Key facts
- Status
- No current round published
- Provider
- Nampak
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
No 2027 round had been published when we checked, and the last dated listing was for 2021 to 2022.
VerifiedNampak is one of South Africa’s largest packaging companies. It once offered a bursary for the pulp and paper technology diploma, with training at its tissue mills.
About the Nampak Bursary
- For the National Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology.
- Covered tuition, books, residence, meals and a monthly allowance.
- Vacation work and in-service training at a tissue mill.
Eligibility in the last published round
- South African citizen with Matric.
- Good results in Mathematics and Physical Science.
- Planning to study pulp and paper technology full-time.
How to apply
- Contact Nampak through nampak.com to ask whether a bursary is offered.
- Prepare your ID, Matric results and acceptance letter.
- Apply as instructed before any closing date.
Closing date
18 November in the last dated round. No 2027 round has been announced.
Contact details
- Nampak: nampak.com
Pulp and paper students should see the PAMSA bursary, the Sappi bursary and our chemical engineering bursaries page.
FAQs
1. Is the Nampak bursary open for 2027? +
No 2027 round had been published when we checked, and the last dated listing was for 2021 to 2022. That bursary was tied to Nampak's tissue mills, so contact Nampak to ask whether any bursary is still offered.
2. What is Nampak? +
A South African packaging company that makes metal cans and other packaging for beverages, food and household products.
3. What did the bursary fund? +
The National Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology, a specialised branch of chemical engineering.
4. What did it cover? +
Tuition, prescribed textbooks, residence accommodation, meals and a monthly allowance.
5. What were the obligations? +
Vacation work at a tissue mill during holidays and in-service training in third year.
6. Where else can pulp and paper students look? +
The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa bursary and the Sappi bursary.
Update note (checked September 2026): Nampak’s careers page mentions bursaries for learners from its partner schools but shows no open call or closing date. Contact Nampak through nampak.com to ask whether any bursary is offered. Source: nampak.com.
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