National Department of Social Development Bursary

National Department of Social Development Bursary South Africa 2021 – 2022   ABOUT THE COMPANY – DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT The Department of Social Development, established in 1937, is a government department in South Africa which is responsible for the management of social security, social assistance and social insurance due to loss of income – either by unemployment,… Read More »

W&RSETA Bursary

W&RSETA Bursary South Africa 2021 – 2022   ABOUT THE COMPANY – W&RSETA The Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) is a public organisation, formed to encourage skill development in the Wholesale and Retail sector by way of grants, bursaries, training and learnerships. In 2011, the W&RSETA Bursary Scheme was born, with the aim of… Read More »

ICMEESA Bursary

ICMEESA Bursary South Africa 2021 – 2022   ABOUT THE COMPANY – ICMEESA The Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, South Africa (ICMEESA), founded in the year 1911, is the only learning and vocational institution in South Africa that caters for all certificated mechanical and electrical engineers. ICMEESA is also the sole institution for certificated engineers which… Read More »

South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) Bursary

South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) Bursary 2024   ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – SOUTH AFRICAN GEOMATICS COUNCIL The South African Geomatics Council (previously the “South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors – PLATO”) is a committee of elected members, of which all qualified Professional GISc Practitioners; Surveyors; Technician Surveyors and Technologist Surveyors must be registered with.  … Read More »

SASMT Bursaries

South African Society of Music Teachers (SASMT) Bursaries 2026   ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – SASMT The South African Society of Music Teachers (SASMT) was formed in 1918 by a group of music teachers in Cape Town. Almost a century later, SASMT is the oldest professional music society across Southern Africa. SASMT represents music teachers in Schools, Private… Read More »

CETA Thapelo Madibeng Bursary

CETA Thapelo Madibeng Bursary South Africa 2025   ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – CETA The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA), formed in the year 2000, is aimed at positively influencing training and skills development within the construction industry. They are responsible for initiating skills projects and learnerships to develop and improve the human resources within the country,… Read More »

FirstRand International Postgraduate Scholarships

FirstRand International Postgraduate Scholarships 2025   ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER – FIRSTRAND FirstRand Limited was formed in 1998 as a South African financial services provider, whose products include lending, investments, asset management, insurance and transactional services. Licensed by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), and headquartered in Johannesburg, FirstRand currently employs over 40 000 staff members. The FirstRand… Read More »

Coronation Exceptional Student Bursary

Coronation Exceptional Student Bursary South Africa 2026   ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – CORONATION FUND MANAGERS Coronation Fund Managers was established in Cape Town, South Africa in 1993 as an independent asset management company. The companies range of products include: Emerging Market Equity; Global Equity, Fixed Interest and Multi-Asset; South African Equity, Fixed Interest and Multi-Asset; African Equity;… Read More »

HCI Foundation Bursary

HCI Foundation Bursary South Africa 2026   ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – HCI The HCI Foundation is an independent trust which is controlled by its trustees, including members of the HCI Board of Directors, employees from subsidiary companies of HCI, and independent experts who may add value to the specific focus of the Foundation’s work. Hosken Consolidated Investments… Read More »

IDC Bursary

Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary South Africa 2026   ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – IDC The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), established in 1940, is owned by the government of South Africa and is under the supervision of the Economic Development Department. The IDC is a national development finance institution, which provides youth enterprises, who are undertaking industrial development… Read More »

SCIENCE

Science Bursaries South Africa 2026   Students who are pursuing (or looking to pursue) studies within the SCIENCE field, can make use of this comprehensive list bursaries.   Please note that some of the bursaries listed below may be closed. Always check the closing date of each bursary on the relevant bursary page. View all Bursaries and Scholarships… Read More »

COMMERCE

Commerce Bursaries South Africa 2026   If you want to pursue a career in the “corporate world”, you should consider studying towards a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree. Some of the BCom qualifications you can pursue include: Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Economics, Auditing, Human Resources Management, Marketing, Information Systems, Taxation and many more. For those who are interested… Read More »

ENGINEERING

Engineering Bursaries South Africa 2026   The Engineering sector has many sub-sectors, each of them vitally important to the functioning of various systems and industries (such as factories, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals etc). Below we have compiled a brief description of each of the Engineering sub-sectors, the type of skills required and job descriptions, as well as the salaries… Read More »

MEDICAL

Medical Bursaries South Africa 2026   Do you dream of a career within the medical field, helping and caring for the sick and injured? Whether you dream of becoming a Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist (or any other health science professional), you will need to obtain a qualification within this sector. In order to be accepted into… Read More »

ARTS

Music, Visual and Performing Arts Bursaries South Africa 2026   The ARTS career field is one in which your success is strongly determined by your passion and drive. The salary ranges in this job sector are very vast – with the right skills, ambition and opportunities, you could go from being a “starving artist” to a world famous… Read More »