Capitec Bursary Programme South Africa 2027

The Capitec Bursary is an external bursary programme offered by Capitec Bank to support South African students pursuing tertiary studies in fields that are important to the bank and the broader economy. The programme is aimed at developing a pipeline of talented graduates who can contribute to areas such as technology, data, finance, risk and other critical skills. Capitec has continued to invest in its external bursary programme, with recent bursary recipients studying fields including Economics, Statistics, Software Engineering, Actuarial Science, Industrial Engineering, LLB and Data Science. The programme has also supported students at undergraduate and, in selected cases, Honours level. The Capitec Bursary supports studies in fields that are aligned with Capitec’s business needs and scarce or critical skills. For the 2027 intake, the listed fields included:

Applicants for the Capitec Bursary must meet the academic, citizenship and study requirements specified for the relevant intake. The requirements listed for the 2027 programme included: Be a South African citizen . Be currently in Grade 12 or have completed Matric. Be studying or intending to study full-time towards a Bachelor’s or Honours degree at the required NQF level. Be registered at a DHET- and CHE-accredited institution , subject to the requirements of the relevant intake. Achieve a minimum average of 65% in Matric for applicants entering tertiary study. Maintain at least a 65% average in the most recent full academic year if already studying. Be on track to complete the qualification within the minimum required period. Meet Capitec’s employment equity and transformation requirements. Applicants who had taken a gap year and intended to continue their studies were also permitted to apply, provided they supplied the required supporting affidavit. Applicants should always check the requirements published for the relevant intake because Capitec may change the eligible study level, fields of study or selection criteria.

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Applications for the Capitec Bursary are submitted online through the application platform provided by Capitec for the relevant intake. Applications for 2027 academic year closed on 12 August 2026. Students who applied before this date can now track their applications via https://capitecbursary.auraams.app/applications/track For future intakes, applicants should use the official Capitec careers page to access the latest bursary application information: