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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 Victor Thebe Sifora Provincial Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen permanently residing within the North West province, currently in Matric or having completed Matric, with a strong academic record and financial need, studying or intending to study full-time towards an undergraduate qualification, this opportunity could help … Read more
The Thembisile Hani Local Municipality Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen residing within Thembisile Hani Local Municipality in Mpumalanga province, from a historically disadvantaged community, currently in Matric or having completed Matric, with proven financial need, and a minimum overall average of 60% in your most recent … Read more
The South Deep Education Trust Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen from a low-income household with a total annual household income of R350,000 or less, residing in the South Deep Mine’s host and labour-sending areas, this opportunity could help you fund your education. In this article, we … Read more
The Emalahleni Municipality External Bursary 2027 is now open for applications. If you are a South African citizen residing within Emalahleni Local Municipality, between the ages of 18 and 35, from a household demonstrating proven financial need, and intending to pursue full-time undergraduate studies, this opportunity could help you fund your education. In this article, … Read more
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