Astron Energy Bursary 2027: How to Apply

Key facts

Status: Applications closed Closed 10 December 2025
Provider: Astron Energy
Field of study: Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Built Environment
Study level: Postgraduate
Academic year: 2027
Last checked: September 2026

Astron Energy uses a December closing date, most recently 10 December 2025 at 12:00 for the 2026 round.

Written by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

Astron Energy owns the Cape Town refinery and the Caltex service station network, and it funds engineering students at the point where it can recruit them: the final year. The bursary is a full package with tutoring, mentorship and a work readiness programme attached, and it sets a high bar at 70% for the previous year.

About the Astron Energy Bursary

Fields: BSc and BEng degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering (light and heavy current), industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and metallurgical engineering.
Levels: the final year of a degree, or a one-year postgraduate qualification.
Covers tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation, meals and monthly allowances.
Adds psychosocial support, mentorship, academic tutoring and a work readiness programme.

Astron Energy Bursary eligibility requirements

South African citizen under 35 who has completed Matric.
At least a 70% overall average for the last full academic year.
Entering the final year of a first degree, or a one-year postgraduate qualification, at a registered South African institution. Students repeating a year do not qualify.
Not employed full-time.

How to apply for the Astron Energy Bursary

Open the bursary application at aebursary.auraams.app when the round opens.
Upload a certified ID, full tertiary academic records and latest transcripts, university fee statements, proof of any other bursary or NSFAS funding, your parents’ or guardians’ IDs, a signed consent form if you are under 18, medical documentation if you have a disability, a motivation letter and a comprehensive CV.
Submit before midday on the closing date. Shortlisted applicants are assessed and interviewed.

Astron Energy Bursary closing date

10 December 2025 at 12:00 for 2026. Expect December 2026 for the 2027 academic year.

Contact details

Excel@Uni (bursary administrator): support@auraams.app, or the chat support on the application page
Astron Energy: www.astronenergy.co.za

Engineering students should also see the funders on our chemical engineering bursaries and engineering bursaries pages, and the SANEDI bursary.

FAQs

1. When does the Astron Energy bursary close for 2027? +

Astron Energy uses a December closing date, most recently 10 December 2025 at midday for the 2026 round. Expect the 2027 call to open around October 2026 and close in December 2026, on the Aura AMS application portal.

2. What is Astron Energy? +

The fuel and lubricants company that owns the Cape Town refinery and the Caltex-branded service station network in South Africa, part of the Glencore group.

3. Which fields? +

BSc and BEng degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering (light and heavy current), industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and metallurgical engineering.

4. Who qualifies? +

South African citizens under 35 who have completed Matric, are studying full-time towards a listed degree and are entering their final year or a one-year postgraduate qualification, with at least a 70% average for the last full academic year. It is for first-time degree students who are not repeating, at a registered South African institution, and you may not be employed full-time.

5. What does it cover? +

Tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation, meals and monthly allowances, plus psychosocial support, mentorship, academic tutoring and a work readiness programme.

6. How do I apply? +

Online on the Astron Energy bursary portal, uploading a certified ID, full tertiary academic records and latest transcripts, university fee statements, proof of any other bursary or NSFAS funding, your parents' or guardians' IDs, a signed consent form if you are under 18, medical documentation if you have a disability, a motivation letter and a CV.

Update note (checked September 2026): Astron Energy’s application portal shows the 2026 bursary round as closed, and no 2027 round or closing date had been posted when we checked. Source: aebursary.auraams.app.

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About Astron Energy

Private company (fuel refining and retail)

Astron Energy owns the crude oil refinery in Cape Town and runs one of South Africa's largest fuel retail networks under the Caltex brand. The business traded as Chevron South Africa until its sale, when it took the…

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Website: astronenergy.co.za

Student funding in numbers

2025811 011students funded by NSFAS580 000 at universities, 231 000 at TVET colleges, on a budget of R48.7 billion.

20261 026 091students approved for NSFAS funding609 403 first-year applicants qualified and 416 688 continuing students met the progression criteria, out of 893 847 applications.

2027 projectedR53.4bnbudgeted for NSFASThe allocation rises from R48.7 billion in 2025 to R51 billion in 2026 and R53.4 billion in 2027. Student numbers for 2027 are not published yet.

Figures from the Minister of Higher Education’s Budget Vote of 3 July 2025 and the NSFAS statement of 2 January 2026. NSFAS is the largest funder, not the only one – we track the rest.