Latest Bursaries in South Africa
NSFAS funds eligible students at public universities and public TVET colleges in South Africa. It does not fund private colleges. You can confirm funded institutions on NSFAS’s “Higher Education Institutions South Africa” directory and on DHET’s official TVET pages/map. Key rule: NSFAS applies to public institutions only (universities and TVETs) … Read more
Universities, TVET colleges, and selected high schools that run their own bursaries or scholarships — plus where to look for 2026 funding and how to plan for 2027. Many South African public universities and TVET colleges offer institutional bursaries, scholarships and merit awards alongside NSFAS. Some independent schools also run … Read more
Everything you need – where to search, who qualifies, documents, deadlines, and how to submit — using official sources. South Africa’s bursary landscape usually falls into four main lanes: At a glance: where to apply (official starting points) Open myNSFAS NSFAS: How to Apply / Track StudyTrust Bursaries When to … Read more
List of government schools with their own bursaries/scholarships, plus external high-school programmes and the official fee-exemption route for 2026. Several public (government) high schools run their own bursary/scholarship schemes (usually funded by School Governing Bodies, alumni trusts and partner foundations). Most of them target the Grade-8 intake and/or specific talent … Read more
South Africa’s bursary and student-funding ecosystem remains multi-channel. The government bursary via NSFAS is still the primary route for financially eligible students at public universities and public TVET colleges, and it is complemented by an NSFAS student-loan stream aimed at households above the bursary threshold. Alongside NSFAS, teacher education funding … Read more