Standard Bank Bursary

By connecting the brightest young Africans with the educational opportunities they need, we can secure real progress for them and for our continent. It’s how we’ll shape and strengthen the next generation of African talent and African leaders.

Bursaries are targeted at school-leavers (matriculants or A level students) wishing to pursue an undergraduate degree in commerce, science, engineering or technology.

Standard Bank Group Undergraduate studies

In honour of the Bank’s 150th anniversary in 2012, they launched the 150 bursary and scholarship fund, designed to promote academic excellence (in various disciplines within commerce, science, engineering and technology) and to target a range of recipients. To apply for this bursary you must be a well- rounded, undergraduate student with strong academic results and entering your second or third year of study in commerce, science, engineering, mathematics and technology at our preferred academic institutions.

Standard Bank Group Postgraduate Bursary

This bursary is for financially deserving and academically sound undergraduates wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in commerce, science, engineering, mathematics and technology at our preferred academic institutions.


Preferred academic institutions/universities for our bursary opportunities are:

• University of Cape Town
• Wits University
• University of Pretoria
• Rhodes University
• University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Stellenbosch University
• University of Johannesburg

You can apply using one of the following options:

Bursary applications are open and close on 30 September 2016.

• Mail: Write a letter containing your name, surname and a valid postal address and postal code to: Standard Bank Bursary Programme, Studietrust, Private Bag X16, Braamfontein 2017
• Email: Send an email explicitly requesting a Standard Bank bursary application form, and containing your name, surname and a valid postal address and postal code to:apply@studietrust.org.za
• SMS: Sms the word STANDARD, your name, surname, postal address and postal code to 31022.
• Website application: Fill in an online application form on: www.studietrust.co.za

Source: Standard Bank