How to apply for bursary
The JB Marks Education Trust Fund applications are open from the 2nd week of March and close on the 1st of July every year.
Only individuals currently not funded and meeting the selection criteria may apply for funding at JB Marks.
Applicants can apply online by clicking this link: Online Bursary Application
Documents required
The following supporting documentation is required with every application (manual and online). Should the applicant fail to produce ALL the supporting documentation required, their application will not be considered:
- Certified Union member/official’s payslip (for verification purposes)
- Certified copy of applicant’s latest school results
- Certified ID copies of both the applicant and the union member/official
- Acceptance Letter from the University institution or letter verifying your application with the institution
Forms are distributed to all the NUM regions in March, and then each region distributes the same forms to all its branches.
Post Graduate Applications
Please take note of the following information regarding the JB Marks Education Trust Fund:
- The fund only supports existing JB Marks students who are pursuing post-graduate studies within a year of completing their undergraduate qualifications.
- Funding for post-graduate studies is limited to critical fields of study.
To apply for funding, applicants must reapply and provide the following supporting documents:
- Acceptance Letter from the prospective university
- Quotation of fees
- Academic Record
- Motivation Letter
The application opens on the 25th of August and closes on the 30th of November each year. The outcome is announced on the 25th of January each year.
NUM Regional Offices
| Region | Office | Tel | Fax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | Bellville | (021) 948 6363 | (021) 948 6367 |
| Carletonville | Gauteng | (018) 787 5885 | (018) 787 2280 |
| East London | Eastern Cape | (043) 743 6597 | (043) 722 0306 |
| EBMTC | Gauteng | (011) 484 3372 | (011) 484 6661 |
| Free State | Welkom | (057) 352 6462 | (011) 352 3516 |
| Highveld | Mpumalanga | (013) 656 2073 | (013) 690 1286 |
| Kimberley | Northern Cape | (053) 833 4993 | (053) 832 7064 |
| Matlosana | North West | (018) 464 1593 | (018) 464 1256 |
| Lesotho | Maseru | +09 (226) 32 4004 | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | N/A | (031) 305 1911 | (031) 305 1913 |
| North East | Limpopo | (013) 231 7323 | (013) 231 7154 |
| PWV | Gauteng | (011) 403 9412 | (011) 403 9421 |
| Parliamentary Office | Cape Town | (021) 461 7049 | (021) 462 7051 |
| Rustenburg | North West | (014) 597 2695 | (014) 596 5061 |
| Port Elizabeth | Eastern Cape | (041) 586 4013 | (041) 586 0799 |
| Namaqualand | Springbok | (027) 712 2767 | (027) 712 1771 |
Please bear in mind the following information
Please note that applications that are e-mailed will not be considered.
Applicants who successfully qualify will receive an acceptance letter from the JB Marks office via physical/postal/e-mail address or through the relevant regional office.
If you have not received any communication from the office of JB Marks Education Trust Fund by the end of January or if your name is not on the NUM regional list, it indicates that your application was unsuccessful.
We kindly ask applicants to verify at their Regional Office for the publication of successful bursars’ names at the beginning of December.
The JB Marks Education Trust Fund strives to ensure that successful applicants are notified. To this end, we strongly recommend that applicants clearly indicate the address (e-mail, residential, or postal) to which they prefer their acceptance letters to be sent. Additionally, applicants are advised to regularly check for responses from the JB Marks office on specified dates.
Duration of the bursary
The bursary is valid for the duration of the course study. However, the Board of Trustees retains the right to withhold payments to institutions and/ or to terminate the bursary based on the following rationale:
- Students abandoning the course study within six months of enrolment at an institution will result in the termination of the bursary, and the student will be liable for the repayment to the Fund of all payments already made.
- Should a student receive another financial aid/bursary, the Trust will request the student for a full reimbursement of payments already made by the Trust on the student’s behalf, and the Trust will terminate the bursary.
