Funza Lushaka South Africa Bursaries 2021 – Teaching Bursaries for 2021 in South Africa

The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a multi-year programme that promotes the teaching profession in South Africa. Bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a teaching qualification in an area of national priority.

Criteria

• Recipients will be required to teach at a public school for the number of years the bursary was received.
• Must apply on-line for the bursary in every year
• Recipients must complete the placement information required in every year
• The provincial education department (PED) will place a graduate bursar in a suitable teaching post.
• If a particular PED does not have a suitable teaching post for the graduate bursar, the applicant may be placed in a PED that does have a suitable post.
• Please note that bursars cannot choose the school in which they would like to be placed and placement cannot be deferred for any reason.

Selection Process

• The bursary is only awarded to South African citizens with a valid South African ID number.
• Allocation of Funza Lushaka bursaries to Higher Education Institution employees, their spouse and their dependents/children is not permissible.
• Bursary applicants must already have been accepted into either BEd or PGCE qualification at an accredited public University.
• The applicant must also meet the national selection criteria for the Funza Lushaka bursary.
• The bursary will only be awarded if two of the priority area subjects are included as a specialization in the teaching qualification.
• The applicant should demonstrate good academic ability.
• The applicant must show commitment to a teaching career, which includes: interest in working with young people; enthusiasm for a professional career in teaching; readiness to face and surmount difficult challenges and personal integrity.

Funza Lushaka South Africa Bursaries – Funded

• Bachelor of Education (BEd)Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
• Distance education and part-time students are eligible for a bursary provided they are eligible in all other respects.
• Expenses covered may include tuition fees, accommodation including meals, books and learning materials, and if possible a small allowance for monthly living expenses
• The allocation to any individual student is capped at a specific value. Where the HEI charges more than the capped value the bursars will have to top up from own funds.

Requirement

• All first-time applicants must be 30 years or younger to apply for Funza Lushaka Bursary.
• Open the e-Gov portal at www.eservices.gov.za
• Register by providing personal information
• Log in to the system using user name and password created when registering
• On the e-Services Menu select Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme
• Enter the OTP received on the preferred channel
• Accept the Terms and Conditions
• On the dashboard, menu click on the application button
• Follow the steps to complete the required field with your information
• Accept the declaration to confirm the information captured

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