Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Empowerment Fund invites South African students to apply for the 2024 Bursary Programme. The JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) was established to support students as they strive to reach their academic goals.

Fields of study:

Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Honours level) studies, at selected universities, within the following fields:

• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Actuarial Science
• Information Technology
• Informatics
• Data Analytics
• Economics
• Finance
• Accounting

Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must have completed Matric
• You must be studying full-time towards a degree qualification, within one of the fields of study listed above
• You must be entering your 2nd, 3rd or Postgraduate (Honours) level of study in 2024
• You must be studying at one of these Universities in South Africa: University of Pretoria, University of Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Cape Town, University of Limpopo, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of the Free State, University of Fort Hare, Nelson Mandela University, North-West University
• You must have a strong academic record
• You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60%
• You must have a total household income of NOT more than R600 000 per annum
• You must be from the designated group
• You must be from a previously disadvantaged background