Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary 2025
If you’re looking for help to fund your studies in fields like engineering, accounting, or medicine, take note.
Rio Tinto/Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is offering bursaries.
You get to get support from a major global mining company, especially if you’re a high-achieving student with financial needs.
Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary Details
Bursary Name: Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary 2025
Provider: Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group
Eligible Fields:
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Auditing
- Banking
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- Humanities
- Journalism
- Law
- Marine Engineering
- Medicine
- Mining Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Sound Production
- Supply Chain Management
Application Deadline: 24 January 2025
Funding Amount: Not specified
Apply Here: Closed
About the Bursary Provider
Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a South African subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group, mines titanium dioxide from dunes near Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.
Established in 1976, RBM is owned by Rio Tinto (74%), Blue Horizon Investments (24%), and its employees (2%).
Rio Tinto, a global mining leader, supports South African students through bursaries to develop a skilled workforce.
Eligibility Requirements for this bursary
To apply for this bursary, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a South African citizen
- Have completed Matric with good results
- Be studying or intending to study full-time in one of the specified fields
- Be enrolled or accepted at a recognized and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
- Demonstrate financial need, in line with NSFAS guidelines
- Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online at: Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary Application.
Candidates will need to create an account before proceeding with the application.
Applicants must submit the following compulsory supporting documents:
- Certified copy of ID document (not older than 3 months)
- Certified copy of Matric certificate or statement of results (not older than 3 months)
- Full tertiary academic record (if currently studying, on institution’s letterhead)
- Proof of bank account
- Proof of university acceptance (on the institution’s letterhead)
- Certified copies of parents’ or guardians’ ID documents (if applying on behalf of the student)
- Proof of parents’ or guardians’ income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ proof of pension or social grant if applicable)
- Motivational letter supporting your application (Read our tips on writing a strong motivational letter for bursary applications)
Application Deadline & Contact Details
Closing Date: 24 January 2025
For queries regarding this bursary program, please contact Rio Tinto directly:
Email: RTgraduaterecruitmentsupport@riotinto.com / recruitment.support@riotinto.com
