Key facts
- Status
- Applications closed Closed 7 January 2022
- Provider
- KELE Mining Solutions
- Study level
- TVET / college
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
No 2027 round had been published when we checked, and the last widely published round closed on 7 January 2022.
VerifiedKELE Mining Solutions is a South African contract mining company, founded in 2007, that provides specialised mining services to clients such as Kumba Iron Ore. Its bursary is unusually open: it funds any field of study, from degrees to trades, with preference for students from the Northern Cape communities where it works.
About the KELE Mining Solutions Bursary
- Fields: any formal qualification or trade.
- Institutions: universities, universities of technology and TVET colleges.
- Covers, based on need, registration and tuition fees, prescribed books, toolkits where applicable, meals and accommodation.
Eligibility requirements
- Studying, or intending to study, at a recognised South African tertiary institution.
- At least 60% for your course modules or subjects.
- Demonstrated financial need.
- Preference for children of KELE employees and students from the Northern Cape areas where the company operates.
How to apply
- Email KELE to confirm that a round is open. There is no application form.
- Prepare a certified ID, your academic results, proof of registration, proof of household income, proof of residence and a CV.
- Email everything to bursaries@kelegroup.co.za with the bursary name and year in the subject line.
Closing date
7 January in the last published round (2022). No 2027 date has been announced.
Contact details
- Telephone: 053 151 0600 or 012 844 0456
- Email: bursaries@kelegroup.co.za
Northern Cape students should also apply to the Sibona Ilanga Trust bursary, the Northern Cape provincial government bursary and the Kumba Iron Ore bursary.
FAQs
This round is not open right now. There is no online form, so email the funder to ask when the next one opens.
bursaries@kelegroup.co.za
