Mediclinic Higher Education Nursing Bursary

Mediclinic Higher Education Nursing Bursary (Diploma and Higher Certificate in Nursing)

MEDICLINIC (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Scholarship overview

Mediclinic Higher Education awards a limited number of bursaries each year to students admitted to its Higher Certificate in Nursing and its 36-month Diploma in Nursing, funded by Mediclinic and/or ER24. Bursaries are offered to successful candidates during the programme's own admissions process rather than through a separate bursary application.

Both programmes are full-time and contact-based, delivered at Mediclinic's registered Learning Centres across South Africa and combining classroom teaching with clinical placements at Mediclinic hospitals and Department of Health facilities. Programmes start in January each year, and bursary holders meet the same admission requirements and go through the same application process as fee-paying students.

Bursary recipients work back for Mediclinic after qualifying, on terms set by their bursary agreement. Students who fund their own studies have no work-back period, since the internship component is already built into the qualification.

Award Information

Higher Certificate in Nursing: Grade 12 (NQF level 4) with English level 4, Life Sciences or Physical Science level 3, and Mathematical Literacy level 4 or Mathematics level 3, with a minimum of 19 points (20 with Mathematical Literacy), excluding Life Orientation.
Diploma in Nursing: Grade 12 (NQF level 4) with English level 4, Life Sciences level 4 or Physical Science level 3, and Mathematical Literacy level 4 or Mathematics level 3, with a minimum of 23 points (24 with Mathematical Literacy), excluding Life Orientation.
National Vocational Certificate holders need English level 5 and higher point totals: 24 points (25 with Mathematical Literacy) for the Higher Certificate, 26 points (27 with Mathematical Literacy) for the Diploma.
Recognition of Prior Learning route for applicants aged 25 or older with at least 5 years of healthcare experience who lack Life Sciences or Physical Science; RPL candidates cannot make up more than 10% of an intake.
Proof of South African citizenship, where applicable; a SAQA evaluation letter is required if the Grade 12 or senior certificate was obtained outside South Africa.
Both programmes are full-time and contact-based; there is no bridging course, and no part-time or distance-learning route for either clinical programme.

Bursary funding covers tuition, a uniform and textbooks; students remain responsible for their own transport and accommodation, including travel to clinical learning sites.
Work-back obligation on successful completion: bursary holders work for Mediclinic for a period set by their bursary agreement (the programme itself runs one academic year for the Higher Certificate or 36 months for the Diploma, and already includes the internship component).
A bursary student who does not complete the programme successfully is liable for the programme and administration costs.
Students who fund their own studies are not bound by a work-back period.

Application window: 6 May to 30 June.
Programme start: January.
Programme fees (for fee-paying students) are paid 25% before the programme starts, a further 25% by the end of March and the balance by the end of June.

Register with a valid email address and cell phone number, and gather certified copies of your Grade 12/Umalusi certificate (or final Grade 11 results) and South African ID.
Open the Diploma in Nursing page or the Higher Certificate in Nursing page and use the Register to Apply link to reach the applications portal.
Log in, select the programme, and apply within the 6 May to 30 June window; applicants may apply to only one programme and one learning centre.
Pay the non-refundable application fee once banking details are issued to qualifying applicants, and upload proof of payment before the closing date.
Complete the psychometric assessment, interview and health assessment when invited by email; a limited number of bursaries are then offered to successful candidates from this process.

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Documents you will need

Short CV.
Certified copy of the Grade 12 certificate or Grade 11 academic results.
Certified copy of the front page of the ID book.
Proof of payment of the non-refundable application fee.
Proof of South African citizenship, if applicable.
SAQA evaluation letter, if the Grade 12 or senior certificate was obtained outside South Africa.

How selection works

Psychometric testing, an interview and a health assessment. Bursary holders must work for Mediclinic for a period equal to the programme length (36 months for the Diploma) after qualifying; those who do not complete the programme are liable for programme and administration costs.

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