Santam Bursary South Africa 2025 – 2026

ABOUT THE COMPANY – SANTAM

Santam Bursary South Africa | Santam is a South African financial services group and leading general insurer in South Africa. The company provide a diverse range of general insurance products and services in southern Africa and internationally, serving over 1 million policyholders (which include individuals, commercial, specialist business owners and institutions).

Santam has 5 business units, namely:
Santam Personal, provides personal insurance options, including; vehicle insurance, contents insurance, building insurance, SOS insurance, watercraft insurance and more.
Santam Commercial provides business insurance for small to large businesses in various sectors.
Santam Specialist, which provides insurance for complex and niche market risks, including aviation insurance, cell captive insurance, corporate property insurance, court bonds, crop insurance, engineering insurance, heavy haulage insurance, hospitality and leisure insurance, liability insurance, marine insurance and more.
MiWay provides customers with a range of non-life insurance products including motor, household, homeowners, business insurance and liability cover.
Santam RE is a wholesale reinsurance service provider for Santam / Sanlam group general insurance businesses and independent general insurers.

ABOUT THE SANTAM BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Santam is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2023 academic year.. Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies within these fields:

Accounting
Actuarial Science
Agriculture
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Data Science
Economics
Finance
Geomatics Engineering
Hydraulics
Information Technology
Insurance
Law
Mathematics
Risk Management
Statistics

The Santam Bursary Programme was established as part of its Skills Development Academy, with the aim of building a stream of talented young individuals that are needed to grow the South African economy. Santam aims to produce a steady stream of skilled, capable and high calibre graduates with core technical skills, and behavioural and leadership competencies.

Santam Agriculture aims to provide funding to agricultural students, in order to help farmers create a sustainable future. Santam also aims to close the scarce skills gap in Agriculture Crop insurance by allowing talented students to grow organically through vacation work and practical exposure in underwriting, sales and relationship management.

Zabusaries.com is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the Santam Bursary.

MORE ABOUT THE SANTAM BURSARY PROGRAMME – EXPENSES COVERED | OTHER BENEFITS

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses (up to a capped amount): tuition fees, books, accommodation, an allowance and a laptop (if required).

Agriculture students will receive the following benefits:

an allocated mentor
opportunity to participate in vacation work
opportunity to automatically participate in the graduate programme
invitations to relevant business engagements and conferences, as required
opportunity for graduates to be permanently retained as trainee area managers

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SANTAM BURSARY

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 be studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, or Honours degree in one of the fields listed above
You must be entering your 2nd, 3rd or final year of undergraduate studies or Honours studies, in 2022
You must have achieved a minimum result of 65% in your undergraduate studies and in your most recent examinations
You must be studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
You must be interested in pursuing a career within the short-term insurance industry

Agriculture students must meet the following requirements:

You must be pursuing a 2 or 3-year Agricultural qualification that focuses on crop production
OR
You must be pursuing an Agricultural degree or diploma with plant production and/or soil science as preferred subjects
You must have Microsoft Excel skills
You must be assertive
You must have good communication skills (verbal and written)
You must have good negotiation skills
You must have good interpersonal skills
You must be flexible, a team worker and collaborative
You must be a self-starter that drives results
You must be customer-focused
Preference will be given to Employment Equity candidates

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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SANTAM BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at; Santam Bursary Application 2022
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):

South African ID document (certified copy)
Matric certificate (certified copy)
Full academic record/ transcripts (certified copy)
Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips or letter from employer if employed, latest financial statements if self-employed, affidavit if unemployed) (certified copy)
Parents or guardians’ death certificates, if deceased (certified copy)
Parents or guardians divorce certificate, if divorced (certified copy)
Parents or guardians sworn statement, if separated (certified copy)
Signed consent form (.docx)
Profile picture
Proof of address (certified copy)
Essay (answering the following: description of your personal background and family circumstances, description of all your achievements and leadership positions, your personal strengths and weaknesses, how your chosen study programme relate to your talents; interests and envisaged career, your personal statement to headline your application profile)

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CLOSING DATE FOR THE SANTAM BURSARY

30 September 2022.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact StudyTrust (the administrators for this bursary) directly:
Tel: 011 403 1632
Mobile: 087 511 3373
Email: apply@StudyTrust.org.za
Contact page: https://studytrust.org.za/contact-us/

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