Armscor External Bursary Scheme

• Tuition fees.
• Accommodation and meals.
• Prescribed books.
• Living allowance.
• Vacation work where possible.

For the 2026 intake, applications opened on 3 November 2025. The programme document gives a closing date of 28 February 2026 and the bursaries page gives 26 February 2026; applications received after the closing date are not accepted. An applicant who has heard nothing two weeks after the closing date should treat the application as unsuccessful.

1. Download the Armscor bursary application and information form from the official bursaries page.
2. Complete the form in print and in full, marking applicable boxes with an X, and have the applicant and a parent or guardian sign the declaration.
3. Attach a cover letter stating your field of interest and motivation.
4. Attach the supporting documents listed below.
5. Email the application to [email protected] with the subject line "Armscor Bursary Application - Full Qualification Name", or post it to the Senior Manager: Learning & Organisation Development, Armscor Ltd, Private Bag X337, Pretoria, 0001.
6. Finalists supply further documents in the final stage of selection.

Queries: Thulisile Sibeko, 012 428 2456, [email protected]; or Tsogo Moeketsi, 012 428 3105, [email protected].

• Certified copy of the applicant's ID.
• Certified copy of Matric mid-year results (if currently in Matric) or Matric certificate (if completed).
• Certified full academic record, if currently at tertiary level, and the latest Grade 12 results.
• Certified copies of parent(s) or guardian(s) ID documents.
• Parent or guardian proof of income: latest payslips, employment letter, SASSA grant letter, or an affidavit for informal traders or unemployed parents.
• Death certificate if a parent is deceased.
• Cover letter stating field of interest and motivation.
• Proof of registration.
• Required at the final selection stage: final Matric results (certified), university acceptance letter or proof of registration, student number, and a fees statement for current tertiary students.

Armscor screens applications on citizenship, household income, results in Mathematics, Physical Science and English, the chosen field and interest in defence-industry work. Shortlisted applicants supply final results and registration documents before the award is confirmed.