PSG Bursary South Africa 2023 – 2024
PSG Bursary South Africa 2023 – 2024
ABOUT THE COMPANY – PSG
PSG is a top independent financial services group, who provide services such as financial planning, investments, unit trusts, stockbroking, life insurance, healthcare, estate and trust services, personal and commercial short term insurance. The company has been operating since 1998, and are present not only in South Africa but also in Mauritius and Namibia.
The companies services are split into 3 major categories: “PSG Insure” for commercial and personal short-term insurance; “PSG Wealth” for individual, family and business wealth management services; and “PSG Asset Management” for global funds, segregated portfolios and local unit trusts for individuals and institutions.
ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED
PSG are inviting students with strong academic records to apply for funding with their bursary programme, for the 2022 academic year.
Students who want to further their career in the financial services industry, and are pursuing degree qualifications (in final year/ Honours/ Masters), in these fields may apply:
- Information Technology
- Information Systems
- Informatics
- Computer Science
- Software Development
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Actuarial Science
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE
The bursary will provide coverage of the following expenses: tuition fees, prescribed textbooks etc. Apart from the financial support, students will also receive the following:
- Mentoring, coaching and support
- Entrance into the PSG graduate programme
- Working experience within the financial services industry
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
- Must be a South African citizen
- Must have completed Matric
- Must be studying towards a postgraduate degree qualification within one of the aforementioned fields of study (or in the final year of Engineering undergraduate degree)
- Must have achieved a good academic average
- Must be interested in pursuing a career in the financial services sector
- Must be ambitious
- Must be able to work well under pressure
- Must be resilient
- Must be energetic
- Must be solution-oriented
- Must be able to work well in a team
- Must pay close attention to detail
- Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Preference will be given to students from designated groups
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Applications must be done online at PSG Bursary Application 2022
(Reference number: #PSG-96800)
Before you can apply, you will be required to register an account here – thereafter you must Login to apply.
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Degree qualification certificate (certified copy)
- Academic transcripts (on tertiary letterhead)
- Curriculum Vitae
CLOSING DATE
31 December 2021.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact PSG directly:
Head Office
Tel: 0800 551 552
Email: info@psg.co.za