Key facts
- Status
- Check with the provider
- Provider
- Alfeco
- Field of study
- Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
The foundation has used a 30 or 31 May closing date, and the 2027 round had not been advertised when we checked.
VerifiedThe Alfeco Foundation is the social investment arm of Alfeco Holdings, a South African industrial and engineering group. Its bursary covers a single academic year at a time across a broad list of technical and business fields, and it explicitly welcomes applications from students with disabilities.
About the Alfeco Bursary
- Fields: chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical and structural engineering; draughting and technical design; environmental management; finance; human resources management; quantity surveying; and workplace safety management.
- Awarded for one academic year, with renewal by fresh application.
- Aimed at skills the local economy needs.
Alfeco Bursary eligibility requirements
- Completed Matric.
- Enrolled in one of the listed fields at an accredited South African tertiary institution.
- A sound academic record and financial need.
- Students with disabilities are welcome to apply.
How to apply for the Alfeco Bursary
- Email info@alfecofoundation.com to request the application form and confirm the closing date.
- Attach a certified ID, your Matric certificate or final results, your full academic record if you are studying, proof of registration or acceptance on the institution’s letterhead, proof of residence, a CV and a medical certificate if you have a disability.
- Email the completed application with “Alfeco Bursary 2027” in the subject line, before the closing date.
Alfeco Bursary closing date
30 May in the last confirmed round. No 2027 date has been announced.
Contact details
- Telephone: 011 908 9440
- Email: info@alfecofoundation.com or info@alfecoholdings.com
Engineering students should also see the funders on our engineering bursaries page, the Bigen bursary and the occupational health and safety bursaries list.
FAQs
1. When does the Alfeco bursary close for 2027? +
The Alfeco Foundation has used a 30 or 31 May closing date. The 2027 round had not been advertised when we checked. Email the foundation from March 2027 to confirm the date and get the form.
2. What is Alfeco? +
Alfeco Holdings, a South African industrial and engineering group, which funds students through the Alfeco Foundation in the technical and business fields its operations need.
3. Which fields? +
Chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical and structural engineering, draughting and technical design, environmental management, finance, human resources management, quantity surveying and workplace safety management.
4. What does it cover? +
A bursary for one academic year, aimed at skills the local economy needs. Renewal is by fresh application each year.
5. Who qualifies? +
Students who have completed Matric and are enrolled in one of the listed fields at an accredited South African tertiary institution. Students with disabilities are welcome to apply.
6. How do I apply? +
Email the completed application form with a certified ID, Matric certificate or final results, your full academic record if studying, proof of registration or acceptance on the institution's letterhead, proof of residence, a CV and a medical certificate if you have a disability, to info@alfecofoundation.com with 'Alfeco Bursary 2027' in the subject line.
Update note (checked September 2026): The Alfeco Foundation takes bursary applications between August and January, according to its bursary page, but it does not give an exact closing date. Source: alfecofoundation.com.
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