• Dear students,

For those in need of assistance for their studies in higher education during the 2025–2026 academic year, a bursary is an ideal option. The majority of bursaries are awarded to deserving students who can demonstrate their hard work, strong academic standing, and need for financial assistance.

A link to each bursary is provided below, along with additional details such as eligibility requirements, application instructions, application forms (where available) or instructions on how to obtain one, a list of required supporting documents, closing dates, and the bursary holder's contact information in case you have any questions.

Note: Kindly note that the bursary links provided are categorized as per fields of study.

Furthermore, kindly ensure you are aware of the closing date for each bursary

For any question, kindly contact:
Name: Anele Mkololo (IT Support)

WhatsApp number: 067 642 1785

Accounting

• A2A Kopano Inc. Bursary
• Altech Bursary
• Auditor-General Bursary
• BDO South Africa Incorporated Bursary
• City of Cape Town Bursary
• Deloitte & Touche Bursary
• Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
• EY Bursary
• FEMEF Mike Ilsley Memorial Scholarship
• Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
• Ingquza Hill Local Municipality Bursary
• Institute of Management Accounting and Strategy (IMAS) Bursary
• ISFAP Postgraduate Bursary
• iSimangaliso Wetland Park Bursary
• KPMG Bursaries
• Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
• SAICA Thuthuka Bursary Fund
• Samancor Chrome Bursary
• Schoeman Coetzee Bursary
• Shoprite Bursaries
• SizweNtsalubaGobodo Bursary
• SNG Grant Thornton Bursary
• Tegkor/ Nelson Mandela University Bursary
• WIPHOLD Bursary

Music, Visual and Performing Arts

• Allan Gray Orbis Fellowship Bursary
• Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Scholarship
• Bridgestone Bursary
• Canon Collins Tom Queba Scholarship
• FAME Academy SA Bursaries
• National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) Bursaries
• NYDA Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund
• Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
• Allan Gray Orbis Fellowship Bursary
• Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Scholarship
• Bridgestone Bursary
• Canon Collins Thekgo Bursary
• Canon Collins Tom Queba Scholarship
• FAME Academy SA Bursaries
• National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) Bursaries
• Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Bursary
• NYDA Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund

Commerce(including Business Administration, Business Management, Business Science)

• ABSIP Bursary
• Agribusiness Centenary Bursary
• BANKSETA / UKZN Outstanding Student Debt Fund
• Bergrivier Municipality Bursary
• Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
• Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
• Canon Collins Scholarship for Economic Justice
• Canon Collins Sol Plaatje Scholarship
• Cape Agulhas Municipality Bursary
• Capitec Bank Bursary
• Cenfri Bursary
• Cipla Bursary
• City of Cape Town Bursary
• ABSA BMI Bursary
• ABSIP Bursary
• Access Trust Bursary
• Adapt IT Bursary
• BANKSETA / UKZN Outstanding Student Debt Fund
• BCE Foodservice Equipment Bursary
• Bester Bursary & Graduate Development Programme
• Bridgestone Bursary
• Capitec Bank Bursary
• Cipla Bursary
• Black Management Forum (BMF) Bursary
• GrandWest Bursary
• ISFAP Bursary
• IU Scholarship
• Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) Bursary
• MANCOSA Bursary
• Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
• North West Provincial Government Bursaries
• Toyota Tsusho Africa Bursary

Computer Science and IT 

• Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
• ABSA Bank Bursary
• Absa Bursary
• Accenture Scholarship
• Africa Wetu Foundation Bursary
• Altech Bursary
• Altron Bill Venter Academy Bursary
• Amazon Bursary
• Armscor Bursary
• AWS Skills Development Bursary
• Barloworld Education Trust Bursary
• BBD Bursary
• Bell Equipment Bursary
• BET Software Bursary
• Brand South Africa Bursary
• Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
• Capitec Bank Bursary
• Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
• Cipla Bursary
• Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust Bursary
• City of Cape Town Bursary
• Clicks Foundation Bursary
• Columbus Stainless Bursary
• Compensation Fund Bursary
• CSG Bursary
• CSIR Bursary
• CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary
• dentsu SA Bursary
• Department of Tourism Bursary
• DSI-CSIR Bursary
• Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
• Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
• Energy Mobility Education Trust Scholarship
• Entersekt Bursary
• Exxaro Bursary
• Fairtree Bursary
• Finsch Diamond Mine Bursary
• FinX BEE Bursary
• FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
• Games Global Bursary
• Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
• Gauteng Provincial Treasury Bursary
• Gibela Bursary
• Generation Google Scholarship: Women in Computer Science
• HENSOLDT South Africa Bursary
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
• Hitachi Bursary
• Hollywood Foundation Bursary
• HP Inc Bursary
• Hulamin Bursary
• IDB Education Trust Bursary Loan
• Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
• Investec Scholarship
• IITPSA Bursary
• Investec Bursary
• ISFAP Bursary

Construction and Built Environment

• Bitou Municipality Bursary
• Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
• Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
• Ingquza Hill Local Municipality Bursary
• iSimangaliso Wetland Park Bursary
• Langeberg Municipality Bursary
• Leomat Construction Bursary
• LGSETA Bursary
• Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
• North West Provincial Government Bursaries
• Power Group Bursary
• Prince Albert Municipality Bursary
• Tiber Construction Bursary

Engineering 

• Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
• AECI Limited Bursary
• AFROX Bursary
• Alfeco Bursary
• ArcelorMittal Bursary
• BHP Billiton Bursary
• Bombela Bursary
• Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
• Capitec Bank Bursary
• CHIETA Bursary
• Clover Pinnacle Bursary
• Columbus Stainless Bursary
• CSIR Bursary
• CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary
• Cullinan Diamond Mine Bursary
• Department of Mineral Resources Bursary
• Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi South32 Bursary
• East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT) Bursary
• Eastern Cape Office of the Premier Bursary
• Eskom Bursary
• Element Six Bursary
• FinX BEE Bursary
• Fluor Bursary
• Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Bursary
• Gold Fields Ltd Bursary
• Golder Bursary
• Hatch Bursary
• Illovo Sugar Ltd Bursary
• Impala Platinum/ Implats Bursary
• Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
• Ingrain Bursary
• ISFAP Bursary
• ISFAP Postgraduate Bursary
• J.P. Morgan Bursary
• Keaton Energy Mining Bursaries
• Kropz Elandsfontein Bursary
• KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
• L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science South Africa Grant
• Limberg Mining Company Bursary
• Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) Bursary
• Lonmin Bursary

Government Bursaries 

• Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture Bursary
• Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE) Bursary
• Eastern Cape Department of Health Bursary
• Eastern Cape Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Bursary
• Eastern Cape Department of Transport Bursary
• Eastern Cape Department of Transport Traffic Bursary
• Eastern Cape Office of the Premier Bursary
• Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
• Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Ingquza Hill Local Municipality Bursary
• Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Bursary
• epartment of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality Bursary
• City of Johannesburg Bursary
• City of Johannesburg EMS Bursary
• Compensation Fund Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
• Emfuleni Local Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Gauteng City Region Academy (GCRA) Bursary
• Gauteng COGTA Bursary
• Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Bursary
• Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
• Gauteng Department of Health Bursary to Study Medicine in Cuba
• Gauteng Dept of Infrastructure Development Bursary
• Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport Bursary
• Gauteng Department of Social Development Bursary
• Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) Bursary
• Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements Bursary
• Gauteng Provincial Treasury Bursary
• Johannesburg Water Bursary
• O.R. Tambo District Municipality Bursary
• Compensation Fund Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• Dube TradePort Bursary
• eThekwini Municipality Bursary
• Emadlangeni Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• KwaDukuza Municipality Bursary
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) Bursary
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health Bursary
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements Bursary
• KZN Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Bursary
• KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport Bursary
• KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
• KZN Provincial Treasury Bursary
• Mhlathuze Water Bursary
• Ndwedwe Local Municipality Bursary
• Newcastle Municipality Bursary
• Okhahlamba Local Municipality Bursary
• Ray Nkonyeni Municipality Bursary
• The Msunduzi Municipality Bursary
• Ubuhlebezwe Municipality Bursary
• uMlalazi Municipality Bursary

• Blouberg Municipality Bursary
• Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
• Capricorn District Municipality Bursary
• City of Polokwane Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality Bursary
• Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Greater Letaba Municipality Bursary
• Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD) Bursary
• Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety Bursary
• Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
• Limpopo Department of Public Works Bursary
• Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality Bursary
• Mopani District Municipality Bursary
• Musina Local Municipality Bursary
• Polokwane Municipality Bursary
• Vhembe District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
• Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality Bursary
• Emalahleni Local Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Mpumalanga Department of Health Bursary
• Mpumalanga Department of Health Bursary to Study Medicine in Cuba
• Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
• Nkangala District Municipality Bursary
• Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Bursary
• Thaba Chweu Local Municipality Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Joe Morolong Assmang Bursary
• Northern Cape Dept of Transport, Safety & Liaison Bursary
• Northern Cape Provincial Government Bursary
• City of Matlosana Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• Dr Ruth S Mompati District Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• North West Department of Health Bursary
• North West Provincial Government (NWPG) Bursary
• Ratlou Local Municipality Bursary
• Bergrivier Municipality Bursary
• Bitou Municipality Bursary
• Breede Valley Municipality Bursary
• Cape Agulhas Municipality Bursary
• Cape Winelands District Municipality Bursary
• Cederberg Municipality Bursary
• City of Cape Town Bursary
• Compensation Fund Bursary
• Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Bursary
• Drakenstein Municipality Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Garden Route District Municipality Bursary
• George Municipality Bursary
• Hessequa Local Municipality Bursary
• Knysna Municipality Bursary
• Langeberg Municipality Bursary
• Masakh’iSizwe (WC Dept of Transport and Public Works) Bursary
• Mossel Bay Municipality Bursary
• Oudtshoorn Municipality Bursary
• Overberg District Municipality Bursary
• Overstrand Municipality Bursary
• Prince Albert Municipality Bursary
• Saldanha Bay Municipality Bursary
• Stellenbosch Municipality Bursary
• Swartland Municipality Bursary
• Theewaterskloof Municipality Bursary
• Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness Bursary
• Western Cape Dept of Agriculture – Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute Bursary
• West Coast District Municipality Bursary
• Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
• Witzenberg Municipality Bursary

Medical 

• Gauteng Department of Health Bursary
• IDB Education Trust Bursary Loan
• KZN Department of Health Bursary
• Mediclinic Bursary
• Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
• North West Provincial Government Bursaries
• SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary

 Science

• ABSA BMI Bursary
• Absa Bursary
• Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
• ABSA Bank Bursary
• Alexander Forbes Bursary
• Capitec Bank Bursary
• Compensation Fund Bursary
• Eastern Cape Office of the Premier Bursary
• Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
• Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
• Energy Mobility Education Trust Scholarship
• Fairtree Bursary
• FASSET Bursary
• Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Bursary
• FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
• Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
• INSETA Bursary
• Investec Bursary
• ISFAP Bursary
• ISFAP Postgraduate Bursary
• JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
• Liberty Life Bursary
• Milliman Scholarship
• MiWay Bursary
• Momentum Metropolitan Bursary
• Moshal Scholarship Program
• MultiChoice Bursary
• Oasis Bursary
• Old Mutual Actuarial Bursary
• PSG Bursary
• Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
• PwC Honours Bursary
• Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) Bursary
• Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary
• Rothschild & Co Foundation Scholarship
• Sanlam Bursary
• Santam Bursary
• SARS Bursary
• SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
• South African Actuaries Development Programme Bursary
• South African Reserve Bank Bursary
• Standard Bank Bursary
• Stanlib Bursary
• Transnet Bursary
• Wesolve4x Bursary
• WIPHOLD Bursary