EY invites South African student to apply for EY Chartered Accountancy Bursaries 2025Bursary Programme 2025 academic year.
Bursary Application Closing Date: 30 September 2024
Bursaries will be awarded for studies towards a Chartered Accountancy degree.
The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:
1) The Academic Merit Bursary: partial tuition fees only.
2) The Academic Merit with Financial Need Bursary: one or more, or a combination of tuition fees, accommodation, books and meals.
Once students have completed their qualification, they will be required to work for EY, for the duration of the training contract (for a minimum of 3 years).
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a virtual video interview. Candidates who pass the interview stage, you will be offered at training contract (if not already signed with EY), and thereafter a bursary agreement.
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):
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric
- You must have achieved a minimum of 4 A’s in Matric (excluding Life Orientation)
- You must be studying towards a Chartered Accountancy degree qualification
- You must be studying at one of the following SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants) accredited Universities: University of Witwatersrand/ University of Johannesburg/ University of Pretoria/ Rhodes University/ University of Cape Town/ University of Western Cape/ University of Stellenbosch/ University of Free State/ North West University/ University of KwaZulu-Natal/ University of Fort Hare/ University of Limpopo/ University of Zululand/ University of Venda/ Walter Sisulu University/ UNISA/ Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University/ Monash/ Institute of Accounting Science
- You must have a strong academic record
- You must have strong accounting skills
- You must have proven financial need, if applying for the Academic Merit with Financial Need Bursary
How to apply
Applications must be submitted online at: EY Bursary Application 2025
(Reference: 1523504)
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 may be disqualified):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric certificate (certified copy)
- Full Academic record including 2024 mid-year results (certified copy)
- Proof of university registration for 2024
- Student’s 3 months bank statement
- Parents or guardians proof of household income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed), if applying for the financial need bursary
- Latest fee quote from University
- Curriculum Vitae
- Motivational letter to support your application
Note: all documents must be combined into a single pdf document.