{"id":11038,"date":"2020-06-13T14:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T12:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/your-invitation-to-the-virtualgradexpo-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-11-22T02:35:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T00:35:14","slug":"social-relief-fund-for-students-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/social-relief-fund-for-students-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Social relief fund for students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11038\" class=\"elementor elementor-11038\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f8301c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f8301c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41e0aeb7\" data-id=\"41e0aeb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71622e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71622e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sol Plaatje University Senior Management Team has created a social relief fund for students who experience unanticipated financial hardship for which they have no other recourse for funding.<\/p><p>Only students who are registered at Sol Plaatje University are eligible to access the fund and may not do so more than twice in one year (January to December) and for a maximum of R10,000 (ten thousand rand) in one year.<\/p><p>This funding is not meant to replace or supplement existing financial aid.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The funding will be provided for:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: inherit;\">&#8211; Personal hygiene products<\/span><\/p><p>&#8211; Food grant<\/p><p>&#8211; Emergency travel<\/p><p>&#8211; Medical emergency or medical necessities not covered by a medical aid<\/p><p>&#8211; Replacement of essential personal belongings lost as a result of theft or circumstances beyond the control of the student<\/p><p>The funding may not be used for the payment of fees, the payment of fines, repayment of personal loans, payment of non-essential bills (retail stores, cell phone, credit card), recreational needs, mobile devices, airtime and data, and medical aid fees.<\/p><p>Students can access the fund by applying online <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/social-relief-fund-for-students\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>They will be required to complete an application form and submit supporting documents.<\/p><p>A committee, chaired by the University Registrar, will review the application as per the funding criteria described above and by taking into account the particular circumstances of the applicant.\u00a0<\/p><p>The committee will meet every two months to consider applications.<\/p><p>The Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Andrew M Crouch, will contribute R20,000 (twenty thousand rand) of his personal funds as seed funding to this fund.\u00a0 His contribution to this fund is an expression of his commitment to ensuring that students at Sol Plaatje University are able to participate in and complete their studies without the additional stress of economic emergencies.<\/p><p>The fund will be supported by donations from corporate entities.<\/p><p>Sol Plaatje University alumni, staff and students are invited to make voluntary contributions to the fund either as a once-off donation or a monthly payment. A tax certificate will be issued upon receipt of their contribution.<\/p><p>Donations to the fund can be made into the following University bank account:<\/p><p><strong>Account Name:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY<\/p><p><strong>Account Type:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PUBLIC SECTOR CHEQUE ACCOUNT<\/p><p><strong>Account Number:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a062432518978<\/p><p><strong>Branch Code:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0230102<\/p><p><strong>Branch Name:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0KIMBERLEY, C.P. 263<\/p><p><strong>Swift Code:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0FIRNZAJJ<\/p><p><strong>Reference:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0STUDENT SOCIAL RELIEF FUND<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sol Plaatje University Senior Management Team has created a social relief fund for students who experience unanticipated financial hardship for which they have no other recourse for funding. 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