2025 Thrive Student Living (Partial-Accommodation) Bursary

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Applications close on Tuesday, 07 January 2025 at 12 midday.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Thrive Student Living is one of the leading private student accommodation providers in South Africa. We provide quality accommodation that contributes to successful academic outcomes and the development of lifelong learning and friendships. Our properties are in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town.

About The Bursary

Thrive Student Living believes in lifting as we rise. Given this, we have developed a bursary scheme that assists students from the so-called missing middle with partial bursaries for their accommodation fees. We believe that provision of quality accommodation assists in successful academic outcomes. The underfunding of the missing middle demographics results in students residing in inferior accommodation which limits their chances of successful academic outcomes. 

 

What will the Bursary include?

  • Discounts on Accommodation Rental fees (only)
  • If you are unable to pay one of your discounted monthly rentals as provided by the bursary, then you risk eviction and losing your bursary discount permanently. 

Any applicant or awardee later revealed to not be studying full-time; will have their bursary contract/offer terminated and required to refund all benefits provided to them by the bursary. 

Bursaries will be awarded in line with the Employment Equity plan of the organisation. 

 

Who Can Apply

The bursary programme will be aimed at candidates who meet the following criteria:

  1. Students that are interested in getting a lease with Thrive Student Living, for any room type.
    • Applicant must be planning to reside in a Thrive Property in 2025 (or currently residing in one for 2024). 
    • If you are not interested in renting from a Thrive Student Living accommodation in 2025, then do not apply for this bursary. 
  2. All students registered for full-time studies at any DHET/CHE registered tertiary Institution (university, college, etc), in 2025. 
    • For the following qualification levels: Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Degree/Honours, Masters or PhD.
  3. Students who are self-funding or bursary-funded (NSFAS-funded students do not qualify). 
  4. By applying, all applicants agree to have their documents assessed for FICA requirements. 
  5. Academic performance: Academic average of at least 60% (for your most recent full-year of schooling).
  6. Depending on the application stage, candidates may be required to undergo screening, shortlisting, interview, and psychometric assessments.

 

Self-Funded Applicants must: 

  1. Be able to afford a minimum rental fee for a single or shared room, depending on their household affordability. 

 

Bursary-Funded Applicants must:

  1. Have a bursary that pays a minimum of R40K per year for accommodation. 
  2. Applicants must be prepared to submit a bursary confirmation letter/contract confirming the accommodation budget/value of bursary for 2025.

 

Amongst qualifying applications, the following may be preferred:

  1. Applicants in line with SPONSOR's transformation/ employment equity objectives and requirements.

Please read these notes and instructions carefully before completing the form. Be sure to read every section and ensure that the information you provide is accurate.

  • Applications that are incomplete and that include misrepresentations will immediately be disregarded.
  • Please ensure that you attach ALL of the Required Documents
  • Closing date for application type:
    • 2025 Thrive Student Living (Partial-Accommodation) Bursary closes: Tuesday, 07 January 2025 at 12 midday.
  • Bursary allocation year for application type:
    • 2025 Thrive Student Living (Partial-Accommodation) Bursary will be allocated for the 2025 academic year

This Bursary is for the 2025 academic year. You need to be studying full-time in 2025 to qualify. 

  1. Should you not have heard back from us within 3 months (of the application closing date), please consider your application as unsuccessful.
  2. Terms and Conditions apply.  Successful applicants will be required to sign an agreement provided by the sponsor.
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Required Documents

Please prepare the following documents:

    Important Note About Documents:  

  • All certified documents must be less than 3 months old.  
  • [*]  means: Where you have multiple documents for 1 submission, please combine/scan them into 1 file that you can upload.
  • In addition to the documents listed below, you are required to submit any other documents required on Step-4 of your application  

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    All Applicants:

    1. Certified copy of your valid South African identity document. If not South African: Certified copy of your Passport (including a copy of the Visa/Study Visa Page) [*]
    2. Recent certified Parents/Guardian RSA ID or Death Certificate (or if deceased) [*]
    3. Proof of Income: Certified copy of SASSA docs or 3 months Payslips of parents/guardians (Company registration documents if Self-employed). Please attach police affidavits confirming unemployment, if guardian/s are unemployed [*] 
    4. Proof of Rental Affordability: Certified/Bank-stamped copy of 3-months Bank Statements of parents/guardians (6-months statement if self-employed). Please attach police affidavits confirming how you manage your money, if guardian/s don’t have a bank account[*] 
    5. Do you (or did you) get funded by NSFAS? Please upload all the funding confirmation contracts, letters, or offers. [If not, submit a  police affidavit stating that you have never received NSFAS funding] [*] 
    6. Do you (or did you) get funded by another bursary? Please upload all the funding confirmation contracts, letters, or offers. [If not, submit a police affidavit stating that you have never received funds from another bursary or funding award] [*] 
    7. A 1-2 page motivation/statement clearly setting out why you have chosen your field of study, how you intend to use it after graduation, and why/how it will benefit the SPONSOR to fund your studies. Also, explain any missing documents you couldn’t submit on time. 

     

    Scholar in Matric (or gap-year after matric)

    1. Certified Grade 11 Report final year-end report (with official school stamp)
    2. [IF APPLICABLE] Certified copy of valid matric certificate (Grade 12)
    3. [IF APPLICABLE] Official Grade 12 latest (Term 2) school report - (school stamped) - With official school stamp
    4. A copy of 2025 acceptance letter from an accredited institution. - Official letter showing you've been accepted (even provisionally) to study the qualification in 2025 [*] 

     

    Current Tertiary Student (Undergrad/Honours/Masters/Doctoral enrolled in 2024)

    1. Certified copy of valid matric certificate (Grade 12)
    2. Certified copy of latest/June 2024 Official Academic Transcripts (or official institution report) [or police affidavit stating why you were not schooling]
    3. Certified Copy of 2024 Proof of Registration (if studying in 2024)  [or police affidavit stating why the student was not schooling] 
    4.  2024 Official University Fee Statements - If you have off-campus accommodation, please include your lease agreement [*] 

     

    Gap-Year Student During Tertiary (Enrolled before 2024)

    1. Certified copy of valid matric certificate (Grade 12)

For applicants under the age of 18, to comply with POPI regulations a signed consent form completed by your parent/legal guardian along with a certified copy of their proof of identity is required.

You can download the guardian consent form by clicking HERE.

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