SAICA Thuthuka Bursary

The bursary covers tuition, books, meals, residence fees and accommodation, together with academic support (extra tutorials, study-skills workshops, enrichment programmes), social and emotional support, work-readiness and life-skills training, mentoring and counselling, and exposure to chartered accountants and business leaders as mentors.

Apply for and write the NBT before the end of August, or submit existing NBT results. The application portal currently shows applications as closed for this year.

1. Check that you meet every eligibility criterion and that your intended university is a Thuthuka partner institution.
2. Register for and write the NBT before the end of August (details at nbt.ac.za), or have your existing results ready.
3. Complete the application on the Thuthuka Bursary Fund portal; all fields marked in red are compulsory.
4. Sign the consent form and upload all required documents. The application is incomplete without them.
5. Press SUBMIT; the application is not submitted until you do.
6. Successful applicants sign contracts with TEUF and NSFAS.

• Signed consent form.
• Applicant's ID.
• Parent(s)'/guardian(s)' ID.
• Parent(s)'/guardian(s)' salary slip.
• Copies of ID documents of persons dependent on family income.
• Final Grade 11 results.
• Final Grade 12 results (if completed Grade 12).
• Full university transcript (if already at university).
• University provisional acceptance letter (if still in high school).
• NBT results (if already written).

Applicants are considered on academic performance, NBT results and financial need as determined by the NSFAS financial means test. Successful applicants sign a contract with the Thuthuka Education and Upliftment Fund (TEUF) and NSFAS.