SAISI Course
Bursary Information
SAISI’s mission is to make ASI® training accessible to as many professionals as possible.
SAISI is also committed to contributing to ongoing growth and transformation within the profession and the organisation. To these ends, SAISI avails bursaries to course participants on an annual basis, to make SAISI’s courses accessible to more people.
Bursaries are allocated depending on available funds. A bursary consists of the following maximum amounts (partial bursaries may also be awarded)
- SASIC1: R7400 towards the course fee for SASIC1.
- SASIC2: R5300 towards the course fee for SASIC2.
- SASIC3: R5300 towards the course fee for SASIC3.
- SASIC4: R5300 towards the course fee for SASIC4.
Applications for SAISI Course Bursaries 2025
Closing date 24 January 2025
- Any person seeking a SAISI bursary to attend a core course (SASIC1 to SASIC4) needs to be a SAISI member at the time of applying for the course bursary.
- Preference will be given to applicants who have been a SAISI member for more than 6 months, at the time of application.
- Any SAISI member seeking a SAISI bursary to attend a core course (SASIC1 to SASIC4) must complete the online bursary application form (FF2).
- Other sources of funding must be disclosed. For example, funding or other bursaries from the Department of Health or Department of Education.
- Bursary applications will close on the same date as the closing of applications for SASIC1. No applications will be accepted after this date.
- You must apply for all the courses that you intend to do in the year to be considered for a bursary for each course. Bursaries can only be awarded for courses already applied for.
- There are a limited number of bursaries available per year. The granting of bursaries will be decided by SAISI EXCO, and their decision is final.
- Preference may be given to occupational therapists who work in a rural or low socio-economic area.
- The applicant will be notified of the decision of EXCO by the SAISI Treasurer.
- Bursary fees are not payable in cash and will be taken off the total course fee. The bursary recipient will be responsible for paying the outstanding course fee.
- Having a bursary does NOT grant applicants immediate access to the course. The applicant should have applied for the course, and IF a place is available, the applicant will be allowed onto the course on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, early application for courses is essential.
- An applicant who has been granted a bursary will only be allowed onto the course if ALL prerequisites of the course have been met.
- A SAISI member who is granted a bursary will be required to start and run a SAISI journal club in their area.
- Cancellation of courses:
- Cancellations after the closing date will result in a charge of 15% of the course fee to be used for administration.
- If cancellation occurs one week or later before the course begins, the applicant will be responsible for payment of 100% of the course fee, unless the applicant’s space can be filled, in which case a refund will be received, but the deposit will not be refunded. Refunds will be made four to eight weeks after cancelation.