Rural Education Access Programme, REAP Bursary 2020/2021

Are you interested in the REAP Bursary 2020/2021? Then you have accessed the right page. This post contains details on How To Apply For Rural Education Access Programme Bursary successfully.

REAP offers a holistic Higher Education Support Programme. In an attempt to reduce poverty and empower young people to improve the quality of their lives, REAP assists students from rural areas to succeed at university.

Supplementary bursary funding – including stipends, laptop computers, technical equipment. Core bursary funding (tuition, accommodation, meals, books) comes from NSFAS

WHAT IS A BURSARY?

According to Wikipedia, A bursary is a monetary award made by an institution to individuals or groups of people who cannot afford to pay full fees. In return for the bursary, the individual is usually obligated to be employed at the institution for the duration as the bursary. According to The Good Schools Guide, a bursary is “usually for helping out the impoverished but deserving and those fallen on hard times.

About Rural Education Access Programme, REAP

The Rural Education Access Programme (REAP) previously operated as Catholic Education Assistance Programme (CEAP) in 2001. REAP is an associate organization of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) but provides support to all young people regardless of faith or affiliation.

REAP intends to reduce poverty and empower young people to better the quality of their lives by helping students from rural areas across South Africa to continue higher education at selected universities. REAP students originate from rural schools in all provinces and are accepted in a wide range of courses at different tertiary institutions.

It has a Level 3 BEE status and is registered as a non-profit organization in South Africa. Donations to REAP have tax exemption status. REAP’s head office is located in Cape Town and has regional offices in Johannesburg and Durban.

About REAP Bursaries

REAP aims to support free higher education for the poor and working-class by supplementing NSFAS funding recipients with monthly stipend and a structured student development programme which includes psychosocial support, mentoring, academic guidance and life skills training. REAP assistance is only available to qualified students.

REAP financial support is limited to R6000 per year and is no longer awarding full-cost bursaries. REAP bursary holders are required to do community service every year.

Students who have been accepted at any of the following institutions are eligible to apply for REAP bursaries:

• Central University of Technology
• Nelson Mandela University
• University of Johannesburg
• University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
• University of the Free State
• University of the Western Cape

REAP Bursary Requirements and Eligibility

• South African citizens
• Applicants must come from a rural area and have attended a rural school
• Applicants must have written their NSC examinations at a rural school within the previous two (2) years
• Not more than 24 years old
• Family/household income should not exceed R122 000 per year or R10 167 per month before any deductions
• Minimum 55% average for NSC examinations (Life Orientation should not be included when calculating the average)
• Formal acceptance to study at any one of the institutions listed above
• Successful application and receipt of formal confirmation for NSFAS funding
• Have a residence or a private accommodation accredited by NSFAS

How to Apply for REAP Bursary and Application Details

1. Apply online at https://reap.devman.co.za/devman/web/bursary/
2. Read and follow instructions and proceed to the application by providing your valid ID number.

REAP Bursary Opening & Closing Date

 14 February 2020. 

Contact Details

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 021 696 5500
Fax: 086 247 1028

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KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN APPLYING FOR A BURSARY

A lot of students are usually confused when it comes to scholarship or bursary application. When they have answered the most difficult question of where to start, then the other process becomes seamlessly easy for them. Basically that’s why we have decided to include this post to enable you successfully apply for bursaries especially for this year to aid your academic cause. The following are those important things to note before applying for a bursary.

1. Most bursaries will request for your Latest Academic Record duly signed from your school, your ID document, evidence of tertiary application and most importantly an authentication that you were accepted. Similarly, some bursaries will require you to provide another proof of Guardians or parents’ source of income and residence. After successfully sorting out these documents, then your next step is to ensure you verify your documents. If you don’t know how to, simply visit any commissioner of oath at a post office, bank or police station.
2. Integrity they say is telling myself the truth while honesty is telling the truth to other people. Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth-telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. Therefore, you must ensure that whatever information you are providing is the truth and nothing but the truth. Fill all blank spaces with correct data. No legacy is so rich as honesty.
3. A whole lot of students apply for bursaries without having any references at all and in other cases have references that can’t be reached. Most times this is the first step to not getting the bursary you have applied for. If you need the bursary you are applying for and you want it, then go ahead and find references with correct contact addresses.
4. A lot of students also don’t have enough writing skills to win their desired bursary which can prove to be a stone in the neck in the long run. Therefore it is highly advisable that you write a highly convincing and motivational cover letter that will make anyone accessing it believe before he begins to even read it. Things such as why you think you should be awarded the bursary especially more than the other several thousand applying, how you can contribute to society when you have finished your program in school and especially how getting the bursary will be a stepping stone to achieving your dreams and changing your future for good.
5. A lot of students apply for bursaries and go to sleep which is very bad. When you apply for any bursary, ensure you regularly and consistently check your Emails and your phone text messages to be sure you have not or have received a message from those assessing your application.
6. Lastly, ensure you always check for bursary deadlines or closing dates so you can know exactly when to apply.