CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2016
6. Bursary Competition
Apply early to any of our member or partner higher education
institutions listed in this Handbook and you will automatically be
entered into a draw to win one of four bursaries towards your studies:
June:
R20 000
July:
R15 000
August:
R12 000
September:
R10 000
The draw for ALL
bursaries takes place
during October.
1. Each award has its own closing date.
2. To be eligible for the draw, the application form and fee must be received by the
CAO before the closing date for which the award is intended.
3. Applicants qualify for each of the draws for which they are eligible, but cannot be
awarded more than one, which will be the one with the highest monetary value.
4. Bursaries are payable to first-time University and College entrants only.
5. Before winners are announced, it must be established that they have been
selected by an institution and qualify for admission, that they are first-time
entrants, and that they have accepted the offer.
6. In the event of any of the first four winners drawn in the ballot not being eligible,
the prize will be awarded to the next eligible name on the list.
7. The bursary will be paid to the institution for the benefit of the student.
8. Prizes will not be paid directly to the winners.
9. Prizes are only valid for the first year registration fees, tuition and additional
expenses, and will be administered by the institution.
10. In the event of the selected student failing to register or withdrawing from the
institution, the balance of the bursary is to be refunded to the CAO.
11. Staff of the CAO and of participating institutions and their dependents are not
eligible to win a bursary.
By accepting the bursary, winners agree to:
(a) Make themselves available to attend the formal ‘hand-over’ of the bursary
award at the first User Group Meeting of the year, which is normally scheduled
for the first or second week in April;
(b) Provide the CAO with a short 100-word (10-line) resume;
(c) Give permission for their photograph and resume to be used in the CAO’s
annual reports, posters, Handbook and other application/marketing material;
and
(d) Sign the declaration allowing CAO to use their photographs and resume as
described in the preceding sentence.
Terms and conditions that apply
2015 Bursary winners: Sihlelelwe Sithole, Durshen Govender, Rishaad Ebrahim and
Siphelele Dlamini.
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