by Thinus Ferreira
MultiChoice has opened the application process for its 2025 MultiChoice Bursary Programme for students, who can apply, until29 January 2025, for financial aid in various tertiary study fields.
For the 2025 academic year, MultiChoice is offering 230 bursaries to undergraduate and
postgraduate students pursuing studies in critical and scarce skill fields.
These include disciplines within the STEM focus areas, as well as media and
entertainment scholarships, within fields such as actuarial science; electrical, electronic & information engineering; information technology (AI & robotics); data and information science, digital media technology; as well as film and television marketing.
Bursary money is also available for the fields of sound engineering, filmmaking, as well as accounting and finance.
The eligibility requirements for the bursary money are that students must be South African citizens.
Students must be registered or intend to register at a
South African institution for a field aligned with MultiChoice's focus areas, achieve a minimum of 75% (matric) or 65%
(current university students), and be a first-time undergraduate and
postgraduate student (Honours and Masters) at South African institutions of
higher learning.
MultiChoice says applicants will be considered based on
academic performance and financial need, as per the MultiChoice external
bursary policy.
The bursary covers one academic year only
and does not apply to historical debt. Applications will be evaluated based on
both financial need and academic merit.
MultiChoice has partnered with Skills 123 for
bursary administration, alongside Student Village.
The programme is open to South African students registered at higher learning institutions
and covers all levels of study up to NQF 9. The
application deadline is 29 January 2025 and applications can be done at https://multichoice.bursary.sv.co.za/ .
