MQA Bursary Funding for Unemployed Students 2027
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TheMining Qualifications Authority (MQA)has opened a new bursary funding window for the2027 academic yearthat will make500 bursary opportunities available to unemployed studentsstudying at participating public universities and TVET colleges. Unlike the MQA bursary programme for employed applicants,individual students do not apply directly to MQA through this funding window. Public universities and TVET colleges must first apply to MQA for funding, after which approved institutions will administer the bursaries to financially needy and deserving students. The institutional application window opened on19 October 2026and closes on19 November 2026.
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