Capitec Bursary South Africa 2026

 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – CAPITEC

Capitec Bank, established in 2001, is currently South Africa’s second biggest retail bank, with more than 10 million customers and over 13 000 employees across its various branches.

Founded by Michiel Le Roux, Riaan Stassen and Jannie Mouton, the bank prides itself on offering low costs to their customers, allowing freedom for clients to pay per transaction and offering the highest interest rate on deposits.

While the bank serves individuals and businesses, it does not provide business banking for companies, close corporations, partnerships or trusts. The banks products include: Commercial Banking, Investments, Investment Banking, Savings, Loans, Debit Cards and Credit Cards.
 

ABOUT THE CAPITEC BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Capitec is inviting students to apply for their external bursary programme, for the 2026 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate Bachelors or Honours studies in fields that are critical to the future of banking and financial services (NQF level 7 or higher), including the following fields:

  • Actuarial Science
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Marketing
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Quantitative Management
  • Statistics

www.zabursaries.co.za is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the Capitec Bursary.
 

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MORE ABOUT THE CAPITEC BURSARY PROGRAMME – EXPENSES COVERED, RENEWAL, WORK-BACK OBLIGATION & SELECTION

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation, and stipends.

Bursaries are awarded for 1 year and are renewable annually based on academic performance, student engagement, and sponsor budgets.

After graduation, students will be required to work for Capitec for the equal duration of funding received. This will allow for students to gain workplace readiness skills to help transition into the working world.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 3 months of the closing date. If you do not receive any feedback by this time, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Candidates may be required to undergo screening, shortlisting, interview, and psychometric assessments, as part of the selection process.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CAPITEC BURSARY

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying for the bursary (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
  • You must be studying or intend on studying full-time towards a NQF7 (or higher) qualification (Bachelors Degree/ Honours) (the bursary does NOT cover N4/5/6, Higher Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Masters or Doctoral students)
  • You must be registered to study at a DHET/ CHE registered tertiary Institution (university, college, Private Colleges, etc) (the bursary does NOT cover TVETs, Community Colleges, Graduate/ Business School, or Distance-learning Student ie. UNISA, etc)
  • You must achieve a Bachelor’s Pass with a minimum average of 65% in Matric
  • You must achieve a a minimum average of 65% for the latest full academic-years (2024 and 2025 so far), if currently studying
  • Preference will be given to students on track to finish their qualification in the minimum-time required (not N+1 or higher) and students in line with the sponsor’s transformation/ employment equity objectives and requirements

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE CAPITEC BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: Capitec Bursary Application 2026

Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the Capitec bursary.
 

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Grade 11 final report and Grade 12 latest (Term 2) school report with school stamp, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
  • Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
  • Latest/ June 2025 Official Academic Transcripts, if currently studying (certified copy)
  • 2025 official university fee statements
  • Lease agreement, if living in off-campus accommodation
  • Full Tertiary Academic Records for all years of tertiary study or police affidavit stating why the student was not schooling (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians ID documents/ passport/ death certificate (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians proof of household income (3 months latest payslips if employed/ company registration documents if self Employed/ police affidavits if unemployed/ SASSA documents if receiving a social grant)
  • Funding confirmation contracts, letters or offers if receiving NSFAS funding/ police affidavit if never received NSFAS funding
  • Funding confirmation contracts, letters or offers if receiving another bursary/ police affidavit if never received funds from another bursary or funding award
  • Consent form signed and completed by parent/ legal guardian and their certified ID copy, if under 18 years old
  • Department of Labour Employment Equity Act (EEA1) Form AND a Diagnosis Letter from Doctor, if disabled

 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE CAPITEC BURSARY

3 September 2025 (at 14:00).
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
 

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Capitec directly:
Contact page: https://www.capitecbank.co.za/contact-us/
Or use the chat blue “support” button on the application page.
 

Please do NOT contact Capitec if this bursary has already closed. View our other bursaries open for application here: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/bursary-news/

This bursary listing was last updated in August 2025.

SA Bursaries wishes you the best of luck with your application! Please remember to SHARE this page with anyone you know who may be in need of bursary funding.