Inscape Exchange Scholarship

The Inscape Scholarship program was established in 2014. To date, the Institute has awarded over R9 million in scholarships.

“Education is the great engine to personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mine worker can become the head of the mine, that the child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”

– Nelson Mandela

OUR MISSION

INSCAPE EXCHANGE NPC is a Non‐Profit Company responsible for:

• Managing funds for the sole purpose of scholarships for students enrolled at Inscape Education Group (Pty) Ltd.
• Providing opportunities for good quality education to economically disadvantaged individuals who have qualified and have the potential and will to succeed in the creative industry.
• Motivating individuals to achieve to the best of their ability, academically and in all other aspects of their chosen field of study by providing mentorship in partnership with families, providing support and resources where the need arises and encouraging creativity and leadership to help build a prosperous and healthy nation.

“I believe that the solution to poverty, unemployment and crime is education. Access to higher education and throughput rates in South Africa continue to be a crisis in our country. Change requires problem solvers, designers and thinkers. Inscape Exchange provides a solution that results in educating the problem solvers of the future and potentially alleviating the crisis. The initiative is tried and tested, the nature of the program unique.” 

- Helen Bührs Chief Executive Officer Inscape Education Group & Inscape Exchange NPC

BECOME THE FUTURE YOU

Call for Scholarship Applications:

Activate your ambition and kick-start your career at Inscape.

Inscape Education Group is awarding scholarships for accredited qualifications in the Creative Sector and Built Environment for 2019, giving you the opportunity to be part of our Tribe next year. Partial or full scholarships will be awarded to disadvantaged learners who show academic excellence to pursue their studies in Higher Education.

The entrance criteria and selection processes will be stipulated by Inscape Education Group (Pty) Ltd and beneficiaries will be awarded full or part scholarships in accordance with the legislated minimum requirements of the programmes and registration of the institution.

Applicants may apply for any of the following registered and accredited programmes:

• Bachelor of Design Degree (NQF level 7) specialising in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Ideation, Marketing & Communication Design, Audio Visual Design, Interaction Design, Environmental Design or Jewellery Design

• Diploma (NQF level 6) qualifications in Interior Design and Graphic Design

• Higher Certificate (NQF level 5) qualifications in Architectural Technology, Design Techniques, Interior Decorating or Fashion Design.

The skills and talents of our young generation will be the engine of South Africa’s future growth and prosperity. By offering a quality education to disadvantaged youth, you will be playing a role in fast tracking development and helping disadvantaged families escape the poverty cycle.

Education changes the way we exist in the world
When corporates and individuals invest their time in sustainable solutions such as skills development, and entrepreneurial development, they increase the quality of employees they have access to and play a major role in the life development of individuals and subsequent progression of our communities and nation.

Approximately 67% of our scholarship applicants qualify for tertiary studies. 60% of the applicants are of child headed households or on family grants of approximately R1500 per month.

On acceptance into the Scholarship Program, students receive anything from a 50% to 100% scholarship for their tuition fees and equipment required for the course: Macbook/laptop, Software and licenses, Wacom tablet, textbooks, stationery, art equipment, online library subscription, Lynda.com subscription and Wifi. This at least puts everyone on the same footing from an academic resource point of view.

The scholarship program is in its fourth year since inception. Financially, the institution is able to continue funding a similar number of students each year indefinitely. BUT, this is less than 20% of the applicants who qualify to enter the program. The increase in applicants and the growing needs of the type of student being accepted into the program requires additional support structures and funding.

Inscape Exchange allows benefactors tax deductions on their investment. Inscape Exchange NPC qualifies as a Broad-Based Ownership Scheme as per the Criteria and Additional Criteria applicable to Broad Based Ownership Schemes as defined in the Codes of Good Practice. The NPC has a Level 01 status.