East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ): Bursaries 2025

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within the Eastern Cape, for undergraduate studies within Mathematics, Science and Technology and related fields.

Through their bursary programme, ELIDZ aims to encourage matriculants from the Eastern Cape to pursue Mathematics, Science and Technology related higher education studies, and to contribute to building scarce resources in the province.

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses, to the maximum value of R50 000:

• Registration fees,
• Tuition fees,
• Prescribed books, other approved study materials,
• Accommodation and Meals in a residence administered by the University.

The bursary will NOT pay for any outstanding student debts or loans.

Students will NOT be required to pay back the bursary, but they will be required to fulfil the service-binding contract. Students will be required to partake in vacation work at IDZ during mid-year or end-of-year holidays for the duration of the bursary.

Bursary recipients will be required to sign a Bursary Agreement with the East London IDZ.

The bursary award is awarded for 1 academic year at a time and is renewable each year, based on students maintaining a minimum average of 60%, for final exams. Students must be available for progress monitoring interviews for the duration of their bursary.

Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen or a naturalized South African citizen
• You must be between 16 and 25 years old
• You must reside within the Eastern Cape province (in a township or village)
• You must have completed Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy) in Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum result of 60% for all other subjects in Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards an undergraduate qualification in one of the fields listed above in 2025
• You must have applied and been accepted/ provisionally accepted to study at a recognised and accredited university in South Africa
• You must intend on pursuing postgraduate studies after completing your undergraduate studies
• You must be from a disadvantaged background and be in need of financial assistance (a financial needs assessment will be conducted)
• You must NOT be receiving any other bursary funding
• You must NOT be under obligation to any other bursary provider
• Students living with disabilities, as well as students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds and from rural and poor areas/ communities are encouraged to apply