Oasis Bursary

Oasis Bursary

 

Oasis Bursary

About Oasis

Oasis Group was established in 1997 as an international fund management company. The company’s products are divided into 3 areas: savings products (which include: donations and collective investment plans); early retirement products (including: retirement funds, retirement annuity funds, pension savings funds, and provident savings funds); post-retirement products (including: pension annuities)).

Headquartered in Cape Town and has operations in South Africa (with offices in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town) and Ireland (with an overseas subsidiary in Dublin)

Oasis Scholarships will be awarded to students who achieve the following qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Business (BBusSc) -Specialization:

Analysis / Economics / Legal Economics; Marketing; Organizational Psychology / Finance / Quantitative Finance / Finance and Accounting / Computer Science / Information Systems (and one of the above graduate students)

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom) – specializing in:

• Actuarial Science/ Actuarial Science specializing in Quantitative Finance/ Financial Accounting: General Accounting/ Financial Accounting: Accounting with Law/ Financial Accounting: Chartered Accountancy/ Economics and Finance/ Economics with Law/ Economics and Statistics/ Philosophy, Politics and Economics/ Management Studies/ Organisational Psychology/ Industrial Psychology/ Human Resource Management/ Information Systems/ Information Systems and Computer Science/ Bcom Law/ Bcom Economics with Law/ Bcom Financial Accounting with Law/ BAcc LLB
• (as well as Postgraduate students in one of the above)

Bachelor of Science (BSc) – specializing in:

• Construction Studies and Property Studies
• (as well as Doctor of Science (DSc) degrees in one of the above)

Bachelor Degree – specializing in:

• Quantity Surveying/ Town and Regional Planning/ Operational Management/ Btech Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
• (as well as Doctor of Science (DSc) degrees in one of the above)

Bachelor of Science Honours (BScHons) – specializing in:

• Quantity Surveying/ Property Studies/ Geographical Information Systems
• (as well as Doctor of Science (DSc) degrees in one of the above)

Masters degree – specializing in:

• Property Studies/ Project Management
• (as well as Doctor of Science (DSc) degrees in one of the above)

Law degrees and diplomas, including the following:

• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) (Regulatory Compliance Management)
• Master of Laws (LLM) – specializing in: Labour Law/ Commercial Law/ Contractual Law/ Tax Law/ International Trade Law/ Intellectual Property Law
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
• Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Bachelor of Science (BSc) – specializing in:

• Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Business Computing/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering/ Information Technology/ Information Systems/ Masters in Information Systems

Bachelor of Science Honours (BScHons) & Master of Science (MSc) – specializing in:

• Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Decision Sciences & Analytics/ Operational Research/ Computer Science/ Computational Science/ Information Technology

Bachelor of Arts (BA) & Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) – majoring in:

• Economics/ International Relations/ Statistics/ Industrial Sociology/ Psychology/ Organizational Psychology/ Philosophy, Politics and Economics/ Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Computer Science/ Film and Television Studies/ Audiovisual Production Management/ Visual Communications (Graphic, Illustrations & Photography, Digital)/ Media and Writing/ Multimedia Design/ Graphic Design/ Digital Marketing/ Web Design/ Strategic Brand Communications/ Copywriting/ Brand Building and Management/ Strategic Brand Management

MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – SERVICE CONTRACT & SELECTION PROCESS

Grant recipients must participate in a vacation work plan. After graduation, students must work at Oasis; working hours will equal the funding period received plus an additional year.

Applicants will receive confirmation of their application within 2 weeks of application; If you do not receive a confirmation receipt, you should contact the financial aid officer (021 413 7860).

Selected applicants will be notified of the application result no later than December 31, 2023. Selected applicants who have completed the Matric exam will be notified of the application result as soon as possible after receiving their final Matric score.

If you have not received any feedback (except for confirmation receipts), please consider your request as unsuccessful.

ELIGIBILITY 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):

• South African citizen
• Completed Matric OR currently in Matric
• Studying or intending on studying full time in one of the aforementioned fields of study
• Studying or intending on studying at a recognised tertiary institute in South Africa
• NOT in receipt of any other bursary funding or another type of financial assistance from any other company

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY

Download and complete the Oasis Bursary Application Form (.pdf)
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):

• ID document OR passport (certified copy)
• Colour photo (passport size) to be attached to the top right corner of the first page
• Full academic record from Grade 10 to present, if currently in Matric (certified copies)
• Full academic transcripts AND certificates to date (including Matric, A level, O level/ Bachelors, Honours, Masters and PhD) (certified copies)
• Acceptance letter OR preliminary acceptance letter from your selected tertiary institute
• Bursary or Loan Agreement
• Tax Invoice stating the tertiary institutes fees
• Testimonial if applicable, from one of the following: your Teacher, Principal, Lecturer, Faculty Dean
• Proof of household monthly income
• Proof of any dependents
• Monthly budget, stating income and expenses
• Medical certificates
• Curriculum Vitae
• 2 minute video (further instructions can be found on page 5 of the application form)
• Letter of recommendation from a parent or guardian (optional)

Please note:
If applicants are unable to submit a supporting document, they must provide an explanation as to why they cannot provide it. They must also state when the outstanding documents will be submitted.
Documents must be arranged in the order as stated on page 6 of the application form.
Applications must be submitted online via We Transfer (https://wetransfer.com/)
(this is a free service – documents must be compressed into a single PDF file)

Applications must also be hand delivered to your nearest Oasis office:
Cape Town:
The Bursary Officer
Oasis Crescent Fund Trust
Oasis House
96 Upper Roodebloem Road,
University Estate
Cape Town
7925

Johannesburg:
Oasis Crescent Fund Trust
4th Floor, West Office Tower
Nelson Mandela Square
Sandton
Johannesburg
2146

Durban:
Oasis Crescent Fund Trust
Shop 49, The Ridge@Shallcross
90 Shallcross Road
Chatsworth
Durban
4134

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Oasis directly:
Contact Person: Bursary Officer
Tel: 021 413 7860

Tel: 021 413 7923 (Cape Town)
Tel: 011 263 7860 (Johannesburg)
Tel: 031 409 0786 (Durban)
Email: bursary@oasiscrescent.com

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