Sasol Limited was founded in Sasolburg, South Africa in the year 1950 and is the very first oil-from-coal company. Today, Sasol is a global chemicals and energy company, that is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the United States.
Sasol is made up of two distinct market-focused businesses: Chemicals and Energy.
The Chemicals Business, made up of Base Chemicals and Performance Chemicals, is aimed at meeting evolving consumer needs, including the demands of a growing and urbanizing middle class.
The Energy Business, made up of Mining; Gas and Liquid Fuels, is positioned to be responsive to global trends by providing new energy and mobility solutions, pursuing greenhouse gas emission reductions by developing and growing gas and renewables in Southern Africa and increase cash generation.
About the Sasol Foundation Bursary
Bursaries will be awarded in 2 categories
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) bursaries: for undergraduate studies in these fields:
Education (majoring in STEM subjects)
Engineering (All disciplines)
for students from Sasol’s fence line communities (municipalities / districts around Sasol plants / operations); as well as children of Sasol Khanyisa shareholders; and children of Sasol employees.
Bursary recipients will be selected based on the following main criteria: academic performance, household income, acceptance to University/ University of Technology and South African citizenship.
The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, books, pocket money, accommodation, meals and a once-off computer and calculator allowance.
Bursary recipients will also receive psycho-social support (including student discussions, workshops, EAP – Employee assistance programme at Sasol, and more).
Applicants will be screening based on the following criteria:
- South African citizenship
-Household income verifications
-Acceptance or conditional acceptance to a University or University of Technology, for a STEM field of study approved by the Sasol Foundation
-Combined household income
-Final preference will be given to financially needy and academically talented candidates
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete the Online Odyssey Psychometric Testing. The final outcome of the bursary will be communicated to all applicants.
Bursaries will be awarded on the basis that the candidate's 2023 end-of-year results do not differ drastically from the results submitted during the application process. Sasol reserves the right to withdraw the bursary award if the candidates' academic performance is substantially worse than the academic results submitted during the application process.
Applications must be submitted online on the Sasol Bursaries Platform
