African Oxygen Limited (Afrox)

African Oxygen Limited, known as Afrox, has supplied gases and welding products since 1927. Afrox belongs to the global Linde group, and Afrox operates in South Africa and nine other African countries while managing operations in five more countries on Linde’s behalf. Hospitals, mines, factories and food processors rely on Afrox for oxygen, nitrogen, specialty gases and welding equipment.

Registered name

African Oxygen Limited (Afrox)

Type

Private company (industrial gases and welding products)

Fields funded

Engineering and technical fields linked to gas production and welding

Website

afrox.co.za

Phone

+27 11 490 0400

Afrox and the Linde mission

Afrox shares Linde’s stated mission of making the world more productive. As part of an industrial gases and engineering group, Afrox points to Linde’s work on clean energy, including hydrogen and its derivatives, and on carbon capture, use and storage to cut emissions. For engineering students, that places Afrox inside one of the industries most involved in the energy transition.

What we know about the Afrox bursary

Afrox has funded engineering and technical students in the past, but Afrox has not advertised a bursary intake since 2022, and no 2027 dates had been announced when BursariesAfrica checked. The Afrox bursary page on BursariesAfrica therefore describes a dormant programme. It remains useful for students searching for Afrox funding, because it explains what the bursary covered and who to contact.

A dormant bursary can return, especially when a company’s skills needs change. Afrox’s bursary office remains the best source for a definite answer.

How to research Afrox opportunities

Email the Afrox bursary office and ask a direct question: does Afrox plan to open a bursary intake for the coming academic year? Ask as well whether Afrox offers apprenticeships or in-service training instead, since Afrox is closely associated with welding and gas-handling skills, where practical training may suit some students better than a degree.

Check Linde’s global careers site too. Graduates in chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering may find Linde graduate programmes that include South African roles, even while the Afrox bursary stays closed.

Students who need funding for 2027 should not wait for Afrox. Apply to active engineering bursaries now, and treat any Afrox call as a bonus if it appears.

Afrox is closely associated with welding, and Afrox branches can tell students about welding and gas-safety training courses. A welding qualification recognised by industry can open doors in mining, construction and manufacturing even without a bursary, so ask your nearest Afrox branch which training providers it recommends.

See our Engineering Bursaries page for funders with confirmed dates.