DTEF Online Application 2022/2023

The government is considering to re-sponsor thousands of tertiary education students, whose sponsorship has been terminated due to various] reasons including poor performance on the part of students.

The Permanent Secretary in the relevant Ministry, that of Education and Skills Development, , Mariam Maroba, says that a survey was conducted to find out how many young people are in need of sponsorship, adding that the number so far sits at 2500.

Maroba told a Parliament Public Accounts Committee meeting yesterday that discussions are ongoing with Finance Ministry to provide funding for these students.

Overview

Placement Division coordinates sponsorship award criteria, selects applicants and places them into reputable accredited institutions approved by the relevant accrediting bodies.

Currently sponsorship for students is administered in the following institutions:

Local Public and Private Tertiary institutions
Accredited external institutions (Regionally and Overseas)

Who is eligible?

New Students;

Botswana citizen who is NOT gainfully employed.
Applicants must be able to complete the programme of study before turning thirty five (35) years of age.
The cut-off point for Government sponsorship is 36 points for Secondary Education.
Candidates who have upgraded their results must also have a minimum of 36 points.
Orphan & Vulnerable Children (OVC), Rural Area Children (RAC), Special Education Needs (SEN) with minimum cut off points of 31.- applicants under this category should be certified and registered with the Social Welfare Office.

Progression Students;

Progression consideration is based on recognition of prior learning.
Prospective applicants must have completed lower qualifications not less than three years (3) at the time of applying except for Masters in Psychology and must be able to complete the programme of study by the age of THIRTY- FIVE (35) or below.
Consideration for sponsorship is STRICTLY limited to the prioritized fields of study as per the sponsorship cycle.

Re-sponsorship Students;(NB – Target group is determined as per re-sponsorship cycle)

Students NOT currently under sponsorship
All outstanding modules/subjects should be completed within one (1) academic year at the most.
The students must not have previously benefited from re-sponsorship.
Some students would have been terminated due to poor academic performance but have sponsored themselves to pass all the failed modules/ subjects or have passed relevant year after change of course. These students must also satisfy the following conditions;
The student should have passed ALL outstanding modules.

Where the student changed courses, he/she must have sponsored themselves for the same number of years as he/she was sponsored by Government.
The student should submit a complete academic transcript.
A financial statement, which states that the student does not have any outstanding debts with the institution or a letter from institution stating that the student has no outstanding fees.

Top Achievers Students;(NB-Criteria is subject to change as per sponsorship cycle)

Applicants should have attained at least any of the following grades:
6A*s at BGCSE/IGCSE
3A’s at AS
3A’s at A Levels
4 (7) at Matric
The qualifying applicants will be placed in local institutions for A-Level/IBD Programmes or directly into Top Tier Universities internationally.

DTEF Online Application 2022/2023 [NEW]

DTEF Online Application 2022/2023

Scholarship Application Form 2022/2023