SAICA Thuthuka Bursary Application 2026/2027
Application for the SAICA Thuthuka Education and Upliftment Fund (TEUF) Bursary for 2026/2027 Entry is now open by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) in South Africa.
As a critical stakeholder in society, SAICA has undertaken the responsibility of ensuring that there is a consistent flow into the economy of adequately and suitably qualified accounting professionals who are representative of the country’s demographics. This is done via various skills development initiatives at primary, high school and tertiary education level.
To drive this process and ensure its proper governance, SAICA established the Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund (TEUF) in 2005.[mfn]“Thuthuka.” Org.Za, https://www.saica.org.za/initiatives/thuthuka. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.[/mfn] Through TEUF, SAICA focuses on two strategic objectives to grow the number of CAs(SA), and to transform the demographics of the profession to match the country’s demographic profile.
Thuthuka is a Zulu verb meaning ‘to develop,’ and it reflects the action-based perspective with which transformation in the accounting profession is being driven.
The Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund (TEUF) is a SAICA skills development implementation entity and is registered as a public benefit organisation in terms of section 18(A) of the Income Tax Act with its principal place of business at 17 Fricker Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa. A board of directors is responsible for the overall running and governance of TEUF.
The Thuthuka Bursary (TBF) operating under TEUF, states that its primary activity is assisting disadvantaged African and coloured students to become chartered accountants (CAs[SA]). To date, the fund has empowered over 3,000 students with full funding towards their tertiary education in accounting and has contributed to the production of over 1,020 black qualified CAs(SA).
SAICA THUTHUKA EDUCATION AND UPLIFTMENT FUND ELIGIBILITY
Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
- This bursary is only open to students who want to become Chartered Accountant.
- This document is an application only. It is not in any way an agreement or commitment for funding.
- Applicants must be South African citizens who self-identify as either Black African or Coloured.
- Applicants must be one of the following: a current Grade 12 learner, a Matric graduate who has been out of school for no more than two years, or a student already enrolled in a CA-stream Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree.
- A minimum of 60% (Level 5) in Grade 11 Pure Mathematics is required. Maths Literacy and Technical Mathematics are not accepted.
- Applicants are required to sit for the National Benchmark Tests (NBT) before the end of August in the application year.
- The combined annual household income of the applicant’s parents or legal guardians must not exceed R350,000.
- Thuthuka Bursary cannot be used to pay for existing loans or debts.
- The funding application is for the 2026/2027 academic year.
SAICA THUTHUKA EDUCATION AND UPLIFTMENT FUND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Applications can only be made individually through https://www.thuthukabursaryfund.co.za/ by the candidates.[mfn]“Thuthuka Bursary Fund.” Thuthukabursaryfund.Co.Za, https://www.thuthukabursaryfund.co.za/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.[/mfn]
- Candidates are strongly advised to carefully read the instructions and warnings in the application system.
- Applicants are required to submit and upload the necessary documents to the application system.
- Applications delivered by post, courier, or by hand will not be accepted.
- Applications are free of charge. Please do not entertain any third-party institutions or persons who offer to make an application on behalf of you in exchange for a fee. The only official websites for this bursary are saica.org.za and thuthukabursaryfund.co.za; do not submit personal information to any other site.
All candidates must submit the following documents during the online application:
- Signed consent form (download it here)[mfn]“Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund Consent Form.” Thuthukabursaryfund.Co.Za, https://www.thuthukabursaryfund.co.za/Assets/Images/Consent%20%20Form.pdf. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.[/mfn]
- Applicant’s ID
- Parent(s)’/Guardian(s)’ ID
- Parent(s)’/Guardian(s)’ salary slip
- Copies of ID documents of persons dependent on family income
- Final Grade 11 results
- Final Grade 12 results (if completed Grade 12)
- Full university transcript (if already at University)
- University provisional acceptance letter (if you are still in high school).
Your application remains incomplete if:
- The consent form is not signed or
- All required documents are not uploaded.
All fields marked in red are compulsory
Your application is not submitted until you press “SUBMIT”
SAICA THUTHUKA BURSARY APPLICATION DATES
The Thuthuka Bursary Fund application portal typically opens in March or April each year for the following academic year’s intake. Based on the most recent verified guidelines, the closing date for applications is 31 August, with all applications and supporting documents due by 11:59 AM on that day. Applications submitted after this time will not be accepted. Applicants are advised to submit early and to monitor the official portal closely for confirmation of the exact opening and closing dates for the current intake.
For any queries, the only authorized channel for contact is the Thuthuka office, reachable at Tbf@saica.co.za or +27 11 621 6600.
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