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Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary Programme 2025/2026 for Young South Africans

🏛 Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) 📍 South Africa 📅 2026
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About this opportunity

The IDC Bursary Programme offers financial assistance to eligible South African students for full-time study towards an accredited degree or diploma. It covers tuition, campus accommodation, textbooks, and meal allowances, primarily to support high-performing learners from rural areas and SA citizens pursuing engineering, business & economics, agricultural science, or computer science. The programme targets Grade 12 students and tertiary students, with selection based on academic performance and other criteria.

Benefits & funding

Tuition, campus accommodation, prescribed textbooks, accommodation, and meal allowances are covered.

Eligibility

South African citizens aged 16-26; Matric students with at least 75% average (and 65% for tertiary students), pursuing engineering, business & economics, agricultural science, or computer science; must be eligible for admission to SA universities or TVET colleges.

How to apply

Submit an application with supporting documents via the IDC bursary portal.

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