{"id":56,"date":"2025-04-06T06:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T06:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/?p=56"},"modified":"2020-10-25T18:56:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T18:56:06","slug":"general-eligibility-requirements-for-funza-lushaka-bursary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/general-eligibility-requirements-for-funza-lushaka-bursary\/","title":{"rendered":"General Eligibility Requirements For Funza Lushaka Bursary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-birdsend-par-index=\"11\">Applicants for the Funza Lushaka Bursary must meet the following basic requirements in order to be considered:<\/p>\n<h3>Basic requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a South African citizen with a valid ID<\/li>\n<li>Must have already been accepted to an appropriate field of study at a recognized higher education institution<\/li>\n<li>Must be committed to and enthusiastic about a professional teaching career with interests that include working with young people, readiness to face and overcome challenges<\/li>\n<li>Must have personal integrity<\/li>\n<li>All first-time applicants have to be younger than 30 years old<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>First Time Entrants To University<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You need proof you can start with your bachelor degree at Matric Grade 12<\/li>\n<li>At least a 4 rating for the subjects you want to specialize in to become a teacher<\/li>\n<li>You need to have passed Mathematics or mathematics literacy at Grade 12 level and a minimum level of 4 for home language if your intention is to specialize for foundation phase<\/li>\n<li>If you have completed your Matric before 2008, you will need an average of 50% (before mathematics was compulsory)<\/li>\n<li>If you want to specialize in the teaching of Technology subjects, you will need a level 4 pass for Mathematics. This also counts for CAT and for those students without these levels for matric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>If you are a new applicant but already studying at University<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You must have passed all your subjects in your last year of study.<\/li>\n<li>At least an average score of 55% for your last year of study.<\/li>\n<li>At least an average score of 55% for the subjects you intend to become a teacher in.<\/li>\n<li>Take into account that the above requirements are the bare minimum. The Funza Lushaka bursary is for ambitious students. High Academic results will be awarded firstly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/who-can-apply-what-does-funza-lushaka-bursary-cover\/\">Who Can Apply &amp; What does Funza Lushaka Bursary Cover?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/general-eligibility-requirements-for-funza-lushaka-bursary\/\"><strong>Funza Lushaka Bursary Requirements 2020 \u2013 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/registration-process-of-funza-lushaka-bursary-how-to-apply\/\"><strong>How to Apply for Funza Lushaka Bursary 2020 \u2013 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/deadline-for-submission-of-funza-lushaka-bursary-application\/\"><strong>Funza Lushaka Bursary Application Closing Date 2020 \u2013 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobafrica.org\/edu\/full-application-form-for-funza-lushaka-bursary-out-now\/\"><strong>Funza Lushaka Bursary Application Form 2020 \u2013 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applicants for the Funza Lushaka Bursary must meet the following basic requirements in order to be considered: Basic requirements Must be a South African citizen with a valid ID Must have already been accepted to an appropriate field of study at a recognized higher education institution Must be committed to and enthusiastic about a professional &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-funza-lushaka-bursary"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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