Thuto Pele NPC Bursary 2027: Status and Alternatives

Key facts

Status
Applications closed Closed 28 February 2018
Provider
Thuto Pele
Field of study
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

There is no 2027 round.

Keagan HendricksWritten by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)
Naledi KhumaloReviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified
No open round · the last round we could find closed on 28 February 2018 Latest update ↓

Thuto Pele NPC is a non-profit linked to Plantech, a consulting engineering firm. In 2018 it offered a one-off bursary for final-year electrical and electronic engineering students, tied to work on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

About the Thuto Pele NPC Bursary

  • Fields: electrical, electronic, information and telecommunication engineering.
  • Up to R50 000 towards tuition and prescribed books.
  • One year of work as an engineer-in-training for each year funded.

Who it was for

  • Black South African citizens in final year.
  • Studying at Tshwane University of Technology or the University of Pretoria.
  • Financial need, with no other bursary or NSFAS funding.

What to do now

  1. Apply to the Siemens bursary, which is open for 2027.
  2. Check our electrical engineering bursaries page for other open schemes.
  3. Contact Thuto Pele only if you are a past bursar with questions about your contract.

Closing date

The only published round closed on 28 February 2018. There is no 2027 round.

Contact details

  • Past contact for the 2018 round: An-Ji Theron, 082 322 5943

See also the electronic engineering bursaries list and the NSFAS bursary.

FAQs

1. Is the Thuto Pele NPC bursary open for 2027? +
No. The only published round closed on 28 February 2018 and was tied to staffing the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 in 2019 and 2020. No later round has been advertised.
2. What is Thuto Pele NPC? +
A non-profit that supports students from previously disadvantaged communities and is a shareholder in Plantech, a consulting engineering firm specialising in electrical and mechanical systems.
3. Who did it fund? +
Black final-year students in electrical, electronic, information or telecommunication engineering at Tshwane University of Technology or the University of Pretoria.
4. What did it cover? +
Up to R50 000 towards tuition and prescribed books.
5. Was there a work-back? +
Yes. Graduates worked as engineers-in-training for one year per year of funding, on the Lesotho Highlands project.
6. Where should electrical engineering students apply instead? +
The Siemens bursary, which is open for 2027, and the bursaries listed on our electrical engineering bursaries page.
Update note (checked September 2026): there is no 2027 round. The only published round closed on 28 February 2018 and was linked to staffing the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 in 2019 and 2020. No later round has been advertised, so students should apply to the alternatives at the end of this page.

This round is not open right now. Check the provider’s own site for the next round.

Visit the provider’s website

About Thuto Pele

Non-profit company (education upliftment, shareholder in Plantech)

Thuto Pele NPC is a registered non-profit company established to provide educational upliftment to students from previously disadvantaged communities, in line with the goals of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act. Thuto Pele means "education first" in Sesotho…

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