Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship 2027: How to Apply

Key facts

Status
Applications open Closes 30 September 2026
Provider
Old Mutual
Field of study
Environmental Engineering, Commerce, Computer Science, Data Science
Study level
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, High school
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

The 2027 scholarship is open and closes on 30 September 2026.

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The Imfundo Trust was set up in 2011 by what is now Old Mutual Investment Group to bring more black students, especially women, into the investment industry. Its scholarships fund full-time degrees at selected universities, with StudyTrust running applications and student support.

About the Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship

  • Fields: business, commerce, computer science and related qualifications, data science and engineering.
  • Postgraduate funding for climate studies.
  • Full-time study at selected South African universities, with StudyTrust support.

Eligibility requirements

  • South African citizen entering first or second year in 2027.
  • Matriculants: at least a 70% mid-year Grade 12 average, 70% for Mathematics, and 70% for English First Additional Language or 60% for English Home Language.
  • First-year students: at least a 65% average in the latest exams.
  • Preference for applicants from rural and township backgrounds.

How to apply

  1. Read the Old Mutual page on studytrust.org.za and the bursary application instructions.
  2. Complete the online application and upload all supporting documents.
  3. Submit before 30 September 2026. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed.

Closing date

30 September 2026 for the 2027 academic year.

Contact details

Also apply to the Investec bursary and the StudyTrust missing middle bursary, which close on the same day, and see the Old Mutual actuarial bursary.

FAQs

1. When does the Imfundo Trust scholarship close for 2027? +
30 September 2026. StudyTrust, which administers it, runs the application season from 1 June to 30 September.
2. What is the Imfundo Trust? +
A scholarship trust set up in 2011 by what is now Old Mutual Investment Group to develop black talent, especially women, for the investment industry.
3. Which fields? +
Business, commerce, computer science and related qualifications, data science and engineering for students in first or second year in 2027, plus climate studies at postgraduate level.
4. What marks do I need? +
Matriculants need at least a 70% average in the mid-year Grade 12 exams, 70% for Mathematics, and 70% for English First Additional Language or 60% for English Home Language. First-year students need a 65% average in their latest exams.
5. Who gets preference? +
Applicants from rural and township backgrounds. Only South African citizens are considered, and shortlisted applicants are interviewed.
6. How do I apply? +
Online on StudyTrust's application platform through its Old Mutual Imfundo Trust page, before 30 September 2026.
Update note (checked September 2026): the 2027 scholarship is open and closes on 30 September 2026. StudyTrust’s application season runs from 1 June to 30 September, and only students who will be in first or second year in 2027 can apply, except for climate studies.

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About Old Mutual

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Old Mutual started in Cape Town in 1845 as South Africa's first mutual life assurance society. Old Mutual now employs more than 27 000 people in 12 countries: eleven in Africa, from South Africa and Namibia to Kenya,…

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