About Rio Tinto/Richards Bay Minerals
Rio Tinto Group which now owns Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) which was founded in 1976 as a South African based mining company. Rio Tinto bought a stake of 74% from RBM followed by Horizon Investments with their 24% and the rest is owned by the employees.
Operating on the north side of KwaZulu Natal province RBM produces titanium dioxide from mineral sand deposits of the mineral-rich sand dunes in the region.
About Rio Tinto/Richards Bay Minerals Bursary Programme
Applications are invited from students aaplicants who wish to apply for financial assistance in a form of a bursary. The bursay allocation will be made available to the following fields of sudy:
- Actuarial Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Ecology
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental
- Finance & Business (Accounting)
- Geology
- Geomatics
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Technology
- Law
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Metallurgy
- Pharmacy
Richards Bay Minerals remains committed to develop and expand South Africa’s skills base. We provide bursary opportunities to South Africans to acquire qualifications and skills to develop a career in Core – Mining or Non-core disciplines.
Who Can Apply?
For your application to be considered you need to meet the following criteria set by the company:
- Applicants must be South African citizen
- Matric Term Results with Maths and/Science for Engineering Disciplines
- Matric Term results with minimum Level 5 pass per subject for Other Disciplines
- Studying full-time within one of the aforementioned fields of study
- Currently in your Matric OR 1st year of study
- Studying at a recognised tertiary institute in South Africa
- In financial need
- Passionate about your field of study
- We encourage students with a disability to apply
Documents Required
There is a set of documents all applicants need to submit for the purpose of application assessment. Please submit copies of the following documents:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric Term Results (certified copy)
- Matric certificate (certified copy)
- Full tertiary academic record (certified copy)
- Proof of registration at a tertiary institution
- Motivation letter for chosen field of study
- Proof of financial need (parent/guardian payslip or affidavit)
Rio Tinto Bursary Closing Date
The closing date for the Bursary Programme is 23 September 2022
How To Apply?