Computer Science and IT Bursaries South Africa 2025
There is a great skills shortage in the Computer Science/ IT industry, both within South Africa and the rest of the world, but according to payscale.com (who rank job types according to the earning potential), employees in the computer science industry have some of the top median salaries of any other job niches.
If you think you can bridge the gap in this sparse market but lack the funding to carry out your studies, why not apply to one of the bursary programmes below.
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Scroll down to find bursaries, scholarship and funding opportunities for studies within the following fields:
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Graphic Design
- Informatics and Information Systems
- Information Technology (IT)
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Multimedia and Interactive Media
- Software Engineering and Software Development
COMPUTER ENGINEERING BURSARIES FOR 2025
Computer engineering is the integration of computer science and several fields of electrical engineering to develop computer software and hardware. Computer engineering involves many aspects of computer software and hardware such as circuit design, microprocessors, microcontrollers, personal computers and supercomputers.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Computer Engineering field:
- Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
- Accenture Scholarship
- Altron Bill Venter Academy Bursary
- Amazon Bursary
- AWS Skills Development Bursary
- BBD Bursary
- BET Software Bursary
- Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
- Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust Bursary
- Columbus Stainless Bursary
- CSIR Bursary
- CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Games Global Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Generation Google Scholarship: Women in Computer Science
- HENSOLDT South Africa Bursary
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
- HP Inc Bursary
- Huawei Technologies Bursary
- Investec Scholarship
- ISFAP Bursary
- ITHUBA Bursary
- Jurumani Solutions and Tangent Solutions Bursary
- Korbicom Education Trust Bursary
- Mercedes-Benz Bursary
- MTN Bursary
- Nanoteq Bursary
- NESP Scholarship
- Oasis Bursary
- Omnia Bursary
- Openserve Bursary
- PSG Bursary
- Saab Grintek Defence Bursary
- Sage Bursary
- SKA South Africa Bursaries
- South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) Bursary
- Vodacom Bursary
- WeThinkCode Bursaries
COMPUTER SCIENCE BURSARIES FOR 2025
Computer science studies the engineering, theory and experimentation that is the foundation for the design of computers. A computer scientists job entails conducting research to create new computer technology, which ultimately helps problem solving in many fields.
Salaries in the computer science field range from around R250 000 to R315 000 per annum, for software developers and software engineers respectively.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Computer Science field:
- Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
- ABSA Bank Bursary
- Absa Bursary
- Accenture Scholarship
- Africa Wetu Foundation Bursary
- Altech Bursary
- Altron Bill Venter Academy Bursary
- Amazon Bursary
- Armscor Bursary
- AWS Skills Development Bursary
- Barloworld Education Trust Bursary
- BBD Bursary
- Bell Equipment Bursary
- BET Software Bursary
- Brand South Africa Bursary
- Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
- Capitec Bank Bursary
- Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
- Cipla Bursary
- Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust Bursary
- City of Cape Town Bursary
- Clicks Foundation Bursary
- Columbus Stainless Bursary
- Compensation Fund Bursary
- CSG Bursary
- CSIR Bursary
- CSIR-SASOL Foundation Bursary
- dentsu SA Bursary
- Department of Tourism Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
- Energy Mobility Education Trust Scholarship
- Entersekt Bursary
- Exxaro Bursary
- Fairtree Bursary
- Finsch Diamond Mine Bursary
- FinX BEE Bursary
- FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
- Games Global Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Gauteng Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Gibela Bursary
- Generation Google Scholarship: Women in Computer Science
- HENSOLDT South Africa Bursary
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
- Hitachi Bursary
- Hollywood Foundation Bursary
- HP Inc Bursary
- Hulamin Bursary
- IDB Education Trust Bursary Loan
- Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
- Investec Scholarship
- IITPSA Bursary
- Investec Bursary
- ISFAP Bursary
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park Bursary
- ITHUBA Bursary
- JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
- Korbicom Education Trust Bursary
- KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
- L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science South Africa Grant
- Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Mezzanine Bursary
- Mhlathuze Water Bursary
- Milliman Scholarship
- Monocle Foundation Bursary
- Moshal Scholarship Program
- MTN Bursary
- MultiChoice Bursary
- National Research Foundation Bursary
- NESP Scholarship
- Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
- NUMSA Bursary
- Oasis Bursary
- Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship
- Openserve Bursary
- Palabora Mining Company Bursary
- Petra Diamonds Bursary
- Pretune SIM Card Bursary
- PSG Bursary
- Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
- Rand Water Bursary
- Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary
- Saab Grintek Defence Bursary
- Sage Bursary
- Sanlam IT Bursary
- SANSA Bursary
- Santam Bursary
- SARS Bursary
- Sasol Bursary
- Schneider Electric Bursary
- SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
- SITA Bursary
- SKA South Africa Bursaries
- Standard Bank Bursary
- Thales Southern Africa Bursary
- The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme
- Toyota South Africa Motors Bursary
- Toyota Tsusho Africa Bursary
- Transnet Bursary
- Umgeni Water Bursary
- Upstream Training Trust Bursary
- Vodacom Bursary
- Volkswagen Community Trust Bursary
- W&RSETA Bursary
- WAAW Foundation Scholarship
- Western Cape Department of Agriculture Bursary
- WeThinkCode Bursaries
DATA SCIENCE BURSARIES FOR 2025
Data Scientists are individuals with advance training in Mathematics and Computer Science, with expertise in data mining and information management. Data Scientists are vital to businesses as they aid in mitigating risk and fraud; they aid businesses in seeing what products and services are selling the most, and they aid in personalising customer’s experiences by helping the sales and marketing team in understanding their target audience.
Data Scientists work both in the field of technology and social science, finding the latest trends to manage data. Data Scientists make sense of all data collected from social media feeds, smart devices, emails, etc. and compile them into a structured database.
It is essential for a Data Scientist to have excellent communication skills as well as be data-driven, analytical thinkers, leaders, and highly organised.
To become a data scientist you need to:
– Obtain an undergraduate Degree in Data Science or a related field
– Learn the necessary skills to become a data scientist
– Consider a specialisation you can enter
– Get an entry level Data Scientist job
– Review any additional data scientist certifications and post-graduate learning
– Enter a Master’s Degree
If this sounds like a career path you would be interested in pursuing, you should apply for these Data Science Bursaries:
- Accenture Scholarship
- Capitec Bank Bursary
- City of Cape Town Bursary
- Clicks Foundation Bursary
- Compensation Fund Bursary
- dentsu SA Bursary
- Department of Tourism Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
- Exxaro Bursary
- Feenix Student Debt Bursaries
- FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
- Games Global Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- INSETA Bursary
- Investec Scholarship
- JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
- Maize Trust Bursary
- Moshal Scholarship Program
- Kumba Iron Ore Bursary
- Milliman Scholarship
- MultiChoice Bursary
- Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
- Northern Cape Provincial Government Bursary
- Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship
- Rosond Bursary
- Rothschild & Co Foundation Scholarship
- Royal HaskoningDHV Bursary
- Sanlam IT Bursary
- SANSA Bursary
- Santam Bursary
- SARB Scholarship
- Sasol Bursary
- Shoprite Bursary
- SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
- Standard Bank Bursary
- Talksure Bursary
- TFG Fellowship Bursary
- Tracker Bursary
- Transnet Bursary
- Umgeni Water Bursary
- UWC/ INSETA Bursary
- Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Bursary
- Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
GRAPHIC DESIGN & GAME GRAPHIC BURSARIES FOR 2025
Graphic designers are responsible for the creation of illustrations, typography and photography to communication visually and problem solve. Graphic designers create ideas and messages by way of combining symbols, images and text.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Graphic Design field:
- Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
- Academy of Digital Arts Bursaries
- BBD Bursary
- Capitec Bank Bursary
- Cipla Bursary
- dentsu SA Bursary
- Department of Correctional Services Bursary
- Friends of Design Bursaries
- Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Gauteng Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Generation Google Scholarship: Women in Gaming
- Hollywood Foundation Bursary
- iStudent Academy Bursary Competition
- Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
- North West Provincial Government Bursaries
- Pyrotec Bursary
INFORMATICS & INFORMATION SYSTEMS BURSARIES FOR 2025
Informatics involves information processing and engineering of information systems. Informatics is the science of computer information systems and information; it also entails interactions between people and information.
Information systems on the other hand, study the systems specifically related to information and software and hardware networks used to collect, filter, process, create and distribute data.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Informatics and Information Systems field:
- Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
- Accenture Scholarship
- Adapt IT Bursary
- Africa Wetu Foundation Bursary
- Altron Bill Venter Academy Bursary
- Analyze Consulting Bursary
- BBD Bursary
- BET Software Bursary
- Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
- Cipla Bursary
- City of Cape Town Bursary
- Clicks Foundation Bursary
- Compensation Fund Bursary
- CSIR Bursary
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
- Energy Mobility Education Trust Scholarship
- Finsch Diamond Mine Bursary
- FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
- Games Global Bursary
- Gauteng Dept of Roads and Transport Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
- IITPSA Bursary
- Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
- Investec Scholarship
- Investec Bursary
- ISFAP Bursary
- ITHUBA Bursary
- JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
- Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme
- Korbicom Education Trust Bursary
- Kuehne + Nagel Inzuzo Trust Bursary
- LegalWise Bursary
- Mhlathuze Water Bursary
- Mondia Media Bursary
- MTN Bursary
- North West Provincial Government Bursaries
- Northern Cape Provincial Government Bursary
- Oasis Bursary
- Pretune SIM Card Bursary
- PSG Bursary
- Rand Water Bursary
- Sanlam IT Bursary
- SANSA Bursary
- SARS Bursary
- Schneider Electric Bursary
- Shoprite Bursaries
- SITA Bursary
- Transnet Bursary
- UCT Department of Information Systems Bursary
- Upstream Training Trust Bursary
- Vodacom Bursary
- Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
- WeThinkCode Bursaries
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BURSARIES FOR 2025
Information technology (also known as “IT”) is the use of computers and the internet to transmit, store, retrieve and edit data or information. Information technology is a branch of Information and Communication Technology (also known as “ICT”).
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Information Technology (IT) field:
- Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
- ABSA Bank Bursary
- Absa Bursary
- Accenture Scholarship
- Altech Bursary
- Amazon Bursary
- Armscor Bursary
- Assmang Manganese Bursary
- AWS Skills Development Bursary
- Baker Hughes Bursary
- Barloworld Education Trust Bursary
- BBD Bursary
- BCE Foodservice Equipment Bursary
- BEKA Schréder Bursary
- Bell Equipment Bursary
- BET Software Bursary
- Bombela Bursary
- Bridgestone Bursary
- British American Tobacco Bursary
- Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
- Capitec Bank Bursary
- Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
- Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust Bursary
- City of Johannesburg Bursary
- Clicks Foundation Bursary
- Columbus Stainless Bursary
- Compensation Fund Bursary
- CSG Bursary
- CSIR Bursary
- Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) Bursary
- Dalitso Bursary
- Department of Correctional Services Bursary
- Department of Tourism Bursary
- DRDGOLD Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Dube TradePort Bursary
- Dynamics Corporate Consulting Bursary
- Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
- Exxaro Bursary
- FASSET Bursary
- Feenix Student Debt Bursaries
- FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
- FMCSA Ford Bursary
- Games Global Bursary
- Gauteng Dept of Roads and Transport Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Gauteng Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Gibela Bursary
- Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) Bursary
- GrandWest Bursary
- Greater Letaba Municipality Bursary
- Harmony Bursary
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
- Huawei Technologies Bursary
- Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
- Investec Bursary
- INSETA Bursary
- ISFAP Bursary
- Islamic Relief Bursary
- iStudent Academy Bursary Competition
- ITHUBA Bursary
- Joe Morolong Assmang Bursary
- John Thompsons Bursary
- JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
- Korbicom Education Trust Bursary
- KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
- Land Bank Bursary
- Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Lonmin Bursary
- MANCOSA Bursary
- Mhlathuze Water Bursary
- Mercedes-Benz Bursary
- Momentum Investments Bursary
- Moshal Scholarship Program
- Mossel Bay Municipality Bursary
- Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
- MTN Bursary
- Mukuru Bursary for foreign nationals
- MultiChoice Bursary
- Musina Local Municipality Bursary
- N3TC Bursary
- Nedbank Bursary
- NESP Scholarship
- Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
- Ngodwana Energy Bursary
- Nkangala District Municipality Bursary
- North West Provincial Government Bursaries
- Northern Cape Provincial Government Bursary
- Ninety One Bursary
- NUMSA Bursary
- Oasis Bursary
- Old Mutual Bursary
- Openserve Bursary
- Petra Diamonds Bursary
- Pretune SIM Card Bursary
- PSG Bursary
- Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
- Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) Bursary
- Rand Water Bursary
- Revolution Media Academy Bursary
- Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) Bursary
- Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary
- Rosond Bursary
- RSM Education Trust Bursary
- Rustenburg Municipality Bursary
- Sage Bursary
- Sanlam IT Bursary
- SANSA Bursary
- SARS Bursary
- SASSETA Bursary
- Santam Bursary
- Sasria Bursary
- Shoprite Bursary
- Siemens Bursary
- Silulumanzi Bursary
- SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
- SITA Bursary
- Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine Bursary
- South African Reserve Bank Bursary
- Standard Bank Bursary
- Sun City Resort Bursary
- Talksure Bursary
- Tech-Capital Bursary
- Thales Southern Africa Bursary
- The Document Warehouse Bursary
- Tourvest Bursary
- Toyota South Africa Motors Bursary
- Toyota Tsusho Africa Bursary
- Tronox Bursary
- Truworths Bursary
- UWC/ INSETA Bursary
- Upstream Training Trust Bursary
- Vodacom Bursary
- Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Bursary
- Vhembe District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
- W&RSETA Bursary
- Women in IT Bursary
- YouthEd/ CTU Bursary
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY BURSARIES FOR 2025
Information and Communication Technology (also known as “ICT”) is an extension of the IT field, with the aim of unified communication and integration of computers, telecommunications, audio-visual systems, software and middleware to allow people to store, edit, access and transmit information.
Salaries in this field are in line with the IT sector.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field:
- Access Trust Bursary
- BankSETA CPUT Bursary
- Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Eastern Cape Office of the Premier Bursary
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality Bursary
- ETDP SETA Bursary
- Gauteng Department of Human Settlements Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Metacom Foundation Bursary
- Ndwedwe Local Municipality Bursary
- Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) Bursary
- Pyrotec Bursary
- Royal Bafokeng Holdings & Liquid Intelligent Technologies Bursary
- SAPS/ Tracker Bursary
- Signa Bursary
- South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) Bursary
- Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Bursary
- Thebe Foundation Dr EJ Mabuza Scholarship
- Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) Bursary
- West Coast District Municipality Bursary
- Women in IT Bursary
MULTIMEDIA & INTERACTIVE MEDIA BURSARIES FOR 2025
Multimedia is a field that combines various forms of content (such as images, text, audio, video, animation and interactive content).
While interactive media encompasses products and services on computer systems, that responds to actions by the presentation of text, audio, animation, moving images and videos.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Multimedia and Interactive Media field:
- Absa Fellowship/ Scholarship Programme
- Brand South Africa Bursary
- dentsu SA Bursary
- Friends of Design Bursaries
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) Bursary
- Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
- Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
- TBWA Bursary
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BURSARIES FOR 2025
Software engineering (also known as “SWE”) is the process of engineering to the development, design, testing, maintenance and implementation of software in a systematic way.
Software development involves bug fixing, testing, documenting and computer programming to create and maintain software products.
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships for studies within the Software Engineering and Software Development field:
- Adapt IT Bursary
- Amazon Bursary
- BBD Bursary
- BET Software Bursary
- Capitec Bank Bursary
- Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
- Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust Bursary
- CSG Bursary
- CSIR Bursary
- Dalitso Bursary
- Department of Tourism Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
- Entersekt Bursary
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
- ITHUBA Bursary
- Korbicom Education Trust Bursary
- Mercedes-Benz Bursary
- Mondia Media Bursary
- MTN Bursary
- Mukuru Bursary for foreign nationals
- NESP Scholarship
- Omnia Bursary
- PSG Bursary
- SANSA Bursary
- SASSETA Bursary
- Schneider Electric Bursary
- SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
- Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Bursary
- WeThinkCode Bursaries