Key facts
- Status
- Applications open Closes 31 October 2026
- Provider
- Cape Wools SA
- Field of study
- Fashion and Textile
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
The 2027 round is open and closes on 31 October 2026.
VerifiedCape Wools SA is the industry body for South Africa’s wool producers, and its bursary fund brings young people into the wool pipeline from both ends: the farm and the design studio. It funds animal science and agricultural students heading for the sheep industry, and textile and fashion design students whose work puts wool at the centre.
About the Cape Wools SA Bursary
- Fields: textile or fashion design with a wool focus, and agricultural studies in the wool and sheep industry direction, including animal science, agricultural economics and production.
- Covers registration and tuition fees, accommodation, prescribed books and study materials, with the amount set per student.
- Practical on-farm training for Grootfontein Agricultural College students is covered up to R20 000 per student.
Cape Wools Bursary eligibility requirements
- South African citizen studying towards a qualification in textiles, fashion design with a wool focus, or the wool and sheep industry.
- Meets the admission requirements of the institution.
- Design students: the final-year collection must contain garments made of at least 50% wool.
- Preference for third-year and postgraduate students (honours, master’s and doctoral) in wool and sheep studies, and for previously disadvantaged applicants.
How to apply for the Cape Wools Bursary
- Download the application form from capewools.co.za.
- Attach a certified ID, certified recent academic results, proof of tertiary registration on the institution’s letterhead, details of any other bursaries you receive or have applied for, proof of permanent residence and a motivation letter.
- Email everything to bursaries@capewools.co.za with the subject line “Cape Wools Bursary 2027”, or post it to the General Manager, Cape Wools SA, PO Box 2191, North End, Gqeberha 6056, before 31 October 2026.
Cape Wools Bursary closing date
31 October 2026 for the 2027 academic year.
Contact details
- Telephone: 041 484 4301
- Email: bursaries@capewools.co.za
Agriculture students should also apply to the SA Society for Animal Science bursary, the Elsenburg bursary and the AgriSETA bursary.
FAQs
1. When does the Cape Wools bursary close for 2027? +
31 October 2026, by email or post.
2. What is Cape Wools SA? +
The industry body for South Africa's wool producers, based in Gqeberha, which runs a bursary fund to bring young people into wool production, processing and design.
3. Which fields? +
Textile or fashion design with a wool focus, and agricultural studies in the wool and sheep industry direction, including animal science, agricultural economics and production.
4. What does it cover? +
Registration and tuition fees, accommodation, prescribed books and study materials, with the amount set per student. Practical on-farm training for Grootfontein Agricultural College students is covered up to R20 000 per student.
5. Who qualifies? +
South African citizens studying towards a qualification in textiles, fashion design with a wool focus or the wool and sheep industry, who meet their institution's admission requirements. Design students' final-year collections must contain garments with at least 50% wool. Preference goes to third-year and postgraduate students and to previously disadvantaged applicants.
6. How do I apply? +
Email the completed form to bursaries@capewools.co.za with the subject line 'Cape Wools Bursary 2027', or post it to the General Manager, Cape Wools SA, PO Box 2191, North End, Gqeberha 6056, with a certified ID, certified recent results, proof of registration on the institution's letterhead, details of other bursaries, proof of permanent residence and a motivation letter.
Update note (checked September 2026): the 2027 round is open and closes on 31 October 2026. Applications are by email or post.
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