Auditor-General South Africa Bursaries (AGSA)
Auditor-General South Africa Bursaries (AGSA)
About Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA)
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) was established more than 100 years ago, in 1911. AGSA is the Supreme Audit Institution of South Africa. Its responsibility is to audit and report the South African government’s expenditure on South African taxpayers’ funds.
AGSA partners include the following organizations: Association of Public Accountants (ACCA); South African Association of Public Accountants (SAICA); South African Association of Government Auditors (SAIGA); Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).
AGSA is loyal to support South Africa’s aspirations for transformation, and South Africa is committed to promoting BBBEE (BroadBased Black Economic Empowerment) good practice guidelines.
AGSA will award scholarships to students who are currently studying or intend to study the qualifications of public accountants, including the following qualifications:
- BCom Accounting CA sequence
- Bachelor of Accounting CA sequence
- BCompt
The scholarship will cover the following fees: tuition, university textbooks, meals and stay.
Scholarship recipients will be required to participate in AGSA training after graduation or service projects.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – Auditor-General South Africa Bursaries (AGSA)
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):
Matric students (applying for 1st year):
- South African citizen
- Currently in Matric
- Achieve a minimum result of 60% for English
- Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematics Literacy)
- Achieve a Matric exemption
- Be accepted to study at a SAICA- accredited University
- Intend on studying full-time towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification
1st year students (applying for 2nd year):
- South African citizen
- In your first year of full-time study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification
- Studying at a SAICA- accredited University
- Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
- Achieved a minimum result of 60% for English and Mathematics (NOT Mathematics Literacy) in Matric
2nd year students (applying for 3rd year): Auditor-General South Africa Bursaries (AGSA)
- South African citizen
- In your second year of full-time study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification
- Studying at a SAICA- accredited University
- Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
- Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Management Accounting
Final year students (applying for postgraduate studies):
- South African citizen
- In final second year of full-time study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification
- Achieve a minimum result of 55% for all core modules
- Accepted into the CTA program
Students must ALSO meet the following requirements in order to apply:
- Be proficient in English
- Have strong communication skills
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- Have strong leadership potential
- Be determined and committed to succeed
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be done online at: http://www.agsa.co.za/Bursary2023/
You will need to Register an account here (https://www.agsa.co.za/Bursary2023/Registration.aspx) before you can Login and apply here (https://www.agsa.co.za/Bursary2023/login.aspx).=
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 be disregarded):
Matric students:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Grade 11 final results (certified copy)
- Matric mid year results (certified copy)
- University acceptance letter
1st year students:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric certificate (certified copy)
- Full academic record
2nd year students:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Full academic record
Final year students:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Full academic record
- CTA programme acceptance letter
CLOSING DATE
15 September
(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 AGSA directly:
Auditor-General South Africa
Head Office
Tel: 012 426 8000
Email: agsa2@agsa.co.za
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