Overview
The South African Reserve Bank is accepting applications for its 2027 External Bursary Scheme for qualifying prospective undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds who plan to study at a South African university.
Complete scholarship details
The bursary supports undergraduate studies relevant to the South African Reserve Bank's activities and functions, while the official call notes that supported study fields are not limited only to those areas. Applicants must have provisional acceptance into an undergraduate degree at a South African university. The official call asks applicants to submit academic results, proof of university acceptance or a student number and other supporting documents. The application deadline is 30 September 2026.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants should have provisional acceptance into an undergraduate degree at a South African university, an average of at least 70% in the June Grade 12/Matric examinations, be younger than 30 years of age, and demonstrate financial need. Final bursary awards are subject to final matric results and the full official selection requirements.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the official South African Reserve Bank bursary page and official 2027 external-bursary PDF. Eligibility, deadline, supporting-document requirements and official application options were taken from those first-party sources.
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