Bursaries Closing in August 2024 South Africa
If you are in need of tertiary funding for the 2025 academic year, a bursary is the perfect way to fund your studies. Most bursaries are applicable to students who can prove they are in financial need, have a good academic record and are hard working.
SA Bursaries, South Africa’s largest bursary website, has compiled a list of bursaries for you – these bursaries are currently open for application and will be closing within the month of August 2024. (Please do NOT apply for these bursaries after the stipulated closing date).
Below you will find a link to each bursary with further information such as the following: eligibility requirements, details on how to apply, application forms where available or details on how to obtain an application form, a list of supporting documents required, closing dates and contact details of the bursary holder if you have any further queries.
Please note that bursaries are only applicable to South African citizens (unless indicated otherwise), who have either completed Matric or are currently in Matric. You will need to prove excellent academic results, as well as financial need in order to apply for a bursary.
LIST OF SOUTH AFRICAN BURSARIES CLOSING IN AUGUST 2024:
- Rhodes Trust Scholarship (closing: 1 August 2024)
- UFS & Media24: Matriculant of the Year Bursary Competition (closing: 2 August 2024)
- Afrimat Bursary (closing: 8 August 2024)
- Stellenbosch University Lisa Maskell Scholarship (closing: 9 August 2024 – extension)
- TWK Agri Bursary (closing: 12 August 2024)
- Capitec Bursary (closing: 15 August 2024)
- Hortgro Bursary (closing: 15 August 2024)
- Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund Bursary (closing: 15 August 2024)
- National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) Bursary (closing: 15 August 2024)
- Stellenbosch University GEM Scholarship (closing: 15 August 2024)
- Chery South Africa Scholarship Challenge (closing: 16 August 2024)
- South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) Bursary (closing: 16 August 2024)
- SANParks Bursary (closing: 17 August 2024)
- SARAO Postgraduate Scholarship (closing: 20 August 2024)
- Tronox Bursary (closing: 22 August 2024)
- Netwerk24 Scholarship (closing: 23 August 2024)
- Red Bull Bursary (closing: 26 August 2024)
- Afrimat Bursary (closing: 30 August 2024)
- Cape Audio College Bursary (closing: 30 August 2024)
- Liberty Bursary (closing: 30 August 2024)
- Sasol Foundation Bursary (closing: 30 August 2024)
- SBF High School Scholarship (closing: 30 August 2024)
- UCT International and Refugee Scholarship (closing: 30 August 2024)
- Varsity College Scholarship (closing: 30 August 2024)
- DSI-CSIR Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Genesis Educational Foundation (GEFT) Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Haw & Inglis (H&I) Gap Year and Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Mediclinic Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Momentum Metropolitan Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Nedbank Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024 – extension)
- Old Mutual Education Trust (OMET) Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- SAICA Thuthuka Bursary Fund (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Sappi Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- SARAO Undergraduate Scholarship (closing: 31 August 2024 – differs by university)
- South African Actuaries Development Programme (SAADP) Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- South African Road Federation (SARF) Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- UCT Online High School Scholarship (closing: 31 August 2024)
- UFS Bursary: Star of Stars Competition (closing: 31 August 2024)
- VKB Group Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Vodacom Bursary (closing: 31 August 2024)
- Accenture Scholarship (closing: not confirmed)
- Hatch Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Kearney Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Moshal Scholarship Program (closing: not confirmed)
- Mineral Processing Guru (MPG) Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- PG Group Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- WBHO Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Worley Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Advance Africa Scholarship (closing: none – applications are accepted anytime)
- BBD Bursary (closing: none – applications are accepted anytime)
- Career Wise Bursaries (closing: none – applications are accepted anytime)
- MINDS Scholarship (closing: none – applications are accepted anytime)
- TTI Bursary (closing: none – applications are accepted anytime)
Please remember to check back here soon as we are constantly adding new bursaries to this page.
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Please note: any applications submitted after the closing date, will unfortunately not be accepted – please apply on time to avoid disappointment. View our other bursaries open for application here
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