Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) Bursary

In 2004, when the Shanduka Foundation – now known as Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation – was formed, CRET was given the opportunity to grow significantly – and it did. From an initial commitment to sponsor five students studying towards business degrees , CRET has flourished under the support of the Foundation, its corporate sponsors and partners to reach a record 65 bursary recipients by 2017. CRET has a different approach to the management of its education programme and aims to recruit candidates that would ordinarily be overlooked by other bursary programmes, which commonly seek out the top achievers only. What CRET does is select candidates that demonstrate the potential to blossom under the right conditions and with the proper support. To such young people, CRET will offer nurturing, financial support, mentorship and psychological and social grounding. Since CRET is a bursary scheme that considers the holistic needs of the student as well as their potential, each bursary is tailor-made to fulfil the student’s needs. This generally includes, but is not restricted to, tuition, accommodation, books, stationery and a personal allowance stipend

Unemployed and full-time students of 16 to 30 year old who wish to pursue undergraduate studies at an accredited South African institution South African citizens with a valid South African ID number Registered and accepted student at an accredited institution Demonstrate good academic, developmental communication skills, leadership, high values and empathetic ability Proven financial need Applicants who are students or wish to pursue studies in relevant and scarce skills as determined by the Department of Labour, SETAs and other labour/economic advisors, will be given preference Students in any year of study who do not have a higher education qualification and is not applying for postgraduate studies are eligible to apply Applications for skills development programmes will be considered based on the Bursary Selection Committee requirements and decision results Distance education and part-time students may apply as long as they meet all the requirements and eligibility Recipients of bursaries or funding from other sources may also be considered based on additional need

Follow the application link where you will have to create an online account where you will register and apply from. Make sure you have the following supporting documents ready: June and November Matric results South African ID document Full academic record, if currently at tertiary level Proof of tertiary application or acceptance Parents / guardian’s ID documents Proof of income of parents / guardian