S CSI STRATEGY:
Education is a key focus area in
Nedbank’s CSI strategy and we
consistently invest over 50% of our HOW YOU CAN
BE INVOLVED
budget towards improving outcomes.
Our holistic approach to education
has over the years contributed across
multiple levels, including teacher Staff volunteerism has, in the past few years, become a critical
development programmes, learner part of Nedbank’s CSI DNA, where, through the Nedbank Foundation
and infrastructure support, all of and other business-led initiatives, we encourage all staffmembers
which are important to developing a Health initiatives to volunteer and support causes that they are passionate about
strong education system. As a bank that is highly involved
both in their professional and personal capacities. We continue
in the communities we serve,
to encourage all staffmembers to remain a part of this rewarding
Our objectives are to: Nedbank seeks to improve access
journey aimed at empowering and developing our communities.
to healthcare services, especially Community development
• improve leadership skills in Ensuring the protection of
in the rural areas, by providing
schools; The Eyethu Community Trust was established in 2005 with
essential healthcare to learners from vulnerable groups, particularly
the specific aim of providing black South Africans, and charitable
• develop teachers; underprivileged communities across orphaned and vulnerable children,
organisations established for their benefit, with the opportunity to
the country. remains one of Nedbank’s key
• improve youth leadership skills receive dividends on scheme shares. The trust primarily focuses on
commitments towards the
in schools; and supporting institutions of higher learning and research institutions.
Nedbank’s health interventions can development of our communities.
• p
rovide learner resources and be broadly classified into primary
bursaries in schools. Skills development Through our initiatives we
In the past the trust has supported
healthcare, education and advocacy.
We are committed to skills continuously strive to enable all
some of the following initiatives:
We believe that building capacity Through our health initiatives we development and promoting citizens to have affordable access • Research chairs.
among teachers should be one continuously aim to contribute entrepreneurship in an effort to to clean water and sanitation
• Outreach projects driven by different universities.
of the priorities in our quest to towards the National Development contribute towards the National services. We also strive to reduce
improve the standard of education, Plan and achieve Nedbank’s Fairshare Development Plan and achieve the prevalence of substance abuse • R
esearch institutions that expand the research and
thus enabling the creation of a 2030 goal of enabling good health our Fairshare 2030 goal of in the country and the dysfunction innovation capacity of South Africa and improve South Africa’s
knowledge-based economy. outcomes for economic growth. increasing employment. causes in society. international research and innovative competitiveness.
‘The size of your success is measured
by the strength of your desire; the size
of your dream; and how you handle
disappointment along the way.’
TESTIMONIALS – Robert Kiyosaki.
Renier van Wyk
Akani Mongwe My name is Renier and this is my story of how the for a fact was that I was willing to sacrifice anything to
Nedbank bursary programme changed my life. I am 22 make my dream a reality. I took a leap of faith and applied
years old and am currently employed in Nedbank’s Group for the Nedbank bursary programme, not knowing that my
Technology cluster under the graduate programme. I life would change forever.
My journey with Nedbank began when the needs of clients, staff, stakeholders started my studies in 2013 at the North-West University
bank awarded me a bursary that enabled and communities. This is also true in Potchefstroom, where I enrolled for a BSc degree in I got the bursary and was blessed with the opportunity
me to further my studies to tertiary level. for its bursars and graduates, which Information Technology. I graduated in 2015 and started to fulfil my dream of being a fulltime student! Life as a
The bursary covered all my tertiary study is why wanting to join the Nedbank my career at the beginning of 2016, when I applied for a student was not always easy, as I had a lot of personal
essentials and empowered me to obtain graduate programme was a no-brainer. position at Nedbank and was blessed with an amazing issues to deal with. But what made the journey so much
my Bachelor of Economic Science degree The programme allows me to rotate opportunity to fulfil my dream of building a respectable sweeter was having an organisation back me the whole
from the University of the Witwatersrand. within various clusters, teams and career for myself. way. What makes Nedbank different from the rest is
roles. Additionally, I’ve been given the the values we as an organisation pride ourselves on
Throughout my time on the Nedbank opportunity to get involved in meaningful Chances are that you are reading this because you are and live up to daily; and please note when I refer to
bursary programme I received invitations and rewarding corporate social interested in the Nedbank bursary programme. Some of ‘we’, I include myself.
for coaching sessions at the headoffice, responsibility projects of my choosing. us find ourselves in situations where we have these great
which went a long way in helping focus ambitious dreams but see our dreams being shattered THE NEDBANK BURSARY PROGRAMME IS AN
my efforts and achieve my academic when reality reminds us of our daily constraints. The most INITIATIVE THAT NEDBANK STARTED MORE
and general pursuits. This ties in with I N SUMMARY, NEDBANK IS discouraging thing that I have ever experienced is to have a THAN 20 YEARS AGO, WITH THE OBJECTIVE
Nedbank’s value proposition of pushing A GREAT ORGANISATION dream but, due to circumstances such as a lack of finances OF EQUIPPING PEOPLE WITH THE NECESSARY
beyond boundaries, as this is not a TO INTERACT WITH, AS ITS etc, see it fade away right before my eyes. RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS OF
common feature in bursaries awarded PEOPLE-CENTRED APPROACH BUILDING SUCCESSFUL CAREERS.
by other companies. In 2012, after graduating from school, I had the dream of
TO THE BURSARY PROGRAMME
going to university and getting a degree. I wanted to be The programme has been a major success and will be for
SETS THE BANK APART FROM different from the rest of the world. I didn’t want to be the
After my studies I knew I would love to years to come. I encourage you to apply for the Nedbank
work for Nedbank, as the bank proved OTHERS. I WOULD ADVISE guy who wakes up every morning wondering when ‘the bursary programme and take a leap of faith as I did four
itself to be an employer of choice. ANYONE WHO QUALIFIES happy days’ are going to come by – I wanted every single years ago.
What makes the bank so admirable is FOR THE NEDBANK BURSARY day of my life to be a happy day. I knew at the time that my
that there’s a one-of-a-kind culture of TO BRACE THEMSELVES family could not afford to send me to university fulltime Good luck with what lies ahead for you and may you
always trying to be great at listening, FOR A WORTHWHILE, and I knew that I was not the number one candidate on the be blessed with the greatest opportunities this world
understanding and delivering on the LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE. school’s top ten academic achievers list, but what I knew has to offer.
DEZIGN
STUDENT
ACCOUNT As a fulltime student you have unique
financial needs. Nedbank recognises
It’s a great
that, which is why we offer the Dezign
Student Account for fulltime students
day to apply
between the ages of 16 and 26. for the Nedbank
External Bursary
What is the Dezign What are the benefits of having What do you need How do you apply for the Dezign
Programme.
Student Account? a Dezign Student Account? to apply? Student Account?
THIS IS A DAY-TO-DAY With the Dezign Student Account you can • Y our valid South African identity Go to your nearest Nedbank branch
The External Bursary Department,
BANKING ACCOUNT FOR enjoy the following benefits: card/document or a passport and speak to one of our consultants.
STUDENTS THAT GIVES YOU • Free cash withdrawals at Nedbank ATMs. with a valid study permit. E Block, 5th Floor, Nedbank
EASY ACCESS TO YOUR • Unlimited electronic interaccount transfers. • Proof of registration at a tertiary You can also get more information at 135 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196.
CASH WHEN YOU NEED IT, • Unlimited free electronic account payments. institution in the form of: Nedbank.co.za or by calling the Nedbank
COMPETITIVE RATES AND A • Free debit and stop orders. – confirmation on a letterhead Contact Centre on 0860 555 111
• Free debit card purchases. of the tertiary institution at (reference: Dezign Student Account).
www.nedbank.co.za/bursary
HOST OF FREE TRANSACTIONS.
• Free balance enquiries through Nedbank which you are registered; or
THE ACCOUNT SUITS
ATMs and self-service channels. – a valid student card; or
YOUR SAVVY LIFESTYLE AS • Free statement enquiries through Nedbank – a letter of acceptance by the diroshnig@nedbank.co.za
A FULLTIME STUDENT BY ATMs, self-service terminals (SSTs) and tertiary institution,
OFFERING FREE DIGITAL Internet Banking. on an official letterhead.
BANKING THAT ALLOWS YOU • Access to digital banking, anytime, anywhere,
TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY through Internet Banking, the Nedbank App
ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. Suite™, SMS Banking and MyFinancialLife™.Nedbank 135 Rivonia Campus
135 Rivonia Road Sandown Sandton 2196
PO Box 1144 Johannesburg 2000 South Africa
nedbank.co.za
purpleberry 1216/9732
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