VerifiedCareer Wise manages bursaries for many South African companies and trusts. One profile on its platform can be matched to several sponsors.
About the Career Wise Bursaries
- Bursary management for companies, trusts and government.
- Profile matching across sponsors.
- Promotional codes for specific adverts.
Eligibility requirements
- South African student.
- Meeting the criteria of a sponsor’s advert.
- Good academic results.
- A complete online profile.
How to apply
- Open careerwise.co.za/bursary-adverts and choose an advert.
- Register and complete your profile, using the advert’s promotional code.
- Upload your documents before the advert’s closing date.
Closing date
Set per sponsor advert. General registrations all year.
Contact details
- Career Wise: 011 258 4464
- Email: info@careerwise.co.za
See also the Komatsu bursary, the Petra Diamonds bursary and the StudyTrust bursaries.
FAQs
1. When do Career Wise bursaries close for 2027? +
Career Wise manages many sponsors' bursaries, each with its own deadline, and accepts general profile registrations all year. Check the bursary adverts page for 2027 closing dates.
2. What is Career Wise? +
A Johannesburg bursary management company, founded in 1999, that runs bursaries for companies, trusts and government bodies.
3. How does it work? +
You register a profile, which Career Wise matches with sponsors whose criteria you meet.
4. What is a promotional code? +
A code in a specific sponsor's advert that links your application to that bursary.
5. Which sponsors use Career Wise? +
Recent examples include Komatsu, Petra Diamonds and South32's former coal operations.
6. How do I contact Career Wise? +
Call 011 258 4464 or email info@careerwise.co.za.
Update note (checked September 2026): Career Wise runs many sponsors’ bursaries, each with its own deadline, and accepts general profile registrations all year. Check the bursary adverts page on Career Wise’s own website for 2027 dates.