Bursary Finder — Latest Listed South African Funding Options

Career Helper's free Bursary Finder helps learners explore South African bursaries, scholarships, and government funding by APS, subjects, and career interests. The programmes below are discovery leads, not confirmed current-cycle offers. Verify availability, eligibility, benefits, dates, and application instructions at each official source before relying on them.

Historical Funding Summaries — Current Rules Not Verified

Bursary Type	Latest-Listed Audience	Latest-Listed Benefits
NSFAS	Older guidance focused on financially eligible SA citizens; verify current rules	Older guidance listed study and living-cost support; verify current categories and amounts
ISFAP	Older guidance focused on some "missing middle" households; verify current thresholds and programmes	Support varied by institution and programme; verify current benefits
Funza Lushaka	Older guidance focused on approved teaching qualifications; verify current priority areas	Benefits and service obligations require official confirmation
Corporate Bursaries	APS, subjects, field and citizenship rules vary by funder and cycle	Benefits vary and may include work obligations; verify the current call
Provincial Bursaries	Residence, merit and financial-need rules vary by province	Amounts and covered costs vary by current provincial call

Organisations Whose Current Funding Calls You Can Check

• Sasol — historically listed opportunities in technical and commercial fields; check Sasol's official bursary page for the current call.
• Eskom — historically listed technical-study support; verify current fields, subjects, and application route.
• Allan Gray Orbis Foundation — historically listed entrepreneurship-focused programmes; verify the current programme and selection rules.
• Anglo American — historically listed opportunities linked to mining-related fields; verify current availability.
• SAMRC — historically listed health-research funding; verify the current study level and benefits.
• South African banks — some have offered study funding in selected fields; check each bank's official careers or bursary page.

How to Use the Bursary Finder

1. Calculate your APS — Use the free APS Calculator to find your score for all 26 SA universities.
2. Take the Career Interest Quiz — Your RIASEC profile helps match you to bursaries aligned to your career direction.
3. Filter by field — Select your intended career field (Engineering, Health, Commerce, Education, etc.) to see relevant bursaries.
4. Check exact closing dates — Do not infer a deadline from a typical month range; rely on the current official notice.
5. Apply to multiple bursaries — There is no penalty for applying to several bursaries simultaneously.

NSFAS Current-Cycle Check

Use nsfas.org.za to confirm the current application window, household and SASSA rules, eligible institutions and programmes, required documents, funding terms, and allowance categories. Career Helper does not carry older dates or thresholds forward into a new intake cycle.