FirstRand Empowerment Foundation bursaries 2025

The FirstRand Empowerment Foundation is inviting students to apply for their Bursary Programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for studies in the following fields:

• Agricultural Sciences: All specialisations
• Arts: Psychology
• 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

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:

• Tuition fees,
• Learning Resources,
• Computer (for 1st year students),
• Accommodation,
• Meals
• Amonthly stipend.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must NOT be older than 21 years in your first year of study
• You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric within the last 3 years (applicants who completed Matric more than 3 years ago may NOT apply)
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for Mathematics in Matric
• You must have a strong academic record
• You must intend on studying full time, towards a first undergraduate degree in one of the fields listed above, in 2025
• You must have applied for and been provisionally admitted to study at a public university in South Africa, in 2025
• You must have a combined gross family income NOT more than R600 000 per annum