A bursary is financial assistance that is offered to students who have the potential to complete their studies. It is awarded to cover students’ cost towards tuition fees, accommodation, meals and study related allowances. Companies and organisations that offer bursaries, often look at the student’s academic performance and their financial distress. The aim is to take care of expenses incurred by the students while focusing on completing their qualifications.
Private companies, government organisations and non-government organisations put aside a certain amount of money that goes to bursary schemes. Some do so with the intention of promoting their corporate social investment. Each bursary provider helps students who are pursuing careers that are in line with the sector of the economy in which they do business. This is why bursaries are divided according to sectors of the economy. The popular bursary categories are engineering, commerce, accounting, agriculture, medicine and more.
The month of November signals the end of the year and students have already decided where they want to study next year. Bursaries that have their deadline in November compose a larger group in each year. Students who have not secured any form of financial support towards their studies are encouraged to browse the November list.
Comprehensive List of Bursaries Closing in November 2024
Applications for bursaries closing in November are open with some closing before the end of the month. Grads24 has put together a comprehensive list which provides a guide for students who are looking for funding for 2025. There are bursaries that have their closing dates unconfirmed which we have also added below. Additionally, Grads24 has also listed bursaries whose closing dates are ongoing. These ado not have specifid dates in which applications must be submitted.
Bursaries With Confirmed Closing Dates
Below is the list of all bursaries that are closing in the month of November 2024. Students must make sure that their applications are received before the date stipulated for each. Bursary providers do not consider applications that are received after the deadline. Browse the list and pick one suitable for you:
- Breede Valley Municipality Bursary – Closing: 1 November 2024
- SANBI Biological Invasion Bursary – Closing: 1 November 2024
- Drakenstein Municipality Bursary – Closing: 1 November 2024
- City of Johannesburg Bursary – Closing: 4 November 2024
- ATNS Bursary – Closing: 8 November 2024
- Monocle Foundation Bursary – Closing: 8 November 2024
- Northern Cape Provincial Government Bursary – Closing: 8 November 2024
- TFG Fellowship Bursary – Closing: 15 November 2024
- Ithuba Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- AWS Skills Development Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- Boston City Campus Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- HP Inc Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- Peermont Education Trust Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- Sage Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- SIOC-cdt Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- Survé Philanthropies Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- WIPHOLD Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
- SEIFSA Bursary – Closing: 30 November 2024
Below is a group of bursaries with unconfirmed closing dates for applications. These might be updated before the end of the year so we encourage students to keep checking this website for changes. Additionally, students must visit the bursary provider’s official websites to confirmed if closing dates have not been provided. This must be done before you submit your bursary application for each. Here is the list of bursaries with unconfirmed closing dates:
- Accenture Bursaries (closing: not confirmed)
- Fasken Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Milkor Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Hulamin Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- JG Afrika Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Kearney Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Mineral Processing Guru (MPG) Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- PG Group Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Shell Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- WBHO Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- Worley Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
- WSP Bursary (closing: not confirmed)
Bursaries Open All Year Round
We also have a group of bursaries that are open all year round without a specified closing date. These bursaries accept applications any time of the year. Most of these bursaries required that you submit your application on their dedicated online page. When they have received enough applications for the year, the page will display a notice to that effect. If there is no such notice displayed, this means that you can still apply. Below is the list of bursaries open all year round:
- BBD Bursary – Applications open all year round
- Career Wise Bursaries– Applications open all year round
- MINDS Scholarship – Applications open all year round
- TTI Bursary – Applications open all year round
You may want to take a look at our guidelines for writing a winning bursary motivational letter for South African students. Our guideline is compiled to increase your chances when you apply.