FirstRand Empowerment Foundation is looking for students to apply for their Bursaries, for the year 2026.
Location : South Africa
Closing date: 30 September 2025
FirstRand Empowerment Foundation Bursaries 2026
Degree Programmes Funded
- Agricultural Sciences: All specialisations
- Commercial Sciences: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Economics, Financial Management
- Engineering: All specialisations
- Environmental Sciences: Climate Sciences, Renewable Energy
- Information Sciences: Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Management, Information Technology
- Mathematical Sciences: Mathematics, Risk, Statistics
- Natural Sciences: Biosciences, Electronics, Physics
- Social Sciences and Law: Society and Sustainability, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Law
- Arts: Psychology
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Selection Criteria
- Only Black South African citizens, as defined by the BBBEE Act, will be considered
- Applicants must have obtained a minimum of level 5 for Mathematics in Grade 12
- Applicants must not be older than 21 years in their first year of study
- Applicants must have applied for and been provisionally admitted into a South African public traditional university for fulltime studies in the degrees stated above
- Only applicants who will start studying towards a first degree in 2026 who are currently in Grade 12 or who have completed Grade 12 not more than 3 years ago will be considered
- Only applicants from families with a combined gross annual income of up to R700,000 will be considered.
What the Bursary Covers
- Tuition fees
- Accommodation
- meals
- learning resources
- a monthly stipend
- computer for first-year students
Application
Application can only be done online, Click here to submit your application