Accounting Bursaries in South Africa 2025-2026
For those captivated by numerical analysis and maintaining fiscal order, a thriving career awaits in the Financial/Accounting sector.
Accountants typically bear the responsibility of reconciling books, crafting and finalizing financial reports, and comprehensive financial stewardship of organizations.
Here’s an indicative range of salaries within the Financial/Accounting industry, considering factors like experience and job location:
- Auditor: R95,000 to R530,000 per annum
- General/Operations Manager: R99,000 to R860,000 per annum
- Accountant: R110,000 to R390,000 per annum
- Senior Accountant: R115,000 to R472,000 per annum
- Internal Auditor: R120,000 to R458,000 per annum
- Chartered Accountant: R150,000 to R780,000 per annum
- Financial Accountant: R156,000 to R500,000 per annum
- Management Accountant: R186,000 to R590,000 per annum
- Finance Manager: R216,000 to R795,000 per annum
- Financial Manager: R218,000 to R742,000 per annum
- Financial Director: R426,000 to R1,486,000 per annum
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO): R495,000 to R1,550,000 per annum
- Finance Director: R575,000 to R1,608,000 per annum
Given the high demand for qualified Accountants, viewed as a “scarce skill” in South Africa, many prominent companies are keen to sponsor promising students through scholarship programs. These organizations provide financial aid to students pursuing degrees, diplomas, or certificates in accounting.
List of Accounting Bursaries in South Africa
Bergrivier Municipality Bursary
Breede Valley Municipality Bursary
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
Cape Agulhas Municipality Bursary
Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
Drakenstein Municipality Bursary
Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
Gauteng Dept of Roads and Transport Bursary
Hessequa Local Municipality Bursary
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Bursary
KwaDukuza Municipality Bursary
KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
Langeberg Municipality Bursary
Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
Musina Local Municipality Bursary
North West Provincial Government Bursaries
Oudtshoorn Municipality Bursary
Overberg District Municipality Bursary
Overstrand Municipality Bursary
Prince Albert Municipality Bursary
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) Bursary
Ratlou Local Municipality Bursary
Saldanha Bay Municipality Bursary
SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) Bursary
Stellenbosch Municipality Bursary
Swartland Municipality Bursary
Tegkor/ Nelson Mandela University Bursary
Theewaterskloof Municipality Bursary
Vhembe District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
West Coast District Municipality Bursary
Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
CHARTERED ACCOUNTING BURSARIES FOR 2025-2026
BDO South Africa Incorporated Bursary
Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
FEMEF Mike Ilsley Memorial Scholarship
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
Institute of Management Accounting and Strategy (IMAS) Bursary
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Bursary
Royal Bafokeng Holdings Bursary
Tegkor/ Nelson Mandela University Bursary
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING BURSARIES FOR 2025-2026
Breede Valley Municipality Bursary
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi South32 Bursary
Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
Musina Local Municipality Bursary
West Coast District Municipality Bursary
FINANCE & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BURSARIES FOR 2025-2026
Air Products South Africa (Pty) Limited Bursary
Altron Bill Venter Academy Bursary
AWS Skills Development Bursary
BANKSETA / UKZN Outstanding Student Debt Fund
Bester Bursary & Graduate Development Programme
Bergrivier Municipality Bursary
Black Mountain Study Trust Bursary
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
Cape Agulhas Municipality Bursary
Cederberg Municipality Bursary
Department of Correctional Services Bursary
Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (EC) Bursary
Drakenstein Municipality Bursary
Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi South32 Bursary
Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality Bursary
FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
Gauteng Department of Social Development Bursary
Gert Sibande District Municipality Bursary
Hessequa Local Municipality Bursary
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
Kuehne + Nagel Inzuzo Trust Bursary
KwaDukuza Municipality Bursary
KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
Langeberg Municipality Bursary
Limpopo Department of Public Works Bursary
Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
Mastercard Foundation Scholarship
Mossel Bay Municipality Bursary
Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) Bursary
Nkangala District Municipality Bursary
Northam Zondereinde Mine Bursary
North West Provincial Government Bursaries
Old Mutual Imfundo Trust Scholarship
Oudtshoorn Municipality Bursary
Overberg District Municipality Bursary
Overstrand Municipality Bursary
Pilanesberg Platinum Mines (PPM) Bursary
Prince Albert Municipality Bursary
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS)
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) Bursary
Ratlou Local Municipality Bursary
Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary
Road Traffic Infringement Agency Bursary
Rustenburg Municipality Bursary
Saldanha Bay Municipality Bursary
Santam Bursary
South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP) Bursary
South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) Bursary
South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) Bursary
South African Reserve Bank Bursary
Stellenbosch Municipality Bursary
Swartland Municipality Bursary
TCTA (Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority) Bursary
Thebe Foundation Dr EJ Mabuza Bursary
Theewaterskloof Municipality Bursary
Toyota South Africa Motors Bursary
Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) Bursary
Ubuhlebezwe Municipality Bursary
Vhembe District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
Volkswagen Community Trust Bursary
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Bursary
Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
GENERAL ACCOUNTING BURSARIES FOR 2025-2026
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) Bursary
AWS Skills Development Bursary
BANKSETA / UKZN Outstanding Student Debt Fund
Bergrivier Municipality Bursary
British American Tobacco Bursary
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary
Cape Agulhas Municipality Bursary
Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
Drakenstein Municipality Bursary
Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi South32 Bursary
Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary
Education Empowerment and Development Fund (EEDF) Bursary
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bursary
Energy Mobility Education Trust Scholarship
Engcobo Local Municipality Bursary
Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Bursary
FirstRand Foundation Trust Bursary
Gauteng Dept of Roads and Transport Bursary
Hessequa Local Municipality Bursary
Impala Platinum/ Implats Bursary
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Bursary
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Bursary
John Davidson Educational Trust Bursary
JSE Empowerment Fund (JEF) Bursary
Kuehne + Nagel Inzuzo Trust Bursary
KwaDukuza Municipality Bursary
KwaZulu-Natal Government Bursaries
Limpopo Provincial Treasury Bursary
Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality Bursary
Mastercard Foundation Scholarship
Mpumalanga Provincial Government Bursary
NEET (National Economic Education Trust) Bursary
North West Provincial Government Bursaries
Okhahlamba Local Municipality Bursary
Oudtshoorn Municipality Bursary
Overberg District Municipality Bursary
Overstrand Municipality Bursary
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bursary
Prince Albert Municipality Bursary
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Bursary
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS)
Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) Bursary
Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) Bursary
Rio Tinto/ Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) Bursary
Rothschild & Co Foundation Scholarship
Royal Bafokeng Holdings Bursary
Saldanha Bay Municipality Bursary
Santam Bursary
SIOC Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) Bursary
Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine Bursary
South African Reserve Bank Bursary
Stellenbosch Municipality Bursary
Swartland Municipality Bursary
Tegkor/ Nelson Mandela University Bursary
Theewaterskloof Municipality Bursary
Tourvest Bursary
Toyota South Africa Motors Bursary
Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) Bursary
Tronox Bursary
Ubuhlebezwe Municipality Bursary
Vhembe District Municipality Mayoral Bursary
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Bursary
West Coast District Municipality Bursary
Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bursary