What is Scholarship?
A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students to further education. Scholarships are awarded based upon various criteria, such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need. Scholarship criteria usually reflect the values and goals of the donor or founder of the award.
How can I get a scholarship in South Africa?
Know where to look
Prepare in advance
Work hard and keep motivated
Make yourself stand out from other applicants
Read the application instructions carefully
Submit an exceptional scholarship essay or cover letter
Be realistic
Does South Africa give scholarships?
Undergraduate, masters, doctoral and postdoctoral scholarship opportunities in South Africa are sponsored by the government, local universities and several international foundations. South African scholarships could be country-based, merit-based or research-based.
How do I get a scholarship for high school in South Africa?
Applications for 2026 are currently closed. Application forms will only be available once bursaries open in April 2026. You can request for an application form via email from our high school bursary team once applications open in April 2026.
How do you get chosen for scholarships?
10 Great Ways to Win a College Scholarship
Give the scholarship sponsor what it wants
Get involved with your community
Look professional
Use a scholarship search engine
Don’t ignore the optional questions
Learn more about scholarship odds
Apply to every eligible scholarship
Look for essay contests
What grades do you need to get a scholarship?
One of the most common grade point average requirements is a 3.0 average. (Again, every scholarship provider is different and it’s up to them to set their eligibility criteria, not us.) While some scholarships are based on a student’s GPA, most scholarship aren’t only about a student’s GPA.
Which scholarships are easy to get?
Top easy scholarships in 2026
Scholarships360 $1,000 No-Essay Scholarship.
$2,000 Nitro College Scholarship – No Essay.
$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship.
$2,500 Smarter Collège Scholarship.
$1,000 CollegeXpress Smile Scholarship Contest.
Tallo’s $3,000 “Pathways to Success” Scholarship.
$500 CollegeVine Scholarship.