The Funza Lushaka Bursary is a South African govt initiative geared toward addressing the lack of competent teachers from the country.

It offers financial help to suitable students who desire to go after a teaching qualification in places which have been critical for your schooling sector.

The Funza Lushaka bursary is built to boost educating to be a profession by funding students to study to get a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). The bursary covers fields with a certain shortage of teachers, including:

- Mathematics
- Physical Science
- Technology
- Languages (especially African languages)
- Early Childhood Development
- Foundation Phase Teaching

*** Who Qualifies For The Bursary?
To be eligible for the Funza Lushaka bursary, applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. **Citizenship**: Need to be a South African citizen with a valid ID.
2. **Study Requirements**: Should plan to enroll or already be enrolled in a full-time teaching qualification (BEd or PGCE) at a acknowledged South African university.
3. **Academic Performance**:
- First-time university entrants have to have an admission point score (APS) that qualifies them for admission into a teaching qualification.
- Returning students should present satisfactory academic efficiency.
4. **Field of Study**: Will have to plan to teach in a precedence subject area as recognized from the Department of Basic Education.
5. **Commitment to Teaching**: Applicants will have to reveal a motivation to teaching and an understanding of its importance in society.
6. **Age**: Applicants really should not be older than thirty years after they apply.

*** Application Procedure For the Funza Lushaka Bursary:

1. ** On line Application**:
- Applications are submitted on the net from the Formal Funza Lushaka bursary method (on the Department of Basic Education's focused Web site for Funza Lushaka).
- The application window ordinarily opens towards the tip of the academic 12 months and closes early the following year (usually November to January).
2. **Documentation**:
- Certified copies of ID, academic results, and evidence of university registration are necessary.
3. **Selection Process**:
- Preference is provided to applicants from rural or disadvantaged backgrounds.
- The application goes by way of a range method depending on the necessity for teachers in certain subjects and areas.

***What Does The Bursary Include?:
The bursary covers the Funza lushaka login subsequent expenses:
- Tuition fees
- Accommodation and meals
- Textbooks and studying supplies
- A small stipend for other living costs

***Conditions for Working Back the Bursary:
Upon graduation, bursary recipients are required to:

1. **Teach in a Public School**: Recipients must work as teachers in a public school for the same number of years that they received the bursary. This is known as the "work-back" period.
2. **Service Placement**: The Department of Basic Education will place recipients in schools where their skills are needed, often in rural or underserved areas.
3. **Failure to Fulfill the Obligation**: If the recipient fails to meet the work-back obligation (e.g., not teaching after graduation or leaving before completing the required service), they will be required to repay the bursary amount in full, with interest.

***Renewal of the Bursary:
The bursary is renewable annually, provided the student continues to meet the academic and other requirements. Recipients need to reapply every year, and the renewal is subject to satisfactory academic performance.