Bursaries By Study Field : Actuarial Science

Liberty Holdings Limited is a financial services and property holding company with headquarters situated in Johannesburg, South Africa. An Internship is a programme for graduates who require work experience in order to gain a professional qualification or unemployed graduates who require work experience to become more marketable.

The Nedbank External Bursary Programme aims to fund academically deserving students who do not have the financial means to study fulltime towards a first undergraduate degree or diploma at a South African public university or university of technology. Bursaries are awarded to address scarce and future skill requirements in South Africa broadly as well as with specific focus on the financial sector.

If you are a South African citizen and you have an A in Maths (not Maths literacy) and Bs for all your other subjects in matric then you may be eligible to apply for the Old Mutual Actuarial Bursary. You need Mathematics with a strong A-plus result and A's and B's for the rest of your matric subjects. You must study at either the University of Cape Town, the University of Stellenbosch, the University of the Witwatersrand or the University of Pretoria.

Bursaries are awarded to students who are studying or intending to study towards SAICA accredited degree leading to a Chartered Accountant (SA) designation at any SAICA accredited South African university. Bursaries are awarded to students with an outstanding academic track record at school and/or university.

PSG is a leading financial services provider in South Africa and is committed to contribute towards the growth, development and empowerment of youth in the country. Our PSG Bursary Programme aims to create a pipeline of young talent within the financial services industry.

Sanlam offers bursaries to scholars who have enrolled to study actuarial science. To qualify you will need to be getting an above 90% score in Mathematics and an overall A aggregate. You will need to enjoy solving difficult problems and are willing to remain focused and disciplined through years of studying and training. Final 2020 Grade 11 results and 1st Term as well as Prelim Grade 12 exam/test for 2021 results as well as NBT results are required.

The SAADP bursary is open to Grade 12 learners and current Actuarial Science students. The programme seeks to actively address the problem of the acute shortage of actuarial skills in the black community in South Africa. We do this by unearthing and harnessing mathematical and analytical skills amongst black students in order to expose and help them to capitalise on career opportunities in the field of Actuarial Science.

Stats SA provides a two-year internship programme.

The South African Reserve Bank (the Bank) provides bursaries to students in relevant fields of study who are from disadvantaged backgrounds. These bursaries are made available annually to needy qualifying Grade 12 pupils to embark on full-time studies. These includes, for example; Economics, Actuarial Sciences, Mathematical Statistics, Information Technology, Finance, Law and Accounting, but also includes for example, Medicine, Dentistry and Social Work. A bursary will be granted from the first academic year and reviewed annually. Bursary holders need not reapply for the bursary each year. The Bank will provide students who are Bank bursary holders, vacation work opportunities that are funded by the Bank.

Discovery Limited engages in long and short-term insurance, asset management, savings, investment and employee benefits through its various brands. The Group has subsidiaries in South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Singapore, and Australia. The Discovery Financial Adviser (DFA) Academy is an elite two-year programme that aims to recruit graduates and develop them into world-class Discovery financial advisers. The programme looks to fill Discovery’s distribution channels with talented, competent financial advisers, poised to handle the complexity of the intermediary landscape while providing excellent financial planning advice and service to their clients. Successful candidates will gradually be mentored by our Sales Managers, provided with rigorous product training, and will be given regulatory and marketing support.

Liberty's learnership programme is aimed at introducing young talent to a career in the financial services sector that includes workplace experience and formal training. The learnership programme is supported by the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) and learners receive an NQF Level 4 qualification as well as eight months’ work experience.

MMI Holdings Limited (MMI) is a South African based financial services group listed on the South African stock exchange, the JSE. The MMI Actuarial DEvelopment Programme supports candidates to reach their goals by providing financial support and an opportunity to participate in MMI's leadership programme.

Make a calculated decision Have you made a calculated decision that you are committed to a career in life insurance? This is your chance to develop whilst learning from a group of actuaries in a challenging and inspiring environment. Using your mathematical and statistical skills, you'll enjoy the opportunity to develop your talents in a variety of actuarial spheres. In order to do this, we choose the best and invest heavily in them.

Our objective is to address critical skill needs within the financial services industry by affording dynamic, top-performing, full-time students the opportunity to complete their studies and potentially pursue a career at Absa.

RMB provide a structured learning for university graduates from various disciplines.