{"id":7443,"date":"2022-06-21T03:35:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T03:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/gwk-ben-scholtz-bursary-fund-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T03:35:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T03:35:48","slug":"gwk-ben-scholtz-bursary-fund-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/gwk-ben-scholtz-bursary-fund-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"GWK Ben Scholtz Bursary Fund South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ABOUT_THE_COMPANY_%E2%80%93_GWK\"\/>ABOUT THE COMPANY \u2013 GWK<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>GWK are a leading company within agribusiness sector, are in fact one of the biggest and most diverse agri businesses in the country. The companies sole aim is to improve lives \u2013 this includes the lives of their personnel; the lives of their farmers and the lives of their consumers.<\/p>\n<p>GWK is split into 3 sub-sectors:<br \/><em>GWK Agri<\/em>, which provides solutions to farmers by supporting them from start to finish. GWK provides input, solutions and other services to farmers.<br \/><em>GWK Farm Foods<\/em>, which connects consumers with their food source (the farmer). GWK takes consumer needs into account and produces products of the highest quality.<br \/><em>GWK Trading<\/em>, which focuses on creating top international and national markets for the companies products. GWK handle the trading of their farmers products and establish seamless trading channels for farmers to continue with their production.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ABOUT_THE_BURSARY_PROGRAMME_%E2%80%93_FIELDS_COVERED\"\/>ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME \u2013 FIELDS COVERED<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>The GWK Ben Scholtz Bursary Fund will be awarding bursaries to students who intend on studying towards a career options within GWK or scarce skills, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agricultural Economists<\/li>\n<li>Agriculturists<\/li>\n<li>Buyers<\/li>\n<li>Grain Procurers<\/li>\n<li>Programmers<\/li>\n<li>Safex traders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MORE_ABOUT_THE_BURSARY_PROGRAMME_%E2%80%93_COVERAGE_VALUE_SERVICE_CONTRACT\"\/>MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME \u2013 COVERAGE VALUE &amp; SERVICE CONTRACT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>The bursary award will cover the cost of registration fees, tuition and prescribed textbooks.<\/p>\n<p>Once students have completed their qualification, they will be eligible to take up a vacancy within the GWK Group. Should there not be any available vacancies, the bursary will be converted into a loan and required to be paid back.<\/p>\n<p>GWK will provide feedback on the outcome of all successful bursary applications by 31 October at the latest.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ELIGIBILITY_REQUIREMENTS\"\/>ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>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):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South African citizen<\/li>\n<li>Completed Matric<\/li>\n<li>Good academic record<\/li>\n<li>Studying or intend on studying in one of the aforementioned fields of study<\/li>\n<li>Studying or intend on studying at a recognised tertiary institution in SA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOW_TO_APPLY_FOR_THE_BURSARY\"\/>HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>Applications must be done online at:\u00a0<strong>http:\/\/www.gwk.co.za\/Bursary<\/strong><br \/>Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your application (the submission of these documents is compulsory \u2013 if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ID document (certified copy)<\/li>\n<li>Latest exam results (certified copy)<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum Vitae<\/li>\n<li>Course details<\/li>\n<li>Fees involved in your selected course (including registration fees, tuition and prescribed books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CLOSING_DATE\"\/>CLOSING DATE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>31 August 2018.<br \/>(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted \u2013 please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CONTACT_THE_BURSARY_PROVIDER\"\/>CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p>For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact GWK directly:<br \/>GWK Head Office<br \/>Tel: 053 298 8200<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 ABOUT THE COMPANY \u2013 GWK GWK are a leading company within agribusiness sector, are in fact one of the biggest and most diverse agri businesses in the country. 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