Top companies in South Africa offering big bursaries for 2025 – including Standard Bank, Amazon and more
Applications for the 2025 academic year are open, with several major companies offering bursaries to new students.
Education is an incredibly important investment, but the harsh reality is that few South Africans can afford it, especially tertiary education.
Thus, several universities and third parties offer bursaries as financial awards to support a student’s academic pursuits, specifically those that show potential.
The selection criteria for bursaries often vary and are often based on factors such as financial need and academic performance.
Some companies also award bursaries that sometimes require students to “work back” the bursary by working at the company after graduation. This can be a win-win, as employers get the skills they need while students get a guaranteed job.
Notably, several companies, especially financial institutions, are offering bursaries for areas where the country lacks skills, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Those who cannot afford the fees to attend tertiary institutions and do not receive a bursary can still use the government-funded National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) programme. Students who qualify for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants automatically qualify for NSFAS funding.
Although South Africa’s biggest companies offer funding to students, the following list of bursaries only scratches the surface of what is available, and prospective students can visit Bursaries SA for a complete list of what is available for the upcoming academic year.
Below are some of the bursaries on offer by some of the biggest companies in South Africa (Source: Bursaries SA):
Ninety One – Closing Date: 31 July
South Africa’s largest asset manager, Ninety One, is inviting students to apply for its #Changeblazer bursary programme for the 2025 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for the following fields:
- Business, Finance and Economics
- Education (Mathematics and Science)
- Engineering
- Healthcare (excluding Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Science)
- Technology and Computer Science
- Psychology
Mediclinic / ER24 – Closing date: 31 July
Mediclinic and ER24 are offering bursaries in the following fields:
- Emergency Medical Care
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
Liberty Bursary South Africa 2025 – Closing 30 August 2024
Standard Bank-owned insurer Liberty is offering bursaries for studies towards an undergraduate Actuarial Science qualification.
Nedbank Bursary South Africa 2025 – Closing 31 August 2024
Nedank’s External Bursary Programme for the 2025 academic year will be awarded to studies towards a first Undergraduate or Honours Degree.
These bursaries will be used to address scarce-skills in the country, with a focnsum on STEM and Green Economy skills.
Vodacom Bursary South Africa 2025 – Closing 31 August 2024
Vodacom’s academic Merit Bursary for the 2025 academic year will be awarded for undergraduate studies in STEM fields. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics).
Momentum Metropolitan Bursary South Africa 2025 – Closing 31 August 2024
The Momentum Metropolitan Actuarial Science Youth Bursary will be awarded to qualifying students within the following fields:
- BBus Science Actuarial Science
- BCom Actuarial Science
- BSc Actuarial Science
- BSc Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
Amazon Web Services – Closing: 15 September 2024
International retail and tech giant Amazon is offering bursaries for the following degree programmes (Undergraduate and Honours):
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Software Engineering
Shoprite – closing: 30 September 2024
South Africa’s biggest retailer is offering the following bursaries in the following fields for the 2025 academic year:
- Accounting (CA Stream – SAICA) (10 bursaries will be awarded)
- Biological and Agricultural Sciences (10 bursaries will be awarded)
- Data Science (10 bursaries will be awarded)
- Food Science (10 bursaries will be awarded)
- Information Technology/ Systems (10 bursaries will be awarded)
- Retail Business Management (60 bursaries will be awarded)
- Supply Chain & Logistics (10 bursaries will be awarded)
Toyota – closing: 30 September 2024
Toyota South Africa Motors is offering bursaries in several fields that are not necessarily related to car manufacturing.
Commerce fields:
- Accounting (Non-CA) degree (must include Accounting, Taxation, Auditing and Management Accounting)
- Analytics
- Business Mathematics and Informatics
- Financial Management
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing Management
Engineering fields:
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
Science fields:
- Business Science Analytics
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
Standard Bank – Closing: 30 September 2024
Standard Bank is awarding bursaries for undergraduates and postgraduates within the following fields:
- Actuarial Science
- Analytics Science
- Agriculture
- Behavioural Economics
- Behavioural Finance
- Business Science
- Commerce
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Economics
- Engineering
- Financial Technology
- Information Science
- Information Technology
- Mathematics
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Statistics
Investec Bursary (closing: 30 September 2024)
South African and British Bank Investec is offering bursaries for fields that are relevant to the financial services sector, such as:
- Actuarial Science
- Business Science
- Commerce (including Accounting, Business Economics, Economics, Finance, and Investments)
- Commercial LLB
- Computer Science (B Sc)
- Engineering
- Informatics (B Com)
- Information Science (Bachelor of)
- Information Technology (BSc / Bachelor of)
- Mathematics
- Medicine Degrees
- Science
South African Reserve Bank – closing: 30 September 2024
South Africa’s central bank is offering bursaries for undergraduate degree studies, including, but not limited to, the activities of the bank.
This includes:
- Accounting,
- Actuarial Science,
- Economics,
- Finance,
- Information Technology,
- Law,
- Mathematical Statistics,
- Dentistry, Medicine and Social Work
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