Foskor (Pty) Ltd

Foskor supplies phosphate rock and granular fertilisers from two very different sites: a mine in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, and an acid processing division in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. Foskor plays a significant role in South Africa’s agricultural fertiliser supply chain and in adding value to local minerals.

Registered name

Foskor (Pty) Ltd

Type

Private company (phosphate mining and fertiliser production)

Fields funded

Full-time bachelor’s degrees aligned with Foskor’s business, such as mining and chemical engineering

Website

foskor.co.za

Phone

+27 11 347 0600

About the research for this page

Foskor’s website did not return readable content when BursariesAfrica researched this profile on 15 September 2026. This page therefore relies on a provider record checked in August 2026 and on BursariesAfrica’s earlier guide to the Foskor bursary. Readers should confirm details with Foskor directly.

From rock to fertiliser

Foskor’s two operations form a chain. The Phalaborwa mine extracts phosphate rock, and the Richards Bay operation turns phosphate into phosphoric acid and fertiliser products. That chain needs mining engineers and geologists at the mine, chemical engineers and process technicians at the acid plants, and logistics specialists to move material between two provinces and to export customers.

The Foskor bursary

Foskor supports full-time undergraduate bachelor’s degree students in fields that align with Foskor’s business needs, according to BursariesAfrica’s earlier guide, with mining and chemical engineering among the relevant qualifications. Our guide has not been refreshed with 2027 dates or requirements.

How to research Foskor yourself

Call Foskor’s head office on +27 11 347 0600 and ask whether a bursary will run for 2027, which fields and universities it covers, and whether bursars do vacation work in Phalaborwa or Richards Bay. Ask as well whether the bursary gives preference to students from those two communities, which is common for companies with a strong local footprint.

Students from Phalaborwa and Richards Bay can also check with local municipal offices and schools, which sometimes display mining and industrial bursary adverts before they appear online.

Read about phosphate’s role in food production before an interview. Explaining why fertiliser matters to farmers and food security helps show interest in Foskor’s work rather than in funding alone.

Foskor’s Richards Bay operation also connects to South Africa’s port network, and students in logistics or supply chain management can ask whether Foskor’s bursary covers those fields as well as engineering.

See our Engineering Bursaries page for other chemical and mining funders.