Key facts
- Status
- Check with the provider
- Provider
- Nestlé Needs YOUth
- Field of study
- Chartered Accountant, Computer Science
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
We found no dated 2027 competition.
VerifiedNestlé East and Southern Africa ran the Needs YOUth bursary competition on social media, awarding two university bursaries to the most engaging video entries.
About the Nestlé Needs YOUth Competition
- Two bursaries for any South African university.
- Entry by one-minute social media video.
- Winners chosen by engagement.
Eligibility requirements
- South African citizen or legal resident.
- One entry per person and household.
- A public social media profile.
- Following the official terms.
How to apply
- Check nestle-esar.com for any new competition.
- Look for the Nestlé Future Talent Bursary on Nestlé’s careers pages.
- Read the official terms before entering.
Closing date
No 2027 competition has been announced.
Contact details
- Nestlé consumer services: consumer.services@za.nestle.com
See also the Toughees bursary competition, the Tastic bursary and the NSFAS bursary.
FAQs
1. Is the Nestlé Needs YOUth competition running for 2027? +
We found no dated 2027 competition. Nestlé's current student funding is advertised as the Nestlé Future Talent Bursary, so check Nestlé's careers pages as well.
2. How did the competition work? +
Entrants posted a one-minute video on Facebook or Twitter explaining why they deserved a bursary, tagged @NestleESAR and used #NestléneedsYOUth.
3. How were winners chosen? +
The two posts with the most engagement won.
4. What was the prize? +
One of two bursaries to study at any South African university.
5. Who could enter? +
Legal residents or citizens of South Africa, once per person and household, with a public social media profile.
6. What is the Nestlé Future Talent Bursary? +
Nestlé's bursary programme for students in fields the company needs, advertised on its careers pages.
Update note (checked September 2026): The last Needs YOUth bursary competition on Nestle’s own site ran from 20 to 28 February 2023, and no later competition has been published. Source: nestle-esar.com.
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