As part of promoting and providing quality Media/IT/Music education at low-cost to previously disadvantage and also addressing educational training & Training backlogs, Revolution Media College offers 10 Scholarships to prospective applicants who are in financial need and has academic potential Every Year. This Scholarship is sponsored by Revolution Academic Board.
Follow this process to get your Scholarship/bursaries Approved
A bursary is a monetary award made by an institution to individuals or groups of people who cannot afford to pay full fees. In return for the bursary, the individual is usually obligated to be employed at the institution for the duration as the bursary. According to The Good Schools Guide, a bursary is “usually for helping out the impoverished but deserving and those fallen on hard times.
According to The Hobsons UK Boarding Schools Guide, numerous independent schools have bursary capability, namely grants from the school to help pay education fees. These are usually awarded after a “means test” of family income and are not necessarily dependent on examination performance, although some account of academic ability will be taken. Bursaries may be awarded in addition to scholarships where financial need is demonstrated and the prospective student would otherwise be unable to enter the school.
To obtain such a bursary, it is customary for parents to be asked by the school’s bursar to fill in an application form, giving details of their financial circumstances, supported by documentary evidence, including capital assets. The application will be considered by the school in accordance with its bursary policy. The award will often only remain in force until the pupil has sat the next relevant public examination. Most schools will review bursaries annually to ensure that the justification for an award remains. In Britain, any award made before GCSE will not necessarily continue to the A-level stage.
Bursaries are similar to “scholarships” or “prizes“, which are based on performance. These awards are generally given for good performance in the exams preceding university or college entrance in which the student achieves grades above the standard entry. These can be awarded by universities or, sometimes, by companies
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN APPLYING FOR A BURSARY
A lot of students are usually confused when it comes to scholarship or bursary application. When they have answered the most difficult question of where to start, then the other process becomes seamlessly easy for them. Basically that’s why we have decided to include this post to enable you successfully apply for bursaries especially for this year to aid your academic cause. The following are those important things to note before applying for a bursary.
- Most bursaries will request for your Latest Academic Record duly signed from your school, your ID document, evidence of tertiary application, and most importantly an authentication that you were accepted. Similarly, some bursaries will require you to provide another proof of Guardians or parents’ source of income and residence. After successfully sorting out these documents, then your next step is to ensure you verify your documents. If you don’t know how to, simply visit any commissioner of oath at a post office, bank, or police station.
- Integrity they say is telling myself the truth while honesty is telling the truth to other people. Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth-telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. Therefore, you must ensure that whatever information you are providing is the truth and nothing but the truth. Fill all blank spaces with correct data. No legacy is so rich as honesty.
- A whole lot of students apply for bursaries without having any references at all and in other cases have references that can’t be reached. Most times this is the first step to not getting the bursary you have applied for. If you need the bursary you are applying for and you want it, then go ahead and find references with correct contact addresses.
- A lot of students also don’t have enough writing skills to win their desired bursary which can prove to be a stone in the neck in the long run. Therefore it is highly advisable that you write a highly convincing and motivational cover letter that will make anyone accessing it believe before he begins to even read it. Things such as why you think you should be awarded the bursary especially more than the other several thousand applying, how you can contribute to society when you have finished your program in school and especially how getting the bursary will be a stepping stone to achieving your dreams and changing your future for good.
- A lot of students apply for bursaries and go to sleep which is very bad. When you apply for any bursary, ensure you regularly and consistently check your Emails and your phone text messages to be sure you have not or have received a message from those assessing your application.
- Lastly, ensure you always check for bursary deadlines or closing dates so you can know exactly when to apply.
Revolution Media Academy (RMA) is a daughter company of the Revolution Media Group, founded in 2011. The aim of RMA is to provide education within the Music, Media, and IT sectors to previously disadvantaged students, while simultaneously address the backlog of educational training.
The nationally recognized institution, accredited by Mict Seta, is a registered private education & training provider. The academy offers National Certificates, National Diplomas, FET Certificates, professional master class course, and a variety of online courses in Film & Television Productions, Music Performance, Studio Work, Sound Engineering, Video Technology, and Radio Productions.
Each year, RMA awards 10 bursaries/ scholarships to deserving students, who strong academic potential and financial need.
There are two types of bursaries to be awarded:
1) Full cost bursaries: these will cover all study fees.
2) Partial bursaries: these will cover approximately 50% of tuition fees.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
- South African citizen
- Achieved a minimum “B” symbol for Matric English and Mathematics in Matric
- Strong academic potential
- Proven financial need
- Studying or intend on studying at the Revolution Media Academy (not applicable for other institutions)
*Preference will be given to female students and students from rural areas.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Download and complete the Revolution Media Academy Bursary Application Form (.pdf)
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):
- ID document (certified copy),
- Passport size photo (to be attached to the application form where indicated)
- Current Matric students: Grade 11 final results AND Matric June results/ progress report (certified copies)
- Students who have completed Matric: Matric certificate (certified copy)
- Current tertiary students: Matric certificate AND full academic record (on tertiary letterhead) (certified copies)
- An essay about yourself, your life why you should be awarded the bursary (written by the student)
- Letter of recommendation from a parent/ guardian (optional)
- Two testimonials: one from an educational official (principal or lecturer) and one from a community leader (spiritual leader or local civic leader)
- Parents/ guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed, sworn affidavit if unemployed)
Applications must be submitted to one of the following offices:
- Johannesburg Head Office – Floor 8, His Majesty’s building, 53 Elof Street, Corner Commissioner, Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng
- Pretoria Campus – Floor 9, Apollo Building, 405 Stanza Bopape Street, (formerly Du Toit Corner Church Street) Pretoria, Gauteng
CLOSING DATE
30 October
(Applications will open in August ).
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the Revolution Media Academy directly:
Johannesburg Head Office
Tel: 011 492 0499/ 081 560 5091
Email: info@revolutionmedia.co.za
Pretoria Campus
Tel: 012 320 0350/ 081 560 5091
Email: pretoria@revolutionmedia.co.za
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- 1. Application forms that are incomplete will be disregarded. Please ensure that you attach proof of academic results: current matriculants do not need to provide preliminary results – final grade 11 will suffice.
- 2. Applications open August every year and close on 30 October annually for bursaries for the following year.
- 3. Scholarships will only be allocated for next year.
- 4. You must supply all the information requested or explain why you cannot provide it.
- 5. Applicants applying for a scholarship with less than a B symbol in mathematics and English will not be considered.
- 6. Do not send original documents, please attach copies.
- 7. A passport size photograph of the applicant must be attached to the top right-hand of the front page.
- 8. It is your responsibility to apply for many funding options/bursaries.
- 9. Please note that if you have not received feedback from us by 18th November note that your application was unsuccessful
Documents to be submitted with the application form(if and where applicable)
- A certified copy of this year’s June exam results or an appropriate progress report if no examination was written.
- A copy of your final results if you have completed your NSC (matric).
- Your Academic record if you are currently studying at Revolution Media Academy.
- Two testimonials: The first by a responsible educational official (e.g. your principal or lecturer) and the other by a community leader (e.g. your spiritual leader, local civic leader, etc.). See Sections 5 and 6.
- An essay on your life. This essay must be written by you personally. Your parent/guardian/friend may include a letter of recommendation.
- Proof of income/salary* of a parent(s) or guardian. (*e.g. payslip or letter from employer or sworn statement or tax return statement).
- A certified copy of your South African Identity Document (ID).
SELECTION CRITERIA
The main criteria used in the selection of successful applicants are in financial need, academic potential and career-oriented study programmes. Preference is also given to applicants from rural areas and to female applicants. Other selection criteria are:
♦ Scholarship Amounts
RMA award two kinds of bursaries: Partial bursaries and full cost bursaries.
- Partial Scholarship cover around 50% of the total tuition cost of studying per year. They are sponsored by Revolution Academic Board.
- Full-cost bursaries cover all study-related tuition costs according to a formula prescribed by RMA Academic board.
Submitted application forms: acknowledgement of receipt and outcome
- Receipt: You will receive an SMS or email confirming receipt of your completed application form. All properly completed applications received will be considered.
- Outcome: You may expect an SMS telling you whether your application was successful by 9th Please inquire only after 14 November if by that time you still have had no answer.
Please Note:
This Scholarship is only applicable to new & current students who are interested in studying or continue studying with Revolution Media Academy and not any other institution.