The Sasol Bursary programmes for South African youth are a critical talent lever to enable us to meet our strategic and transformation talent objectives.
Sasol has established a reputation in the market as an employer of choice and has been voted Employer of Choice in the Chemicals and Energy sector, by graduates on the SAGEA employer survey, for five consecutive years.
To date Sasol has various programmes that enable the development of scholars and graduates.
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STEM bursaries
The Sasol Foundation offers an comprehensive bursary to talented individuals who are planning to study full-time towards an undergraduate degree to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers. Priority will be given to degree studies that are in line with future capabilities (Green Economy and Digitalisation), which include disciplines such as Engineering, Information Technology, Data Sciences, Agricultural Science, Environmental Sciences, Medical Sciences and Construction & Manufacturing among others.
No postgraduate bursaries will be offered for 2025 academic year.
Non-STEM bursaries
These bursaries are reserved only for qualifying students from Sasol’s fence line communities (municipalities / districts around Sasol plants / operations); children of Sasol Khanyisa shareholders; and children of Sasol employees, wishing to study towards non-STEM qualifications.
No postgraduate bursaries will be offered for 2025 academic year.
Candidate Requirements
- South African citizens (by birth only)
- Are/will be pursuing degree studies at a public South African University or University of Technology
- Combined household income must be less than R600,000.00 per annum
- Good academic performance
- Below the age of 25 years, at the time of the bursary application
