18twenty8 Bursary South Africa 2025

 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – 18TWENTY8

18twenty8® is an award-winning, women-led Non-Profit Organisation, who are committed to helping young women pursue higher education and unlock their full potential. The organisation believes that education is one of the most powerful tools for empowering young women, thus they offer various programmes to help female youth within the country.

Through their our bursary program, they aim to provide financial assistance and mentorship to young women pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies at accredited institutions.
 

ABOUT THE 18TWENTY8 BURSARY – FIELDS COVERED

18twenty8 is inviting students to apply for their Financial Assistance Programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to Female students, for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies in ANY field.

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 18twenty8 Bursary.
 

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MORE ABOUT THE 18TWENTY8 BURSARY – EXPENSES COVERED, RENEWAL & SELECTION

The bursary may provide cover for the following expenses, depending on fundraising and donations: tuition fees, textbooks, stationery, laptop, a monthly living allowance and accommodation.

The programme will provide funding for 1 academic year of study and is not renewed automatically each year. Students may be considered for further funding, if they maintain an above-average academic throughout the year.

The programme does NOT cover graduation and/or job hunting expenses.

Shortlisted/ successful candidates will be contacted within 6 months of submitting their application. If you do not receive any feedback within this time, please consider your application unsuccessful. Please do not contact 18twenty8 before the 6 months has passed.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 18TWENTY8 BURSARY

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

• You must be born in South Africa
• You must be a Female
• You must be between the ages of 18 and 28 years old
• You must be studying or intend on studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in ANY field
• You must be studying or intend on studying at accredited higher education institutions in South Africa
• You must NOT be receiving any other bursary funding or NSFAS funding

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE 18TWENTY8 BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: 18twenty8 Bursary Application 2025

Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the 18twenty8 bursary.
 

Submit 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):

• Profile Photo
• ID document (certified copy – not older than 3 months)
• 2025 proof of registration
• Latest academic transcript
• Latest fees statement
• Textbooks quote
• Accommodation statement or lease agreement
• Student loan account statement, if applicable
• Curriculum Vitae (2 pages)
• Video introducing yourself (in your video, you should explain who you are, what degree you are studying, how the funding will help you, how you will use your qualification to help others, why you approached 18twenty8 to assist and the full costs of your qualification) (1 minute long)

Note: if you are not able to apply via the online portal, you may submit your documents listed above, via email to: info@18twenty8.org
(Insert the words “18twenty8 Bursary Application” in the email subject line).
 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE 18TWENTY8 BURSARY

None – applications are open all-year round.
 

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact 18twenty8 directly:
Email: info@18twenty8.org
Tel: 011 064 4810
WhatsApp: 060 798 7683
 

Please do NOT contact 18twenty8 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 February 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.