If you don’t qualify for financial aid from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), which recently opened applications for 2021, don’t despair. There are plenty of bursaries to go around. Even better news is that many of these also cover living expenses and study materials. Below is a list of bursaries that have closing dates in September 2020.
September 1:
Law: The Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Bursary and Tim Mills Memorial Bursary. Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
September 15:
Fields related to citrus production and research: Citrus Academy Bursary Fund, Open to students from South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Civil Engineering: Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Science and Engineering post-graduates: South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
September 30:
Civil and Electrical Engineering: Bigen Bursary. Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Masters and Doctorate degrees: The Ernst & Ethel Ericksen Trust Bursary. Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Civil Engineering and Building Construction: Haw & Inglis Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Financial Sector: Investec Bank CSI Bursary Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Chartered Accounting: PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Insurance, Statistics and Finance: Santam Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Engineering, Forestry and Wood Sciences: Sappi Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Information Technology and Computer Science: Takealot.com Bursary Programme. Check requirements to qualify. Apply here.
Medical and Nursing: Western Cape Department of Health Bursary, Check requirements to qualify. Apply here
For more listings of South African bursaries, have a look at All Bursaries South Africa, the Study Trust and The Bursaries Portal.
