Tiber Construction Bursary 2027: How to Apply

Key facts

Status: Check with the provider
Provider: Tiber
Field of study: Construction and Building
Study level: Undergraduate
Academic year: 2027
Last checked: September 2026

Tiber's listing showed applications as closed when we checked, and the company has not published a regular annual date.

Written by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

Tiber Construction is a Sandton-based construction and property group that builds turnkey developments and manages property. Its bursary is narrow and practical: four construction disciplines, funding from second year, and a job at Tiber at the end. The company says 24 bursars have come through the programme into full-time employment.

About the Tiber Construction Bursary

Fields: civil engineering, structural engineering, building sciences and construction only.
Covers tuition and examination fees, prescribed books, residence fees and a monthly stipend.
Graduates join Tiber Construction.

Tiber Construction Bursary eligibility requirements

South African citizen with Matric.
Completed at least first year full-time in a listed field; funding starts from second year.
At least a 60% average, at a recognised South African institution.

How to apply for the Tiber Construction Bursary

Email DishaniG@tiber.co.za to confirm a round is open and get the form.
Attach a certified ID, a certified Matric certificate and your full certified academic record.
Email it or hand-deliver it to 12 Desmond Street, Kramerville, Sandton. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed; if you hear nothing, treat the application as unsuccessful.

Closing date

Closed when we checked. No 2027 date has been announced.

Contact details

Telephone: 011 430 7700
Email: tiber@tiber.co.za

Construction students should also apply to the Jones & Wagener bursary, the ASLA bursary and see our construction engineering bursaries page.

FAQs

1. When does the Tiber Construction bursary close for 2027? +

Tiber's listing showed applications as closed when we checked, and it has not published a regular annual date. Email the company from September 2026 to ask whether a 2027 round will run.

2. What is Tiber Construction? +

A Sandton-based construction and property group offering turnkey building, property development and management, and traditional contracting. It has put 24 bursars through their studies and employed them afterwards.

3. Which fields? +

Civil engineering, structural engineering, building sciences and construction. Applications in other fields are not considered.

4. What does it cover? +

Tuition and examination fees, prescribed books, residence fees and a monthly stipend.

5. Who qualifies? +

South African citizens with Matric who have completed at least first year full-time in a listed field at a recognised South African institution, with at least a 60% average. Funding starts from second year.

6. How do I apply? +

Email the application form with a certified ID, certified Matric certificate and your full certified academic record to DishaniG@tiber.co.za, or hand-deliver it to 12 Desmond Street, Kramerville, Sandton. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed, and graduates join Tiber Construction.

Update note (checked September 2026): Tiber’s careers page describes its bursary scheme for civil engineering and BSc Construction students but gives no closing date. Email tiber@tiber.co.za to ask whether a 2027 round will run. Source: tiber.co.za.

Checked the requirements and closing date? Apply directly with the provider.

Apply on the provider’s website

Or send your application by email:

DishaniG@tiber.co.za

Paper applications go to:

12 Desmond Street, Kramerville, Sandton

About Tiber

Private company (construction and property development)

Tiber Construction was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Kramerville, Sandton, with a growing presence in Cape Town. Tiber is privately owned and management-led, and describes itself as a boutique property and construction developer where clients work…

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Address: 12 Desmond Street, Kramerville, Sandton, 2090
Phone: 011 430 7700
Email: tiber@tiber.co.za
Website: tiber.co.za

Student funding in numbers

2025811 011students funded by NSFAS580 000 at universities, 231 000 at TVET colleges, on a budget of R48.7 billion.

20261 026 091students approved for NSFAS funding609 403 first-year applicants qualified and 416 688 continuing students met the progression criteria, out of 893 847 applications.

2027 projectedR53.4bnbudgeted for NSFASThe allocation rises from R48.7 billion in 2025 to R51 billion in 2026 and R53.4 billion in 2027. Student numbers for 2027 are not published yet.

Figures from the Minister of Higher Education’s Budget Vote of 3 July 2025 and the NSFAS statement of 2 January 2026. NSFAS is the largest funder, not the only one – we track the rest.