Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship South Africa 2025

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER – OLD MUTUAL / IMFUNDO TRUST

The Imfundo Trust was established by the Old Mutual Investment Group in 2011, as a scholarship initiative. The Trust provides funding for students to pursue studies at tertiary level, within the investments industry.

Imfundo comes from the Nguni languages of southern Africa – it means “The acquisition of knowledge; the process of becoming educated” and that is the aim of the Trust – to help students further their education.

ABOUT THE OLD MUTUAL IMFUNDO TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The Old Mutual Investment Group is inviting students to apply for funding, through the Imfundo Trust Scholarship, for the 2025 academic year.

Scholarships will be awarded for Degree studies within these fields:

Business
Climate Studies (Postgraduate)
Commerce
Computer Science and related qualifications (e. g. Computational Thinking)
Data Science
Engineering
Finance
Management Sciences / Studies

MORE ABOUT THE OLD MUTUAL IMFUNDO TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME – SELECTION

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to attend an interview. The Board of Trustees will consider the outcome of the interview and any other relevant factors when making the final decision on granting the scholarships.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OLD MUTUAL IMFUNDO TRUST SCHOLARSHIP

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 be currently in Matric OR have completed Matric
You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards a qualification in one of the fields listed above
You must be entering your first or second year of study in 2025 (except for Climate Studies, which is only for postgraduate students)
You must be studying or intend on studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 70% in the mid-year Matric exams, with a minimum of 70% in Mathematics and 70% in English FAL or 60% in English HL (if currently in Matric and entering 1st year next year)
You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65% in the most recent exams, if currently studying
Preference will be given to candidates from rural and township backgrounds

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE OLD MUTUAL IMFUNDO TRUST SCHOLARSHIP

Applications must be submitted online at: Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship Application 2025

Applicants must read the Study Trust Bursary Applications Page before applying.
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):

Clear photograph (head and shoulders)
South African ID document (certified copy)
Grade 11 final results and Matric June results, if currently in Matric
Matric certificate, if completed Matric
Full academic record and latest available results (June 2024 examination results or progress report)
Proof of parents or guardians household income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ affidavit stating annual income if self-employed/ most recent audited financial statement or 3 months’ most recent bank statements if they own a business/ SASSA letter stating the grants received if applicable)
Parents death certificates if deceased
Letter from the court stating child support amounts if parents are divorced or affidavit from the parent stating the child support amount received if parents are separated

CLOSING DATE FOR THE OLD MUTUAL IMFUNDO TRUST SCHOLARSHIP

10 October 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER

For any queries related to these bursary programmes, please contact StudyTrust (the administrators for this bursary) directly:
Bursary enquiries
Tel: 011 403 1632
Email: apply@StudyTrust.org.za

Please do NOT contact StudyTrust or Old Mutual if this bursary has already closed