Vodacom Bursary Programme 2025 for South African Students: Fully Funded

Applications are invited from suitably qualified South African students enrolled in a full-time undergraduate programme in a South African tertiary institution to apply for the Vodacom Bursary Programme.

The bursary programme is an academic merit bursary open to fulltime first-year, second-year or third-year students intending to study or who are studying towards Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics fields but may lack necessary resources to study further.


Scholarship Sponsor(s): Vodacom

Scholarship Type: Full Funding

Host Institution(s): South African Higher Institutions

Scholarship Worth: See Scholarship benefits (below)

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: Undergraduate

Nationality: South Africans

Vodacom Bursary Programme 2025 | Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for the Vodacom Bursary Programme for South Africans 2025, interested applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be a South African citizen by birth.
  • Must undertake full-time undergraduate studies in a South African tertiary institution.
  • Must pass Grade 12 with exemption, obtaining 70% or higher across all subjects.
  • Must have obtained a minimum of 65% average or higher if in first year of tertiary and above.
  • May apply of already in first year (upwards) if studying at an accredited South African tertiary institution and meet all criteria above.

Benefits (Key offerings)

  • Full university accommodation
  • Capped amount – private accommodation
  • Full registration and Tuition
  • Text book allocation
  • Meal allowance

Additional Benefits:

  • Laptop
  • Cellphone
  • Orientation workshop for all new students who are accepted on the programme
  • Workplace exposurethrough structured Vacation Work programme
  • Work Readiness skills training to prepare the final year bursars into the world of work
  • Full access to Wellness Programme (ICAS) services.

Application Procedures

How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Vodacom Internship Programme for South Africans are to apply online before the application deadline. Once application have been received, a confirmation email will be sent to applicants.

Application Deadline: 31st August 2024

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