Key facts
- Status
- Applications closed Closed 31 August 2026
- Provider
- Life Healthcare
- Field of study
- Medical, Nursing
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
We found no separate 2027 bursary closing date.
VerifiedLife Healthcare is one of South Africa’s largest private hospital groups and trains nurses through its Life Health Colleges. It supports students in nursing and other healthcare fields linked to its hospitals.
About the Life Healthcare Bursary
- Mainly for nursing, and sometimes other healthcare fields.
- Linked to Life Health Colleges and Life Healthcare hospitals.
- Usually includes a work-back.
Eligibility requirements
- South African citizen.
- Good Matric or tertiary results.
- Studying or accepted for a relevant health qualification.
- Willing to work for Life Healthcare after qualifying.
How to apply
- Check the careers and education pages on lifehealthcare.co.za.
- Email LHCBursary@lifehealthcare.co.za to ask about 2027 bursaries.
- Prepare your ID, results and proof of registration or acceptance.
Closing date
Nursing college applications for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. No separate bursary date confirmed.
Contact details
Health students should also see our nursing bursaries, pharmacy bursaries and health science bursaries pages.
FAQs
1. When does the Life Healthcare bursary close for 2027? +
We found no separate 2027 bursary closing date. Applications for Life Healthcare's nursing college programmes for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Email LHCBursary@lifehealthcare.co.za to ask about bursaries.
2. What is Life Healthcare? +
A South African private hospital group that also runs Life Health Colleges, which train nurses.
3. Which fields? +
Mainly nursing, and sometimes other healthcare professions the group needs.
4. How does nursing training work at Life Healthcare? +
Students apply to Life Health Colleges for accredited nursing programmes, with placements in Life Healthcare hospitals.
5. Are there obligations? +
Funded students usually work in Life Healthcare facilities after qualifying.
6. How do I apply? +
Through Life Healthcare's careers and nursing college pages when applications open, with your ID, results and proof of registration or acceptance.
Update note (checked September 2026): we found no separate 2027 bursary closing date. Applications for Life Healthcare’s nursing college programmes for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Email the Life Healthcare bursary address to ask about 2027 funding.
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