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The FirstRand Empowerment Foundation Honours Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a Black South African citizen between 18 and 35 years old, who has completed Matric with a minimum of 60% for NSC Mathematics, achieved a minimum average of 60% in your undergraduate degree, and are entering your first full-time 1-year … Read more
The Musina Mayor Bursary Fund South Africa 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen residing within the Musina Local Municipality (Wards 01–12), not an immediate family member of Councillors or officials of Musina Municipality, with parents who are unemployed, and you are in Grade 12 in 2026 or have … Read more
The Prince Albert Municipality Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen residing within the Prince Albert Municipal area in the Western Cape Province, with a strong academic record and financial need, and interested in uplifting and changing the community for the better, this opportunity could help you fund … Read more
The Newcastle Municipality Mayoral Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen permanently residing within the Newcastle Municipality area, between the ages of 14 and 35, a first-year student who has passed Grade 12, and has been formally accepted at an accredited institution of higher education, this opportunity could … Read more
The Joe Morolong Assmang Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen residing within the Joe Morolong Local Municipality in the Northern Cape, between the ages of 17 and 35, currently in Grade 12 or registered at an accredited South African Public Tertiary Institution in your 1st, 2nd, or … Read more
The South32 Hotazel Manganese Mines Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen residing within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipal area in the Northern Cape, or a child of a South32 Hotazel Manganese Mines employee, currently in Matric or having completed Matric, and studying or intending to study … Read more
The MQA Bursary South Africa 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen currently in Matric or having completed Matric, studying or intending to study towards an undergraduate qualification, this opportunity could help you fund your education. In this article, we will explain everything you need to know about the … Read more
The PPS Foundation Bursary South Africa 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen currently in Matric or having completed Matric, studying or enrolled to study full-time at a recognised public tertiary institution in South Africa, with a minimum academic average of 65%, this opportunity could help you fund your … Read more
The Kouga Wind Farm Bursary South Africa 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen currently in Matric or having completed Matric, with a total household income of NOT more than R350,000 per annum, and you are registered or provisionally accepted to study towards an Undergraduate Degree, Diploma, Certificate, or … Read more
The Reatile Foundation Trust Bursary South Africa 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen and Black as defined in the BEE Act, with a combined gross household income not exceeding R45,000 per month, registered as a full-time student for your second, third, or fourth year in 2027 at the … Read more
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