SAIEE Undergraduate Bursary (Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering)

• Tuition and a fixed amount for prescribed books, paid directly to the institution.
• The guidelines allow funding for up to four years of study.
• Students who pass a year or semester keep the bursary the following year until they finish; students who fail do not receive funding to repeat, and funding resumes after the repeated year is passed and they reapply.
• Midyear and year-end progress statements from the institution are required.
• The related SAIEE Past President's Bursary Scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, books and subsistence for up to four years.

Closing date: 30 October every year. Successful applicants are notified in writing by the end of January. The page announces the 2026 undergraduate bursaries as available to apply.

1. Read the SAIEE Bursary Application Guidelines on the SAIEE bursaries page.
2. Download and complete the 2026 application form.
3. Gather the required documents and have copies certified by a Commissioner of Oaths.
4. Submit the form with all enclosures by email to [email protected] (Dudu Madondo). Incomplete applications are disqualified and no correspondence is entered into.
5. Attend the interview if invited.

Enquiries: +27 (0)11 487 3003.

• Completed application form.
• Certified copy of ID.
• Motivation letter.
• Proof of salary or income of both parents (or confirmation of unemployment), with the parent or guardian declaration completed and certified.
• Proof of matric results (National Senior Certificate) and, for university students, the full statement of latest results.
• Letter of good conduct from the school or tertiary institution.

• Main criterion is academic merit, with Mathematics, Physical Science and English or Afrikaans results.
• Applicants from previously disadvantaged backgrounds with poor socio-economic circumstances are carefully evaluated, and South African demographics are taken into account.
• Financial situation of parents or guardians, including single parents; extracurricular activities.
• Preference for applicants who completed the 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of a degree or diploma, for dependents of SAIEE members, and for residence near the preferred institution.
• Awardees keep the bursary the following year after completing a year; a failed year is not funded for repeat.