Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE) Bursary South Africa 2026

The Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE) was founded as a private sector initiative in the year 1965, and is currently one of South Africa’s oldest Trust Funds. The SITFE’s main aim is to promote and support high quality, sustainable education within the sugarcane growing areas of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga). Since its inception, the organisation has provided support for a range of educational programmes and projects, from bursaries; to arts and culture; teacher development and infrastructure development. Bursaries have been allocated to more than 10 200 learners, as well as funding for school building projects, tertiary institution financial support for working alongside specialist educational organizations.

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 a resident of a sugarcane growing province: KwaZulu-Natal or MpumalangaYou must be currently in Matric or have completed MatricYou must have applied or registered to study within the Faculty Agriculture at a College of Agriculture or a Diploma in Agriculture at University of MpumalangaYou must be from the “missing middle” – you must have a household income of between R350 000 and R600 000 per annumPreference will be given to children of the sugarcane farmworkers, disadvantaged applicants 1st year students from sugarcane growing areas, where mills and sugar industry administrative infrastructure are located

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Applications can be submitted in either of the following ways (please only submit your application once): Online application:SITFE Bursary Application 2026ORHard copy application:SITFE Bursary Application Form 2026(.pdf) Completed application forms must be submitted in one of the following ways: Email:bursaries@sasa.org.za(Insert the words “SITFE Bursary 2026” in the email subject line).Post: Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education, PO Box 700, Mount Edgecombe, 4300 Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the SITFE bursary. Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): ID document (certified copy)Matric final trial results and statement of results/ certificate (certified copy)Tertiary final exam results, if currently studying (certified copy)Proof of connection to the sugar industry connection, if applicableProof of parents or guardians household income (payslips if employed, pension receipts if on pension, affidavit if unemployed) (certified copy)Death certificate if a parent is deceased (certified copy)Proof of application or registration at an University, University of Technology or Agricultural College for 2026 (on institutions letterhead)