Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursaries

Study Sector: 
Qualification Sponsored: 
  • Accounting (CA)
  • Financial Management
  • Internal Audit
  • Cost and Management Accounting
  • Investment Management
  • Risk Management
  • Transport or Logistics Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance Studies
  • Economics
  • Econometrics
  • Business Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Engineering
Requirements: 
  • For Applicants studying towards their first qualification and undergraduate studies only.
  • Funding for postgraduate qualification (honours) will only be granted to applicants who are studying: Law Qualifications, Accounting (CA), Actuarial Science, Mathematics & Statistics
  • South African citizens ONLY, who are not older than 26 years.
  • Applicants who are studying or matriculated at Quintile 1,2 & 3 schools (public schools), schools from previously disadvantaged communities, and rural areas will be given first preference.
  • For applicants whose parents earn a combined household income of up to R350 000,00 p/a.
  • Eligible applicants whose parents earn a combined household income between R350 000,00 p/a and R600 000,00 p/a may be considered and are therefore invited to apply. An affordability assessment will be carried out as part of the selection criteria.
  • A weighting system, with due consideration of the following aspects, will be applicable:
    • Applicants living with disability will be given first preference.
    • Matriculants with a minimum of 75% APS.
    • Applicants at a tertiary level with a minimum of 65% average of the most recent results. You must maintain a 60% GPA score for the duration of study.
    • Applicants must be admitted to study at a South African public university or university of technology
Date Added: 
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Closing date: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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