Bursaries By Study Field : Economics

Limpopo Treasury invites matriculants and undergraduate university students to apply for fulltime bursary offered by the department, as part of capacity building initiatives aimed at meeting future skills and capacity needs. To ensure sound financial management and financial accountability in the province through capacity building, financial reporting, financial management policies development and support of oversight structures/bodies. To ensure that all Departments and public entities have implemented an effective risk management and internal control processes. The programme consists of the following sub-programmes: Bachelor of Accounting Sciences B Com Economics B Com Financial Accounting B Com Internal Auditing B Com Business Information Systems B Sc Computer Science National Diploma (Finance and Accounting/ Information Technology/ Internal Auditing/ Financial Information Systems)

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.

The GAP Graduate Accelerated Programme provides successful graduates with access to an 18 month programme working under the mentorship of industry experts. The programme focuses on creating an enabling environment for graduates. Old Mutual’s Graduate Acceleration Programme is aimed at final and/or post graduate students studying a relevant degree at a recognised university.

The SARB serves the economic well-being of South Africans through maintaining price and financial stability. It is responsible for the regulation of the South African financial sector, design and distribution of banknotes and coin, management of interest rates, setting the cash reserve requirement for banks, and ensuring stability of both the banking sector and the wider financial system. The SARB GDP seeks to contribute to selected graduates overall economic activity and output by equipping them with knowledge of, skills in, and exposure to the role of the central bank in the economy and of the financial sector in general. Graduates will have the opportunity to work for a reputable institution that has a critical role to play in the South African economy.