Search 948 bursaries, scholarships and learnerships for South African students. Every closing date on this site is checked against the provider’s own website, and each page names the editor who checked it.
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UP Doctoral Research Bursary 2027: How to Apply
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (UP) funds its full-time doctoral candidates through an internal Doctoral Research Bursary, alongside the National Research…
Closes 18 September 2026
BursaryMechanical EngineeringCitrus Academy Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application
Citrus Academy
The Citrus Academy, the skills development arm of the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa, funds students heading for careers…
Closes 18 September 2026
ScholarshipICTThebe Foundation Dr EJ Mabuza Scholarship 2027
Thebe Foundation
The Thebe Foundation's Dr EJ Mabuza Scholarship honours Dr Enos Mabuza, a founder of Thebe Investment Corporation. It funds young…
Closes 22 September 2026
ScholarshipPerforming ArtsDudley D’Ewes Scholarship Requirements and How to Apply
Dudley D’Ewes
The Dudley D’Ewes Scholarship supports post-honours studies for South African students. It is offered by the Khula Cape Foundation (formerly…
Closes 26 September 2026
BursaryEnvironmental EngineeringVolkswagen Community Trust Bursary 2027
Volkswagen Community Trust
The Volkswagen Community Trust is the social investment arm of Volkswagen Group Africa, based at the car plant in Kariega,…
Closes 28 September 2026
BursaryEngineeringVolkswagen VWGA Bursary 2027: How to Apply
Volkswagen Group Africa
Volkswagen Group Africa, formerly Volkswagen Group South Africa, builds the Polo at its Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape and…
Closes 28 September 2026
BursaryAccountingA2A Kopano Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application
A2A Kopano
A2A Kopano Inc. is an Eastern Cape firm of chartered accountants and auditors with offices in Queenstown, East London and…
Closes 30 September 2026
BursaryAbsa BMI Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application
Absa
Absa funds top Matriculants through North-West University's Business, Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) programmes, the Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark degrees that train…
Closes 30 September 2026
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197 opportunitiesEngineering
Mines, utilities and manufacturers fund more engineering students than any other field, usually in exchange for a work-back agreement.
95 opportunitiesInformation Technology
Banks, telecoms operators and government agencies pay for IT diplomas and degrees to fill a skills shortage they cannot recruit their way out of.
71 opportunitiesComputer Science
Programming, algorithms and software design, funded by technology companies and by research bodies such as the CSIR and the NRF.
34 opportunitiesLaw
Law firms, the profession’s own trusts and several foundations fund LLB students, often with vacation work or articles attached.
28 opportunitiesConstruction and Building
Contractors, property developers and the built-environment councils fund construction management, quantity surveying and building studies.
24 opportunitiesCommerce
BCom and business degrees funded by banks, insurers, retailers and the accounting bodies, many with a graduate programme at the end.
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Funding is set aside by level of study, so start with the one you are applying for
414 opportunitiesUndergraduate
First degrees, diplomas and higher certificates. This is where most of the funding sits, and where the big corporate and government schemes recruit.
352 opportunitiesPostgraduate
Honours, master’s and doctoral funding. Awards are fewer and close earlier, and a supervisor and research proposal count as much as marks.
181 opportunitiesHigh school
Scholarships that pay school fees from Grade 8, and matric-year awards that carry a learner straight into a funded first year.
42 opportunitiesUniversity
Awards the universities run themselves alongside NSFAS: merit awards, faculty bursaries and vice-chancellor’s scholarships.
89 opportunitiesTVET and college
NATED, NC(V) and occupational programmes at the 50 public TVET colleges, funded mostly by NSFAS and by the SETAs.
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NSFAS TVET Trimester Applications: How to Apply for College Funding
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NSFAS Rejected: 5 Valid Reasons to Appeal
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NSFAS Allowances and the Next Application Cycle
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