Documents & Requirements Bursary Academic Requirements Explained Every bursary advert carries a paragraph of academic requirements — “a minimum APS of 32”, “65% in Mathematics”, “bachelor’s pass required” — and every year thousands of students either skip bursaries they actually qualified for or waste afternoons on applications that were dead on arrival. This guide translates … Read more
Documents & Requirements Proof of Registration and Acceptance Letters for Bursaries “Attach proof of registration” — four words that have derailed more bursary applications than any exam ever written. The problem is almost never the student’s marks. It’s that the letter they attached is the wrong one: an application acknowledgement instead of an acceptance, an … Read more
Documents & Requirements How to Certify Documents for a Bursary Application Almost every bursary application in South Africa opens with the same instruction: “attach certified copies”. It sounds simple — until you’re standing at a police station counter wondering whether the officer can certify your matric certificate, whether the stamp from March is still acceptable … Read more
Documents & Requirements Bursary Application Documents: The Complete Checklist Ask anyone who has sat on a bursary selection panel what eliminates most applicants, and you will not hear “weak marks” or “boring letters”. You will hear: missing documents, expired certifications, and payslips that never arrived. This checklist covers every document a South African bursary is … Read more