“The issue list made the next calls manageable”
“Our household records included an affidavit from my aunt and income records for my mother. Buildgridbase marked where the relationships were not explained consistently and separated that from two questions only the fund could answer. Collecting the replacements still took time, but the issue list made the next calls manageable.”
— Thabiso N., postgraduate applicant, Johannesburg
“Useful, though I expected editing too”
“The page-by-page notes were precise, especially about a certification date and a cut-off scan. I had expected help rewriting my motivation letter as part of the fee, which they do not offer. Once that boundary was clear, the record review itself was useful.”
— Anele Z., final-year learner, KwaZulu-Natal
A student-support office recheck
A small education support organisation brought six draft application sets for different funders. Rather than treating them as one generic batch, we prepared a separate requirement sheet for each fund. Two files referred to previous-year checklists, one proof-of-registration letter omitted a student number, and several scans had cropped commissioner details.
The organisation handled all contact with applicants and issuing bodies. We then rechecked only the corrected pages. The work did not predict which applications would be funded; it gave each file a clearer, current supporting record before submission.
“Nothing was changed behind my back”
“Every comment referred to a page I could find. The reviewer did not rename files or change wording. I appreciated being told that one question had to go back to the bursary office rather than receiving a guess.”
— Mpho R., TVET college applicant, North West
Names are shortened and accounts are published with permission. Reviews describe the audit service, not bursary award decisions.