Organisation : Globeleq South Africa Management Services Pty Ltd
Announcement : The Renewable Energy Scholarship
Applicable for : South African citizens
Application Deadline : Thursday, 15 September 2016
Website : https://www.globeleq.co.za/
The Renewable Energy Scholarship :
Eligibility :
The Renewable Energy Scholarship Fund is open to students who :
** Are South African citizens
** Are studying mechatronic or electrical or electro-mechanical engineering
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** Are studying a National Diploma or Bachelor’s in Technology
** Will be doing their 2nd year or higher in 2017, excluding any bridging courses or extended programmes
** Have an interest in renewable energy.
How To Apply :
** At the end of this page, you will see a button marked “Apply”.
** This will take you to another URL, where you can apply via an online form.
** Please ensure that you complete this form as thoroughly as possible, as it is our only way of assessing your potential at this stage.
** Note that only online applications will be considered.
Process And Deadline :
** Complete your online application by Thursday, 15 September 2016, including uploading all the necessary supporting documents.
** Late applications will not be considered.
** If you meet the first stage selection criteria, you will be invited to attend an interview, to take place at your institution, during October 2016.
** Provisional selections will be made and all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by 30 November 2016.
** Final selection and award will be made by 31 January 2017.
Scholarship Recipient Obligation :
** The Scholarship includes a service obligation, on behalf of the student, of 12 months. Scholarship recipients undergo a further selection process for the Internship, towards the completion of their BTech or National Diploma.
** Internships are not guaranteed for each scholarship recipient.
** The Internship includes an in-depth induction of the entire organisation (exposure to the solar PV and wind plants), technical training, in-house training and exposure to head office organisational functioning.
** Thereafter, Interns are placed in an operational role for the remainder of the service obligation, reporting to one of Globeleq’s engineering managers.
** Salaries are paid in line with market rates.
Scholarship Offer :
** The amount of the Scholarship is not fixed, but instead takes each student’s needs into account, together with the Scholarship budget.
The Scholarship funding will cover the costs of :
| Course Fees | A variable amount, depending on what each student’s registration fees are |
| Registration Fees | |
| Accommodation and meal costs | A fixed amount, based on the average cost across all institutions participating in the Renewable Energy Scholarship Fund |
| Books and other learning materials | |
| Living expenses |
About The Scholarship :
** The Renewable Energy Scholarship Fund (RESF) was launched in 2014.
** Through the RESF, mechatronic, electrical and electro-mechanical engineering students are developed for the renewable energy and other engineering sectors.
** The RESF aims to help meet the demand in the renewable energy industry for qualified engineers, create a skills pipeline for our company and also support and contribute to the industry and the country as a whole.
** The Scholarship is managed by Globeleq South Africa Management Services which manages three renewable energy facilities in South Africa.
** The RESF is funded by these three independent power producers (IPPs), namely the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, Droogfontein Solar Power and De Aar Solar Power.
** These three IPPs are among the very first large scale renewable power plants to be built in the country.
** To date, these plants have invested more than R3 million in the RESF.
The Renewable Energy Scholarship Fund is being offered nationally through institutions offering mechatronic, electrical and electro-mechanical engineering, namely;
** University of Johannesburg
** Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
** Walter Sisulu University
** Cape Peninsula University of Technology
** Central University of Technology
** Durban University of Technology
** Mangosuthu University of Technology
** Tshwane University of Technology
** Vaal University of Technology
Contact Us :
Globeleq South Africa Management Services Pty Ltd
5th Floor, 21 Dreyer Street,
Sunclare Building,
Claremont, Cape Town, 7708