Background
The Department of Student Placement and Welfare is mandated with offering scholarships to deserving Batswana students. Tertiary education has and is still provided for and financed mainly by the Botswana Government. In 1973 a bursaries scheme was introduced, where beneficiaries were expected to contribute 5% of their initial gross salary for a stipulated period after completing their training. In April 1995, the Government introduced a reorganised bursaries scheme. This is the Grant / Loan scheme where students are now awarded grants and or loans to pursue their tertiary training. It is expected that the loan portion of the scholarships be recovered as soon as the beneficiary becomes employed. In terms of recovery the two schemes will run concurrently until all beneficiaries of the 5% scheme have all contributed.

What is the Grant/Loan Scheme?

This is a system of bursaries where benefeciaries are assisted with a loan and /or grant for training depending on the relative priority of the course they will be pursuing. Loan benefeciaries are required to pay loans within a stipulated period after training.Loans are free of interest.

How the grant/Loan Scheme Operates

The Grant/Loan system is primarily based on manpower needs of the different sectors of the economy. It is expected to increase the cost recovery of post secondary training from benefeciaries as well as give more appropriate incentives for skilled manpower development. Students following areas of crical manpower shortage. The more technical and science-based professional studies or disciplines of specialised nature; disciplines essential to the development of the economy will receive more generous financial support.

Who are the beneficiaries?

The Grant/Loan Scheme applies to accepted courses (currently full time) that require secondary school certificate(O level) or equivalent as a condition/pre-requisite for enrolment.

Please find attached the form to be completed at the end of the Scholarship

Downloads:

Course Completion Form