DFFE Full-Time Student Bursary Programme 2027

• Maximum bursary amount: R80,000.00.
• Successful applicants sign a bursary contract.
• Participation in the public service internship programme after completing studies is mandatory under the contract.

• Closing date: 02 October 2026, for the 2027 academic year. No late applications are accepted.
• Only shortlisted and successful candidates are contacted; applicants not contacted by the end of January 2027 should regard their application as unsuccessful.

Official page: https://www.dffe.gov.za/bursaries; application form: https://www.dffe.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/forms/fulltimebursaryapplication2027.pdf.

1. Choose a field of study and note its reference number (for example B&C/01/2027).
2. Download and complete the prescribed 2027 bursary application form in block letters, writing the reference number and qualification in the block provided.
3. Attach certified copies of the documents listed below.
4. Hand deliver or courier to Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, or the Foretrust Building, 3 Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, Cape Town; or post to The Director-General, DFFE, Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001, attention Learning and Development (Bursary Section).
5. Faxed and emailed applications are not accepted.

• Motivation for why the bursary should be awarded to you.
• Copies of qualifications and recent academic records.
• Copies of ID documents of the applicant and both parents or guardian.
• Proof of registration (if enrolled) or latest Grade 12 results (if in high school).
• Proof of parents' or guardian's income.
• Proof if parents are deceased, or an affidavit if parents are not working.

Incomplete applications are not considered. Applications are shortlisted and successful candidates are contacted; the form collects academic record, household income group, dependants, other bursaries or loans, and (for honours and masters) research experience.