Funding the Next Step
For many students, the difference between having the ability to study and actually being able to study is financial opportunity.
This page shares bursaries, scholarships and student-funding opportunities that may help South African students continue their education.
Where possible, links lead to the official funding organisation, so applicants can verify eligibility requirements, closing dates and application procedures for themselves.
Bursary & Scholarship Noticeboards
Rather than listing individual opportunities that quickly expire, this section connects you to bursary and scholarship noticeboards that are regularly maintained by universities and other organisations. Visit the noticeboards directly to find current opportunities, eligibility requirements and closing dates.
University Funding Noticeboards
- University of the Free State (UFS) – External Bursaries
- University of Pretoria (UP) – Funding Opportunities
- University of Cape Town (UCT) – Bursary and Loan Noticeboard
- University of Johannesburg (UJ) – External Bursaries
- University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) – Scholarships and Bursaries
- North-West University (NWU) – External Bursaries
- Stellenbosch University – Postgraduate Funding Opportunities
- University of the Western Cape (UWC) – Bursaries and Opportunities
- University of South Africa (Unisa) – Student Funding, Bursaries and Loans
- Rhodes University – Postgraduate Funding Opportunities
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) – Bursaries and Scholarships
- Nelson Mandela University – Independent Funding Opportunities
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) – Bursary Opportunities
- Durban University of Technology (DUT) – Funding Opportunities
- Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) – Financial Aid
National and Research Funding Resources
- NSFAS
- Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme
- National Research Foundation (NRF) – Funding Calls
- National Skills Fund – Bursaries and Scholarships
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Bursaries
- South African National Space Agency (SANSA) – Bursaries
- Water Research Commission (WRC) – Research Opportunities
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