SA Bursaries

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation: Bursaries 2025

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation invites students to submit applications for the Bursary Programme for the academic year 2024.

Bursary application closing date is 30 April 2024

The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is inviting students to apply for their Fellowship Programme, for the 2025 academic year. The Fellowship Programme aims to help students by cultivating entrepreneurship in Fellows, and ensuring that the Programme results in learners seeking to create entrepreneurship opportunities. Successful candidates will be boarded as Candidate Allan Gray Fellows.

Fields of study:

The fellowship (bursary) will be awarded for undergraduate degree studies within these fields, at selected institutions:

  • Arts
  • Commerce
  • Science
  • Engineering
  • Humanities
  • Law
  • Health Science (excluding Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science)

The value of the bursary will depend on the students household income:

  • Students from a household with a total annual income of less than R1 million, will receive full funding, which will cover: tuition fees, university accommodation and meals, book allowance, general monthly allowance, tutoring sessions and counselling services (ICAS).
  • Students from a household with a total annual income of between R1 million and R1.5 million, will receive funding for: tuition fees, university accommodation and meals, tutoring sessions and counselling services (ICAS).
  • Students from a household with a total annual income of more than R1.5 million, will receive funding for: tuition fees, tutoring sessions and counselling services (ICAS).

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must not be older than 21 years old in 2024
  • You must be currently in Matric, in 2024
  • You must have achieved a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics or a minimum result of 80% for Mathematical Literacy in Grade 11 final results
  • You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 70% for Grade 11 final results (excluding Life Orientation)
  • You must intend on studying towards a degree qualification within one of the fields of study listed above, in 2025
  • You must intend on studying at one of the following partner universities: Nelson Mandela University, Rhodes University, Stellenbosch University, TSiBA Business School, University of Cape Town, University of the Free State, University of Johannesburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Pretoria, University of the Western Cape, University of the Witwatersrand
  • You must believe in the future of South Africa
  • You must have strong entrepreneurial flair and passion

How to Apply

Required Documents:

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Grade 11 final academic record, if this is your most recent report (certified copy)
  • Grade 12 latest academic record, if available (certified copy)

Applications must be submitted in either of the following ways:

Online: Allan Gray Orbis Fellowship Application 2024 (Applicants must first Register an Account before they can Login and apply)
(Note: online application is the preferred method as it avoids delays).

or

Download and complete the Allan Gray Orbis Fellowship Application Form 2024 (.pdf)

Hard copy applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:

  • Post: Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, Freepost no: CB 11349, Kloof Street, 8008
  • Hand delivery: 46 Hof Street, Oranjezicht, Cape Town, 8001
  • Hand delivery: 1st Floor, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, 1 Protea Place, Cnr of Fredman Drive and Protea Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196

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