2025 Golden Valley Wind Farm Bursary (temp)

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Golden Valley Wind Farm is a 120MW onshore wind project, situated near to the towns of Bedford, Cookhouse, Adelaide and Somerset East. The facility is located within the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality, within the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape. The project was awarded preferred bidder status under the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPP) bid window 4 in 2015 and reached financial close in 2018. The facility generates 480GWh per annum supplying an estimated 104,000 households with clean sustainable energy. The project is investing in economic and socioeconomic development initiatives for the betterment of the local communities within 50km radius scale. 

The excellent people in our organization are our key assets, and we are looking for more high-performance individuals with a strong team spirit.

 

About The Bursary

The BTE Renewables Golden Valley Wind Energy Bursary is available for various degrees or certificates for students Born/Living/Schooled within 50km from the Golden Valley Wind Farm: Amstilite (Eastern Cape), encompassing the following communities: Adelaide, Bedford, Cookhouse or Somerset East.

Please make sure your home town falls within one of the communities listed above.

The bursary is for students from previously disadvantaged groups (low-income BBBEE designated applicants), and it covers the full cost of tertiary studies. 

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

What will the Bursary include?

  • Fees – Registration/Tuition, accommodation, meals, books and stationery;
  • Living stipends;
  • Mentoring and development 
  • Additional study support where regarded appropriate
  • Laptop provided for study purposes.

Successful applicants will be required to participate in an intense monthly mentorship programme, designed to make sure they are highly employable when they graduate. They will also receive full wrap-around support in the form of private tutoring, paid for by the sponsor.

Any applicant or awardee later revealed to not be studying full-time or having paid employment; will have their bursary contract/offer terminated and required to refund all benefits paid 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. South African citizens. 
  2. Born/Living/Schooled within 50km of the Golden Valley Wind Farm , from the Eastern Cape communities of Adelaide, Bedford, Cookhouse or Somerset East.
  3. Belong to a BBBEE racial designated group (Black, Coloured, Indian, etc)
  4. UNEMPLOYED and pursuing a FULL-TIME qualification at any DHET/CHE registered tertiary Institution, in 2025 
    • For the following qualification levels: Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Degree/Honours, Masters or Phd.
    • For Post-grad applicants the research topic will form part of selection criteria. 
  5. In 2024; be studying matric or on a gap-year after matric in 2023/2022/2021
  6. In 2025; be studying for a SAQA-registered tertiary qualification
  7. Pursuing their qualification-level for the first time (i.e. not repeating a degree-year, honours, etc)   
  8. Haven't failed more than 2 subjects during their current enrolment (which also did not delay their expected qualification completion timeline). 
  9. Depending on the application progress: candidates may be required to undergo screening, shortlisting, interview, and psychometric assessments.

Have applied to study in 2025 or have already been accepted for registration in 2025. 

Bursaries are offered only for studies leading to SAQA-registered higher certificates, diplomas, degrees or equivalent NQF-rated qualifications. 

 

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

 

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
  • Applications are currently closed.

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, please consider your application as unsuccessful
  2. Terms and Conditions apply.  Successful applicants will be required to sign an agreement provided by 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.  
  • [*]  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 docs required on Step-4 of your application

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    All Applicants:

    1. Recent Official proof of Locality (proof of address, residence affidavit from municipality, place of birth on birth certificate)
    2. A 1-2 page 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
    3. A comprehensive CV of work experience and background
    4. Certified copy of your valid South African identity document
    5. Recent certified Parents/Guardian SA ID or Death Certificate (or death certificate if deceased) [*]
    6. Proof of household income (certified copy of SASSA docs or 3 months Payslips of parents/guardians) - Please attach affidavits confirming unemployment, if parent/s are unemployed*
    7. One letter of recommendation from an individual who can speak to your personal character and/or your academic performance. This person should not be a relative or friend. Please include their telephone details.

     

    Other Optional Documents (for all applicants):

    1. Did you get funded by another bursary/NSFAS?; upload your bursary agreement/letter/offer [*]
    2. Have a Disability? Submit a Dept of Labour Employment Equity Act (EEA1) Form AND a Diagnosis Letter from Doctor [*]
    3. A copy of the 2025 acceptance letter from an accredited institution. - Official letter showing you've been accepted (even provisionally) to study the qualification in 2025[*]

     

     

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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