Need help to study further? Well now is the time to apply for an AIT bursary.
For the past seventeen years the Athlone Institute Trust (AIT), through the Athlone Institute Bursary Project Fund (AIBPROF) has been awarding local students with bursaries or bursary loans.
The AIT, a recipient of the prestigious Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre Award, has been in existence since 1926, through the collective effort of members from five churches, namely Bethel United Congregational Church, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Immanuel U R Church, St Stephen’s Anglican Church and Zions U R Church.
Charles Ockert, the treasurer confirmed that in 2019 R550 000 was issued as bursaries or bursary loans to 42 students studying at various tertiary institutions in South Africa.
Students in their second and subsequent years of study will be considered for bursaries based on academic merit and/or financial need.
Awards are variable and cover a percentage of the cost of tuition, registration and books. AIBPROF bursaries are not repayable. Bursary funds are paid directly to tertiary institutions.
In 2020, approximately 20 bursary loans will be made available to first year students with a strong motivation for financial need, who have obtained the “Acceptance to do a Baccalareus course” or matriculation exemption.
Applicants must be a permanent resident of Paarl or Mbekweni.
Application forms and information for the bursaries/bursary loans are available from the AIBPROF website, (www.athlonebursaries.co.za), at the offices of the member churches in Paarl, and at Drakenstein Pharmacy, situated in Jan van Riebeeck Road.
For further queries, email: athlonebursaries@gmail.com.
The closing date for bursary/bursary loan applications is Friday 14 February.
