Key facts
- Status
- Check with the provider
- Provider
- BASF South Africa Trust
- Field of study
- Engineering, Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
The trust has used an early-January closing date, most recently 10 January.
VerifiedThe BASF South Africa Trust is funded by BASF, the German chemical group, and exists to put more black South African women into chemistry, engineering and the sciences. It is a full-cost bursary, covering fees, books, accommodation and a stipend, and it starts from second year, so applicants need one year of university results behind them.
About the BASF South Africa Trust Bursary
- Fields: chemistry, engineering and the sciences.
- Level: second year and above at accredited South African universities and universities of technology.
- A full-cost bursary covering tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation and a monthly stipend.
BASF Trust Bursary eligibility requirements
- Black South African woman (African, Coloured, Indian or Chinese as defined in the B-BBEE codes).
- Completed first year and entering second year or higher.
- A strong academic record and financial need that meets the NSFAS criteria.
- No criminal record and no other bursary or scholarship apart from NSFAS.
How to apply for the BASF Trust Bursary
- Check basftrust.co.za for the current call and application requirements.
- Prepare a certified ID, certified Matric certificate or results, a certified full academic record with your most recent results, certified proof of parental or guardian income, a CV of no more than three pages, and a two-page essay on the current and future state of your field, how you will contribute after graduating and why you should be supported.
- Email everything as PDFs to basf_za_trust@outlook.com with “BASF Bursary 2027” in the subject line, before the closing date.
BASF Trust Bursary closing date
10 January in the last published call. Expect early January 2027 for the 2027 academic year.
Contact details
- Telephone: 011 203 2400
- Email: basf_za_trust@outlook.com
Science students should also see the funders on our science bursaries and chemical engineering bursaries pages, and the Mintek bursary.
FAQs
1. When does the BASF South Africa Trust bursary close for 2027? +
The trust has used an early-January closing date, most recently 10 January. Watch basftrust.co.za from November 2026 and email the trust to confirm the 2027 date, because applications close soon after the academic year begins.
2. What is the BASF South Africa Trust? +
A trust funded by BASF, the German chemical company, which supports black South African women studying chemistry, engineering and the sciences at South African universities.
3. Which fields? +
Chemistry, engineering and the sciences, from second year onwards.
4. What does it cover? +
A full-cost bursary covering tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation and a monthly stipend.
5. Who qualifies? +
Black South African women (African, Coloured, Indian and Chinese as defined in the B-BBEE codes) who have completed first year and are entering second year or higher at an accredited South African university or university of technology, with a strong academic record, financial need that meets the NSFAS criteria, no criminal record and no other bursary apart from NSFAS.
6. How do I apply? +
Email a certified ID, certified Matric certificate or results, a certified full academic record with your most recent results, certified proof of parental income, a CV of no more than three pages and a two-page essay on the current and future state of your field and how you will contribute, to basf_za_trust@outlook.com with 'BASF Bursary 2027' in the subject line. All documents must be PDFs.
Update note (checked September 2026): The BASF South Africa Trust’s website carries an application form but no closing date or intake year. Email the trust to confirm when the next round closes. Source: basftrust.co.za.
Checked the requirements and closing date? Apply directly with the provider.
Apply on the provider’s websiteOr send your application by email:
basf_za_trust@outlook.comPut BASF Bursary 2027 in the subject line.
