Accountancy Bursaries
Well-trained and qualified accountants are important to the success of Old Mutual and South Africa. At Old Mutual accountants are involved in all levels of our business from finance to human resources.
To become an accountant you need to complete an internship when you have finished your academic training. There are two routes you can chose in this regard:
- The traditional route of a doing articles with a firm of Chartered Accountants.
- Training at approved organisations that are not charted accountants, known as Training Outside of Public Practice (TOPP).
Old Mutual Accountancy Bursaries are only available to those who want to select TOPP internships at Old Mutual.
What you get
Old Mutual Accountancy Bursaries cover:
- The full costs of tuition at University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch University.
- Residence fees and one annual return flight home for students who are not studying in their hometown.
- Benefit from a months in-house holiday training.
- The better the quality of your degree the more incentives you will be offered.
- Book and general allowance.
How to qualify
You need a matric with at least 60% or Level 5 for Mathematics (not Maths Literacy) and English. Applicants who wrote Matric (Grade 12) prior to 2008 must have obtained at least 60% for all subjects, including Mathematics and English.
You also need to commit to our TOPP internship programme after which you will work for Old Mutual for a specified period of time. Please apply timeously for admission to the university.
How to Apply
Download:
Accountancy (TOPP) Bursary Application Form (83kb pdf).
Please ensure that it is completed in your own writing.
Useful information
- Read through the requirements carefully.
- Send certified copies of your identity document and your results, not originals.
- Application deadline is July 15 2009 for the 2010 academic year.
- If your results are not available please submit your application form and indicate that your results will follow as soon as they are available.
- Provide valid contact details.
- Sections H & I of the application form need to be completed by your school principal.
- Don’t forget to attach the required biography and essay to your application form.
- We will not accept application forms sent by fax or email.
- Only South African citizens can apply.
Submissions
The Coordinator Accounting Bursary
Applications Financial Resource Development (4H)
Old Mutual
Po Box 66
8000
Cape Town
If you do not hear from us it is your responsibility to contact the Bursary Office. Submissions will be short-listed and those candidates will be interviewed.
Contact Number
Tel: +27 (0)21 509 2656