Funza Lushaka Teaching Bursaries 2023 – South Africa

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):

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must have a valid South African ID number
• You must be 30 years old or younger, if applying for the first time
• You must have been accepted to study towards a BEd degree or PGCE programme, specialising in at least 2 of the priority subject areas (extended programmes are not covered)
• You must have been accepted to study at a public university in South Africa
• You must have a strong academic record
• You must be willing to teach at any school, as selected by the Provincial Education Department (PED)
• You must NOT be a Higher Education Institution employees (or a spouse, dependent or child of a Higher Education Institution employee)
• You must be committed and passionate about a career in teaching, including having an interest in working with youth; enthusiasm for teaching; and be willing and ready to face challenges with integrity
• You must NOT have any other teaching qualifications
• You must NOT have a criminal record
• You must NOT have any charges of misconduct
• You must NOT have been dismissed from work

First time university entrants must also meet the following criteria:

• You must have passed Matric with an exemption, endorsement or bachelor degree admission
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 4 in Matric for 2 subjects you intend on specialising to teach
• Students who will specialise in Foundation Phase: you must have achieved a minimum level 2 pass for Mathematics OR a minimum level 4 pass for Mathematical Literacy AND a minimum of level 4 pass for your Home Language in Matric
• Students who will specialise in Intermediate Phase: you must have achieved a minimum level 4 pass for Mathematics AND a minimum of level 4 pass for your Home Language AND/OR a minimum level 4 pass for Science AND a minimum of level 4 pass for your Home Language in Matric
• Students who will specialise in teaching Technology subjects (including CAT, IT, and other Technical stream subjects), who did not pass these subjects in Matric: you must have achieved a minimum level 4 pass for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics in Matric

Note: if the tertiary institution’s entry requirements are higher than the bursary requirement, or vice versa, the higher requirement will apply.

New students currently at university must also meet the following criteria:

• You must have passed all subjects in the previous year of tertiary study
• You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 55% for all subjects studied in the previous year of tertiary study
• You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 66.6% for subjects related to the teaching area of specialisation in the previous year of tertiary study

New students enrolling for PGCE must also meet the following criteria:

You must have completed a qualification that allows admission into the PGCE programme

You must be studying towards the PGCE for Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (SPFET) (Grade 7 to Grade 12)

You must have 2 priority subjects, with 1 module successfully completed at third year level, and 1 module successfully completed at second year level

You must have sufficient modules in the priority subjects in order to qualify to teach it as a subject at school