SASSETA Student Bursary 2025/2026 | How to Apply

The application for the SASSETA Bursary for the academic year 2025/2026 is now open by SASSETA for all South Africans in South Africa. 

The SASSETA hereby invites all outstanding students to apply for the 2023/2024 Bursary. SASSETA has set-up a tertiary bursary fund to bolster capacity, expertise and work opportunities related to the finance sector. It is intended for tertiary students at the undergraduate level. SASSETA has allocated a bursary fund specifically for the fields of Journalism, Politics and Media related studies ONLY, due to a lack of skills and expertise in the Muslim community in these fields.

SASSETA BURSARY APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible:

• Applicant must be a South African Citizen
• Must be between the ages of 18-35
• Must have a Grade 12 Certificate or any Higher qualification
• Must be able to provide Proof of Registration/ Acceptance letter
• Preference will be given to learners without any other bursary or NSFAS.
• Only learners with a combined household income below R600 000 will be considered.
• Previous conduct with SASSETA funded programmes will be considered.

HOW TO APPLY FOR SASSETA BURSARY

• You need to contact one of the SASSETA chamber training institutes and inquire if there are any available bursaries and also check out daily or weekend newspapers if SASSETA has placed an advert regarding the bursaries.

COMPULSORY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

All applications MUST have the following supporting documents, if any one of these are not attached the application will be DISQUALIFIED. Please ensure that you attach ALL the documents below:

• Application form to be completed in full. DO NOT leave any blank spaces, all the information on the form is required in deciding whether or not the application is approved for funding.
• A certified copy of the applicant / learner’s ID
•  Certified copy of the learner’s parent or guardian’s ID.
• Proof of Income for parent(s) or guardian ( Should parent be unemployed, please submit affidavit by the parent declaring their employment status.)
• Certified copy of Matric / Senior Certificate or the Statement of Results or other highest qualification.
• Proof of Registration at a South African University for the 2026 academic year

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS

• Bursaries may/may not be advertised, however the advert should be published at least once a year.
• The respective employer should apply on behalf of the employed personnel.
• Government entities will not be required to apply but will need to ensure that they specify their need by completing and sending their expression of interest/stakeholder nominations of learning programmes on the SASSETA issue template for nominations by the end of November each year.

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