Information Technology Bursaries 2025
Are you a South African student looking to pursue a career in Information Technology (IT)?
We’ve got you covered with a list of bursaries and scholarships to help you achieve your dreams.
Information Technology (IT) is the use of computers and the internet to transmit, store, retrieve, and edit data or information.
It’s a vital branch of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that’s in high demand globally.
Bursaries and Scholarships Available
Here are some of the top bursaries and scholarships available for IT students in South Africa:
- Absa Fellowship/Scholarship Programme
- ABSA Bank Bursary
- Accenture Scholarship
- Altech Bursary
- Amazon Bursary
- Armscor Bursary
- Assmang Manganese Bursary
- AWS Skills Development Bursary
- Baker Hughes Bursary
- Barloworld Education Trust Bursary
- BBD Bursary
- BEKA Schréder Bursary
- Bell Equipment Bursary
- BET Software Bursary
- Bombela Bursary
- Bridgestone Bursary
- British American Tobacco Bursary
- Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
- Capitec Bank Bursary
- Chris Hani District Municipality Bursary
- Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust Bursary
- City of Johannesburg Bursary
- Clicks Foundation Bursary
- Columbus Stainless Bursary
- Compensation Fund Bursary
- CSG Bursary
- CSIR Bursary
- Dalitso Bursary
- Department of Correctional Services Bursary
- Department of Tourism Bursary
- DRDGOLD Bursary
- DSI-CSIR Bursary
- Dube TradePort Bursary
- Dynamics Corporate Consulting Bursary
- Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
- Exxaro Bursary
- FASSET Bursary
- Feenix Student Debt Bursaries
- FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
- FMCSA Ford Bursary
- Games Global Bursary
- Gauteng Dept of Roads and Transport Bursary
- Gauteng Department of e-Government Bursary
- Gauteng Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Gibela Bursary
- Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) Bursary
- GrandWest Bursary
- Greater Letaba Municipality Bursary
- Harmony Bursary
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Bursary
- Huawei Technologies Bursary
- Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
- Investec Bursary
- INSETA Bursary
- ISFAP Bursary
- Islamic Relief Bursary
- iStudent Academy Bursary Competition
- ITHUBA Bursary
- Joe Morolong Assmang Bursary
- John Thompsons Bursary
- JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
- Korbicom Education Trust Bursary
- KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
- Land Bank Bursary
- Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
- Lonmin Bursary
- MANCOSA Bursary
- Mhlathuze Water Bursary
- Mercedes-Benz Bursary
- Momentum Investments Bursary
- Moshal Scholarship Program
- Mossel Bay Municipality Bursary
- Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
- MTN Bursary
- Mukuru Bursary for foreign nationals
- MultiChoice Bursary
- Musina Local Municipality Bursary
- N3TC Bursary
- Nedbank Bursary
- NESP Scholarship
- Nestlés Future Talent Bursary
- Ngodwana Energy Bursary
- Nkangala District Municipality Bursary
- North West Provincial Government Bursaries
- Northern Cape Provincial Government Bursary
- Ninety-One Bursary
- NUMSA Bursary
- Oasis Bursary
- Old Mutual Bursary
- Openserve Bursary
- Petra Diamonds Bursary
- Pretune SIM Card Bursary
- PSG Bursary
- Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
- Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) Bursary
- Rand Water Bursary
- Revolution Media Academy Bursary
- Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) Bursary
- Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary
- Rosond Bursary
- RSM Education Trust Bursary
- Rustenburg Municipality Bursary
- Sage Bursary
- Sanlam IT Bursary
- SANSA Bursary
- SARS Bursary
- SASSETA Bursary
- Santam Bursary
- Sasria Bursary
- Shoprite Bursary
- Siemens Bursary
- Silulumanzi Bursary
- SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
- SITA Bursary
- Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine Bursary
- South African Reserve Bank Bursary
- Standard Bank Bursary
- Sun City Resort Bursary
- Talksure Bursary
- Tech-Capital Bursary
- Thales Southern Africa Bursary
- The Document Warehouse Bursary
- Tourvest Bursary
- Toyota South Africa Motors Bursary
- Toyota Tsusho Africa Bursary
- Tronox Bursary
- Truworths Bursary
- UWC/ INSETA Bursary
- Upstream Training Trust Bursary
- Vodacom Bursary
- Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Bursary
- Vhembe District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
- W&RSETA Bursary
- Women in IT Bursary
- YouthEd/ CTU Bursary
Each bursary has its own eligibility criteria and application process. Be sure to check the specific requirements for each bursary and apply accordingly.