SAB Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application

Key facts

Status
Check with the provider
Provider
SAB
Field of study
Environmental Engineering
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

No 2027 call had been published when we checked.

South African Breweries, part of AB InBev, is the country’s biggest brewer. Its bursaries fund top engineering and science students for brewing, packaging and supply chain roles and bring them in as graduate trainees.

About the SAB Bursary

  • Fields change yearly; recent rounds covered brewing, packaging, control and automation, and supply chain.
  • Summer school or vacation work on real business challenges.
  • A graduate trainee post after completing your degree.

SAB Bursary eligibility requirements

  • South African citizen.
  • High academic achievement.
  • Studying, or accepted to study, a field SAB needs that year.
  • Usually engineering or science degrees.

How to apply for the SAB Bursary

  1. Check the careers section of sab.co.za for a bursary listing.
  2. Prepare a certified ID, academic record, proof of registration and a motivation letter.
  3. Apply online or as the listing directs before it closes.

Closing date

No 2027 date had been published when we checked.

Contact details

Engineering students should also see the Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa bursary, the Sasol bursary and our chemical engineering bursaries page.

FAQs

1. When does the SAB bursary close for 2027? +
No 2027 call had been published when we checked. SAB's most recent widely reported round opened in August 2024, so check the careers pages of SAB and AB InBev Africa for a current listing.
2. What is SAB? +
South African Breweries, founded in 1895 and now part of AB InBev, brewer of Castle Lager, Carling Black Label and Hansa.
3. Which fields? +
They change with business needs. Recent rounds focused on brewing, packaging, control and automation, and supply chain, drawing on engineering and science degrees.
4. What does it offer? +
Financial support for studies, summer school or vacation work solving real business problems, and a graduate trainee post after graduating.
5. Who qualifies? +
High-achieving South African students in the fields SAB needs that year, usually engineering and science.
6. How do I apply? +
Through the listing on SAB's or AB InBev's careers site when a round opens, with a certified ID, academic record, proof of registration and motivation letter.
Update note (checked September 2026): SAB’s careers page did not list a bursary when we checked, and its old students page has been removed, so no 2027 closing date is published. Source: sab.co.za.

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About SAB

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