Key facts
- Status
- Applications closed Closed 31 March 2026
- Provider
- Compensation Fund
- Field of study
- Computer Science, Data Science, Informatics and Information Systems, Information Technology
- Study level
- Postgraduate, TVET / college
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
The fund runs a March cycle.
VerifiedClosed · applications closed on 31 March 2026 Latest update ↓
The Compensation Fund, the Department of Employment and Labour agency that pays out for occupational injuries and diseases, runs a bursary for the people it serves. It funds workers left permanently disabled by workplace injuries who want to retrain, and the children and dependants of injured or deceased workers, through a full package at public colleges and universities.
About the Compensation Fund Bursary
- Fields: accounting and financial sciences, actuarial science, economics, engineering, health and clinical sciences, ICT, marine and maritime studies, quality control, mathematics and science education, and statistics and data science.
- Continuing students may be funded for advanced diplomas or honours in accounting science, chiropractic, actuarial science and medical orthotics and prosthetics.
- Covers tuition, prescribed study materials, accommodation and a monthly stipend, renewable each year on results and available funds.
- Studied at public TVET colleges, community education and training colleges and universities.
Compensation Fund Bursary eligibility requirements
- Group 1: unemployed South African citizens with a permanent work-related disability who are COID beneficiaries and want skills to return to work or become self-employed.
- Group 2: South African dependants aged 17 to 35 of COID beneficiaries with permanent disabilities, or of employees who died in workplace accidents or from occupational diseases.
- Accepted at a recognised public TVET college, CET college or higher education institution in a listed field.
How to apply for the Compensation Fund Bursary
- Download the application form from labour.gov.za when the call opens.
- Attach certified IDs, your COID pension or claim number, academic transcripts, proof of acceptance, a fee quotation, proof of residence, disability verification and proof of income. Dependants add a birth certificate and the parent’s COID documents.
- Email everything to CFexternalbursaries@labour.gov.za with the subject line “COID Bursary 2027”, or hand-deliver it to Compensation House, corner of Hamilton and Soutpansberg Roads, Prinshof, Pretoria, before the closing date.
Compensation Fund Bursary closing date
31 March 2026 for 2026 (closed). Expect 31 March 2027 for the 2027 academic year.
Contact details
- Telephone: 012 319 9264, 012 319 5774 or 012 319 9124
- Email: CFexternalbursaries@labour.gov.za
See also the SASSETA bursary and our government bursaries list.
FAQs
1. When does the Compensation Fund bursary close for 2027? +
The fund runs a March cycle: the 2026 round closed on 31 March 2026, and the 2027 round is expected to close on 31 March 2027, with the advert appearing on labour.gov.za in January or February 2027.
2. Who qualifies? +
Two groups of South African citizens: unemployed people with a permanent work-related disability who are Compensation Fund (COID) beneficiaries and want skills to return to work, and dependants aged 17 to 35 of COID beneficiaries with permanent disabilities or of employees who died in workplace accidents.
3. Which fields? +
Accounting and financial sciences, actuarial science, economics, engineering, health and clinical sciences, ICT, marine and maritime studies, quality control, mathematics and science education, and statistics and data science, plus continuing students in accounting science, chiropractic, actuarial science and medical orthotics and prosthetics.
4. What does it cover? +
Tuition, prescribed study materials, accommodation and a monthly stipend at a public TVET or CET college or university, renewable each year on results and available funds.
5. How do I apply? +
Email the form and documents to CFexternalbursaries@labour.gov.za with the subject line 'COID Bursary 2027', or hand-deliver them to Compensation House, corner of Hamilton and Soutpansberg Roads, Prinshof, Pretoria.
6. Which documents? +
Certified IDs, your COID pension or claim number, academic transcripts, proof of acceptance, a fee quotation, proof of residence, disability verification and proof of income. Dependants add a birth certificate and the parent's COID documents.
Update note (checked September 2026): the fund runs a March cycle. The 2026 round closed on 31 March 2026, and the 2027 round is expected to close on 31 March 2027, with the advert appearing on labour.gov.za in January or February 2027. The details below are from the 2026 advert.
This round is not open right now. Check the provider’s own site for the next round.
Visit the provider’s websiteOr send your application by email:
CFexternalbursaries@labour.gov.zaPut COID Bursary 2027 in the subject line.
Paper applications go to:
Compensation House, corner of Hamilton and Soutpansberg Roads, Prinshof, Pretoria