Truworths Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application

Key facts

Status: Check with the provider
Provider: Truworths
Field of study: Fashion and Textile, Information Technology
Academic year: 2027
Last checked: September 2026

Truworths had not published a 2027 bursary date when we checked.

Written by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

Truworths is one of South Africa’s best-known fashion retailers. Its bursary supports students in fashion, retail, finance and IT who could build careers in the business.

About the Truworths Bursary

Fields: commerce, finance, clothing production, fashion and textile design, retail management, IT, logistics and consumer science.
For degree and national diploma students.
Linked to Truworths’ graduate recruitment.

Eligibility requirements

South African citizen.
Studying a relevant degree or national diploma.
Good academic results.
Interest in a retail career.

How to apply

Check careers.truworths.co.za for bursary or graduate listings.
Prepare your ID, academic record and CV.
Apply online before the listing closes.

Closing date

No 2027 date had been published when we checked.

Contact details

Truworths: 021 460 2300
Graduate recruitment: gradrecruitment@truworths.co.za

Fashion and retail students should also see our fashion and textile bursaries, the Shoprite bursary and our commerce bursaries page.

FAQs

1. When does the Truworths bursary close for 2027? +

Truworths had not published a 2027 bursary date when we checked. Check its careers portal and email gradrecruitment@truworths.co.za.

2. What is Truworths? +

A South African fashion retailer founded in 1917, part of Truworths International, which also owns brands such as Identity and YDE.

3. Which fields? +

Commerce, finance, clothing production, fashion and textile design, retail management, IT, logistics and consumer science.

4. Who qualifies? +

South African students studying a relevant degree or national diploma with good results.

5. Does it lead to a job? +

Truworths uses its bursaries and graduate programmes to recruit future managers and specialists.

6. How do I apply? +

Through the Truworths careers portal when bursaries or graduate opportunities are advertised.

Update note (checked September 2026): Truworths had no bursary listing with a closing date on its eRecruit careers portal when we checked. Source: truworths.erecruit.co.

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About Truworths

Listed company (fashion retail)

Truworths International Limited is one of South Africa's leading fashion retailers, headquartered in Cape Town. Truworths sells clothing, footwear, accessories and homeware through its own and licensed brands, and has been a major presence in South African retail…

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Address: 1 Mostert Street, Cape Town, 8001
Phone: 021 460 7788
Email: services@truworths.co.za
Website: truworths.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.