Are you a South African student eager to advance your career in wine making, helping grow South Africa’s famous wines? The South Africa Wine Bursary is a great chance for you to study things like growing grapes (Viticulture), making wine (Oenology), or running a wine business. The aim of the bursary programme is to helps students like you pay for university and university of technology.
What Is the South Africa Wine Bursary?
This bursry is offered by the South Africa Wine NPC which is a group that helps the wine industry grow. It reprsents wine farm owners and wine retailers around the world. The bursary scheme was established with the aim of supporting students who pursue careers in wine related fields of study. It targets students who want to learn how to grow grapes, make tasty wine, or use business skills to sell it.
Fields of Study?
The South Africa Wine Bursary helps you study subjects that make the wine industry better. You can choose:
- Agriculture: Cellar Technology (Diploma)
- Agriculture: Cellar Technology (BSc)
- Agriculture: Viticulture and Oenology (BSc)
- Agriculture Economics (BSc)
- Agriculture in Oenology (MSc)
- Agriculture in Viticulture (MSc)
- Cellar Technology / Cellar Management (BAgric)
- Microbiology (BSc)
- Other related fields
You can study at university or college in South Africa, full-time or part-time, as long as it helps the wine industry.
Bursary Value and Benefits
If your application for 2026 academic year is successful, you will have the following expenses covered:
- Tuition Fees
- Other Help: You get chances to work with wine experts, meet people in the industry, and learn new ways to grow and sell wine, like using friendly farming that helps the Earth.
- If you do well, you might get help for more years or even a job after!
Eligibility Requirements?
This bursary is for students who love wine and need money for school. To apply, you must:
- Be a South African citizen or permanent resident
- Be in Grade 12 or have finished it
- Plan to study one of the wine subjects in 2026 at a South African school
- Be unemployed and not have another bursary
- Show you’re passionate about wine (like in a letter about why you like it)
- Have financial need (your family makes less than R350,000 a year, or you’re on SASSA)
Additional Requirements
- Good at science and thinking about problems
- Excited about wine and helping the Earth
- Good at working with others and leading
How to Apply?
You must complete your application on the official South Africa Wine Bursary Application 2026 dedicated page.
You must send clean copies of your supporting documentation together with your application. No application will be processed without these documents listed in the documents section below.
Supporting Documents Required
- Your South African ID
- Grade 12 results or latest school report (if in Grade 12)
- Proof you’re accepted to study in 2026
- A motivational letter (why you like wine and the industry)
- A letter about your 2026 school costs (fees, books, place to stay)
- Two Excel sheets: one for marks, one for costs (download from the form)
- A signed paper saying your info is true (affidavit from police)
- Proof of disability if you have one
Make sure documents are certified in the last 6 months!
Closing Date
The deadline is 31 October 2025. Don’t be late—submit early so you don’t miss out! They’ll let you know by the end of the year if you’re picked.
Contact Them for Help
Got questions? Ask South Africa Wine:
Email: Use the form or check southafricawine.co.za
Phone: Not listed, but email for help
Website: https://southafricawine.co.za/bursary
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