Key facts
- Status
- Check with the provider
- Provider
- Agar-Hamilton Trust
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
The trust has used 31 August for new applications and 31 December for renewals, and no 2027 call had been confirmed when we checked.
VerifiedThe Agar-Hamilton Trust is one of South Africa’s older private study trusts, administered by Nedbank trustees. Its deed sets conditions that are very narrow by modern standards: it funds only young men of British descent who are active members of an Anglican church. Within those limits, the field of study is entirely open.
About the Agar-Hamilton Trust Bursary
- Fields: any course at a South African school, college or university.
- Value: decided by the trustees case by case.
- Renewable each year on satisfactory academic performance.
Eligibility requirements
- Male South African citizen under 25.
- English-speaking and of predominantly British descent.
- An active member of a church in the Anglican Communion.
- A strong academic record and demonstrated financial need.
How to apply for the Agar-Hamilton Trust Bursary
- Email RBA@Nedbank.co.za to request the current application form and confirm the closing date.
- Attach a certified ID, proof of British ancestry such as birth certificates or passports, a certified Matric certificate if completed, a certified latest academic report if you are at a tertiary institution, and testimonials: three for Matric applicants and four for tertiary applicants.
- Email or post the application to The Trustees, Agar-Hamilton Trust, PO Box 86, Cape Town 8000, before the closing date.
Closing dates
31 August for new applications and 31 December for renewals, in the last published call.
Contact details
- Email: RBA@Nedbank.co.za
- Post: The Trustees, Agar-Hamilton Trust, PO Box 86, Cape Town 8000
Students who do not meet these conditions should apply to NSFAS and see the funders on our undergraduate bursaries list.
FAQs
1. When does the Agar-Hamilton Trust bursary close for 2027? +
The trust has used 31 August for new applications and 31 December for renewals. No 2027 call had been confirmed when we checked. Email the trustees at Nedbank from June 2026 to ask whether the trust is still awarding and to get the form.
2. Who can apply? +
The trust deed is unusually restrictive: male South African citizens under 25, English-speaking and of predominantly British descent, who are active members of a church in the Anglican Communion, with a strong academic record and demonstrated financial need.
3. Which fields? +
Any course at a South African school, college or university. The trust does not restrict the field of study.
4. How much is it? +
The trustees decide each award case by case. Bursaries are renewable each year on satisfactory academic performance.
5. Which documents are needed? +
A certified ID, proof of British ancestry such as birth certificates or passports, a certified Matric certificate if completed, a certified latest academic report for tertiary students, and testimonials: three for Matric applicants and four for tertiary applicants.
6. How do I apply? +
Email the completed application form and documents to RBA@Nedbank.co.za, or post them to The Trustees, Agar-Hamilton Trust, PO Box 86, Cape Town 8000.
Update note (checked September 2026): The Agar-Hamilton Trust, run by Nedbank’s trust division, does not publish a dated call online; email RBA@Nedbank.co.za to confirm the current closing date.
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