Fully Funded Industrial Development Corporation Bursaries in South Africa 2025

The Fully Funded Industrial Development Corporation Bursaries in South Africa are open to South Africans. It is offered for Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the fields of Law, Commerce, Science, and Engineering. The deadline for sending an application is 30 Sep 2024. This scholarship is provided by the Industrial Development Corporation. 

The IDC Bursary is open to unemployed, eligible South African citizens with financial needs and excellent academic performance.

• Full tuition fees,
• Full Fees for on-campus accommodation and meals (institution rates will apply)
• The capped amount for off-campus university-accredited accommodation
• The capped amount for Self-Catering Meal allowance
• The capped amount for Transport allowance
• Laptop (once-off)

• undergraduate studies only. No second qualification & post-graduate qualification will be funded.
• Funding for postgraduate qualification will only be granted to applicants who are studying Finance, Accounting, and Law.
• South African citizens who are not older than 26 years.
• Applicants who are studying or matriculated at Quintile 1,2 & 3 schools (rural schools) and schools from previously disadvantaged communities will be given first preference.
• The IDC Bursary Program is for applicants whose parents earn a combined household income of up to
  R600 000,00 p/a. 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% Admission Point Score (APS)
  • Applicants at a tertiary level with a minimum of 65% APS (on application, submit most recent academic results/transcript).
  • Applicants must be admitted to study at a South African Public University, the University of Technology, and TVET College.