Garden Cities Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application

Key facts

Status
Runs each year Last closed 17 February 2026
Provider
Garden Cities
Field of study
Pharmacy, Physiotherapy
Study level
Postgraduate
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

The bursary runs every year and is administered by the financial aid offices of the two universities.

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Garden Cities is a non-profit property developer in Cape Town, founded in 1919, that reinvests its surplus in community projects through the Garden Cities Archway Foundation. Its bursary funds “missing middle” students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), whose families earn too much for NSFAS but cannot afford fees.

About the Garden Cities Bursary

The bursary covers tuition, books and study-related expenses for students in second year or higher, up to Honours level, in these programmes:

  • UWC: accounting, BCom General, biodiversity and conservation biology, biotechnology, finance, pharmacy and physiotherapy.
  • CPUT: accounting, architectural technology, civil engineering, construction, education, horticulture, human resource management, information technology, project management and public management.

Garden Cities Bursary eligibility requirements

  • South African citizen living in the Western Cape.
  • Under 26 years old if applying for the first time.
  • Registered at UWC or CPUT in second year or higher, up to Honours, in one of the programmes above.
  • Total household income between R350 000 and R600 000 a year.
  • Not receiving any other bursary.
  • Passing all modules; renewal depends on results.

How to apply for the Garden Cities Bursary

  1. Download the Garden Cities bursary application form from your university’s financial aid office when the call opens in January.
  2. Combine the completed form and certified copies of your ID, Matric certificate, academic record, a financial statement, proof of household income and a completed EEA1 employment equity form into a single PDF.
  3. Email the PDF with the subject line “Garden Cities Bursary 2027” to ljasson@uwc.ac.za (UWC students) or pietersenh@cput.ac.za (CPUT students) before the deadline.

Garden Cities Bursary closing dates

2026: UWC 17 February 2026, CPUT 28 February 2026. 2027: to be published by the universities; expect mid to late February 2027.

Contact details

Missing-middle students in the Western Cape should also look at the Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust bursary for IT and the funders on our commerce bursaries list.

FAQs

1. When does the Garden Cities bursary close for 2027? +
The bursary is administered by the financial aid offices at UWC and CPUT, which set the dates. For 2026 the UWC deadline was 17 February 2026 and the CPUT deadline 28 February 2026. Expect similar dates in February 2027, published by each university in January.
2. Who qualifies? +
South African citizens living in the Western Cape, under 26 for first-time applicants, in second year or higher (up to Honours) at UWC or CPUT in one of the listed programmes, from households earning between R350 000 and R600 000 a year, and not holding another bursary.
3. Which programmes at UWC? +
Accounting, BCom General, biodiversity and conservation biology, biotechnology, finance, pharmacy and physiotherapy.
4. Which programmes at CPUT? +
Accounting, architectural technology, civil engineering, construction, education, horticulture, human resource management, IT, project management and public management.
5. What does it cover? +
Tuition, books and study-related expenses. It is aimed at the missing middle, so it does not pay accommodation or allowances.
6. How do I apply? +
Combine the form and certified documents (ID, Matric certificate, study record, financial statement, proof of household income and an EEA1 form) into one PDF and email it to Lucian Jasson at UWC (ljasson@uwc.ac.za) or Helena Pietersen at CPUT (pietersenh@cput.ac.za) with the subject line 'Garden Cities Bursary 2027'.
Update note (checked September 2026): the bursary runs every year and is administered by the financial aid offices of the two universities. For 2026 studies the UWC deadline was 17 February 2026 and the CPUT deadline 28 February 2026. The 2027 dates will be published by the universities in January 2027; expect similar dates in February 2027.

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