The Compensation Fund is offering bursaries for the 2025 academic year to support two groups:

1. Group 1: Unemployed COID (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases) beneficiaries with permanent disablement due to occupational injuries or diseases. The bursary aims to facilitate their reintegration into the workplace or support self-employment through relevant studies.

2. Group 2: Dependents (aged 17 to 35) of COID beneficiaries with permanent disablement and dependents of fatally injured employees. The bursary supports studies in various fields to enhance their employment prospects.

Fields of Study Covered: For Group 2 applicants, bursaries are available (but not limited) to the following fields:

• Accounting Science
• Actuarial Science
• Aeronautical Engineering / Aerospace Control / Aviation
• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Culinary Arts
• Data Science
• Economic Science
• Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Design and Development, Production and Process)
• Environmental Health
• Financial Mathematics
• Graphic Design / Digital Marketing / Brand Communication or Management / Digital Design / Film and Production / Animation
• Health and Clinical Science
• Information Technology / Computer Science (specializing in Informatics, System Development, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science & Analytics, Data Engineering, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), Quantum Computing, Robotics, Software Engineering, Computer Networks)
• Mathematical Science / Statistics
• Risk Management and Forensic Science
• Teaching (Mathematics, Science, Information Communications Technology, and Early Childhood Development)
• Apprenticeship Qualifications (for candidates who exited mainstream schooling at Grade 9, hold a General Education Certificate (GEC), and demonstrate potential in this programme)
• Other qualifications may also be considered

Bursary Coverage:

• Tuition fees
• Prescribed study materials
• Accommodation
• Monthly stipend

Note: Bursaries are awarded for one academic year at a time and are renewable annually based on satisfactory academic performance and fund availability.