Sanlam IT Bursary 2027: How to Apply

Key facts

Status: Applications open Closes 27 September 2026
Provider: Sanlam
Field of study: Computer Science, Data Science, Informatics and Information Systems, Information Technology
Study level: Undergraduate, High school
Academic year: 2027
Last checked: September 2026

Sanlam had not published a 2027 closing date for the IT bursary when we checked.

Written by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

Open · closes 27 September 2026 · 3 days left The funder does not publish this date on its own site, so confirm it before you rely on it. Latest update ↓

Sanlam is one of South Africa’s oldest and largest financial services groups, and it runs a family of bursaries for the skills it hires. Its IT bursary is aimed at top matriculants heading into information technology degrees, with full funding, vacation work and a job at the end.

About the Sanlam IT Bursary

For information technology degrees.
Covers tuition fees, accommodation, a book allowance, a travel allowance and pocket money.
Adds vacation work, mentoring and employment at Sanlam after graduating.

Sanlam IT Bursary eligibility requirements

In Matric, intending to study an IT degree the following year.
At least 70% for Mathematics and an A average in Matric.
A real interest in technology, data and innovation, and strong problem-solving skills.

How to apply for the Sanlam IT Bursary

Find the bursary listing on the careers pages of sanlam.co.za.
Upload a certified ID, your Grade 11 final and Matric mid-year results, and a CV covering academics, activities and leadership.
Add a short motivation on why you chose IT, your ideal role, why you will succeed and why Sanlam should choose you, then submit before the closing date.

Closing date

No 2027 date has been published for the IT bursary. Check Sanlam’s careers pages.

Contact details

Sanlam head office: 021 947 9111 or 0860 726 526

See also the Sanlam CA trainee bursary, the Amazon bursary and our ICT bursaries page.

FAQs

1. When does the Sanlam IT bursary close for 2027? +

Sanlam had not published a 2027 closing date for the IT bursary when we checked. Its related schemes run mid-year: the actuarial bursary closed on 30 June 2026 and the Data, AI and Engineering Academy closes on 27 September 2026. Check the careers pages on sanlam.co.za.

2. What is Sanlam? +

One of South Africa's largest financial services groups, founded more than a century ago, offering insurance, investments and banking.

3. What does it cover? +

Tuition fees, accommodation, a book allowance, a travel allowance and pocket money, plus vacation work, mentoring and employment at Sanlam after graduating.

4. Who qualifies? +

Matriculants intending to study an information technology degree, with at least 70% for Mathematics and an A average in Matric, a real interest in technology and data, and strong problem-solving skills.

5. How do I apply? +

Online through the bursary listing on Sanlam's own careers website, with a certified ID, your Grade 11 final and Matric mid-year results, a CV covering academics, activities and leadership, and a short motivation on why you chose IT, your ideal role, why you will succeed and why Sanlam should choose you.

6. What if I am studying actuarial science or accounting? +

Sanlam has separate schemes: see the Sanlam actuarial bursary and the Sanlam CA trainee bursary pages.

Update note (checked September 2026): Sanlam had not published a 2027 closing date for the IT bursary when we checked. Its related schemes run mid-year: the actuarial bursary closed on 30 June 2026, and the Sanlam Data, AI and Engineering Academy closes on 27 September 2026. Check the careers pages on Sanlam’s own website. We could not find this date on the funder’s own website on 22 September 2026. It comes from bursary listings, so confirm it on the official application page before you rely on it.

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About Sanlam

Private company (insurance and financial services)

Sanlam registered in 1918 to widen access to financial services and savings for people largely shut out of the English-controlled banking sector of the time. Sanlam demutualised and listed on the JSE in 1998, and the group now…

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Address: 2 Strand Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7530
Phone: +27 21 947 9111
Website: sanlam.co.za

Student funding in numbers

2025811 011students funded by NSFAS580 000 at universities, 231 000 at TVET colleges, on a budget of R48.7 billion.

20261 026 091students approved for NSFAS funding609 403 first-year applicants qualified and 416 688 continuing students met the progression criteria, out of 893 847 applications.

2027 projectedR53.4bnbudgeted for NSFASThe allocation rises from R48.7 billion in 2025 to R51 billion in 2026 and R53.4 billion in 2027. Student numbers for 2027 are not published yet.

Figures from the Minister of Higher Education’s Budget Vote of 3 July 2025 and the NSFAS statement of 2 January 2026. NSFAS is the largest funder, not the only one – we track the rest.