Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) Bursary 2026

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) was established over 100 years ago, in 1911. AGSA is the supreme audit institution of South Africa, whose role it is to audit and report on the spending of South African taxpayers’ money by the South African government. AGSA’s partners include the following organisations: Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA); South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA); South African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA); Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institution (INTOSAI).

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered): You must be a South African citizenYou must be currently in Matric or have completed MatricYou must be studying or intend on studying full-time towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed aboveYou must be studying or intend on studying at a University that is accredited by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Matric students (applying for 1st year in 2026):You must achieve a Matric exemption with university entranceYou must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy)You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for EnglishYou must be entering your 1st year of study in 2026, towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above1st year students (applying for 2nd year in 2026):You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial AccountingYou must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy) and English in MatricYou must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed aboveYou must be entering your 2nd year of study in 20262nd year students (applying for 3rd year in 2026):You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial AccountingYou must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Management AccountingYou must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed aboveYou must be entering your 3rd year of study in 2026Final year students (applying for postgraduate studies in 2026):You must achieve a minimum result of 55% for all core modules of your qualificationYou must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed aboveYou must be entering your postgraduate studies in 2026You must have achieved acceptance into the CTA programmeYou must be fluent in EnglishYou must have strong communication skillsYou must have excellent interpersonal skillsYou must have strong leadership potentialYou must be determined, driven and committed to success

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Applications must be submitted online at:AGSA Bursary Application 2026(you will be required to agree to the collection of your personal information for purposes of the bursary application – click on the “agree” button to proceed). Applicants will be required toRegister an accountbefore they canLoginand apply. Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the AGSA bursary. Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):Matric students: ID document (certified copy)Grade 11 final results (certified copy)Matric mid-year results (certified copy)University acceptance letter (on institutions letterhead) 1st year students: ID document (certified copy)Matric certificate (certified copy)Full academic record (on institutions letterhead) 2nd year students: ID document (certified copy)Full academic record (on institutions letterhead) Final year students: ID document (certified copy)Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)CTA programme acceptance letter Please note:1) Documents should be in pdf format and not larger than 2MB.2) If any of the supporting documents are not available, please submit your most recent highest completed academic results.