Auditor-General Bursary Application 2025/2026

Approved fields of study:

• BCom Accounting CA stream
• Bachelor of Accounting CA stream
• BCompt

Auditor-General Bursary Minimum Requirements 2025/2026:

Matric students (applying for 1st year):

• South African citizen
• Currently in Matric
• Achieve a minimum result of 60% for English
• Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematics Literacy)
• Must pass Matric with an exemption and university entrance
• Be accepted to study at a SAICA-accredited University
• Intend on studying full-time towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification (as listed above)

1st-year students (applying for 2nd year):

• South African citizen
• In your first year of full-time study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification (as listed above)
• Studying at a SAICA-accredited University
• Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
• Achieved a minimum result of 60% for English in Matric
• Achieved a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematics Literacy) in Matric

2nd-year students (applying for 3rd year):

• South African citizen
• In your second year of full-time study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification (as listed above)
• Studying at a SAICA-accredited University
• Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
• Achieve a minimum result of 60% for Management Accounting

Final year students (applying for postgraduate studies):

• South African citizen
• In the final second year of full-time study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification (as listed above)
• Achieve a minimum result of 55% for all core modules
• Accepted into the CTA program

Students must ALSO meet the following requirements in order to apply:

• Be proficient in English
• Have strong communication skills
• Have excellent interpersonal skills
• Have strong leadership potential
• Be determined, driven and committed to succeed
• The bursary is only for Chartered Accountancy studies, i.e. must be studying or intending to study towards being a Chartered Accountant (i.e. BCom Accounting CA stream, Bachelor of Accounting CA stream and BCompt).
• The bursary will only be awarded for full-time studies done at a University accredited by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
• Once awarded, the bursary will cover tuition fees, university accommodation, meals and books.
• Bursary holders are required to serve articles / enter into a training contract with the organisation on completion of their studies as per the bursary contract.
• Only South African citizens will be awarded a bursary.

Closing date: Present all documents before 15 September