National Film and Video Foundation Bursary 2025/2026

The National Film and Video Foundation Bursary Application for 2025/2026. Find below How to Apply for National Film and Video Foundation Bursary 2025/2026.

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About the National Film and Video Foundation: The NFVF is a statutory body and an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture. The main objectives of the NFVF are to increase the accessibility of South African films; to increase the number of films in South Africa and the number of producers from previously disadvantaged backgrounds; to increase the amount of training within the film industry and in scarce skills areas; to locally and internationally promote the film industry of South Africa.

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Field of Study

Film and Television

National Film and Video Foundation Bursary Application Requirements 2025/2026

1) National bursary:
The cover will be provided for tuition fees only – 1st-year students will receive full funding, and the following years of study will receive 80% funding. Students are NOT required to pay back or work back the bursary.

2) International bursary:
The cover will be provided up to a maximum of R250 000 (which includes cover for tuition fees and living expenses).

National Bursary:

- South African citizen
- Completed Matric

Achieved a minimum average of 50% in the 2019 year of study

- Registered or provisionally registered to study full-time towards a Film/ TV qualification (undergraduate or postgraduate diploma or degree) (NOT performance arts and acting courses)
- Registered or provisionally registered to study at an accredited South African tertiary institution (preference will be given to public tertiary institutions)
- Proven financial need (total gross income of less than R600 000 per year)
- Strong academic record

Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged students

International Bursary:

South African citizen OR South African permanent resident
Intend on studying at an international tertiary institution for a postgraduate Film/ TV qualification (NOT performance arts and acting courses)
Studying a course that is not available in South Africa
Apply 6 months before the start of the course (starting in January 2021)
Proof of strong academic merit within your field of competency
Strong academic record

National Film and Video Foundation Bursary Application Procedures 2025/2026

Applications must be done online at https://nfvf.praxisgms.co.za

National Bursary:

ID document (certified copy)
Matric certificate or latest academic results (certified copy)
Proof of tertiary acceptance/acknowledgement of your application (on tertiary letterhead)
Annual academic fees breakdown (on tertiary letterhead)
A motivational letter stating why you should be awarded a bursary (1 page)
Under 21 years old: parents/ guardian/ spouse proof of income (latest payslips/ latest bank statement)
Over 21 years old: student’s proof of financial support (latest payslips/ latest bank statement/ social grant/ affidavit if unemployed)
If in receipt of other private or public bursary funding: a statement indicating the amount and details of the funder
Curriculum Vitae

International Bursary:

ID document (certified copy)
Matric certificate or latest academic results (certified copy)
Curriculum Vitae
Covering letter (with a personal motivation for study, how your studies will be relevant to your intended career path, and how the skills acquired will benefit South Africa)
Annual academic fees breakdown (on tertiary letterhead)
If in receipt of other private or public bursary funding: a statement indicating the amount and details of the funder

Closing Date:

National bursary: 30 August

International bursary: 31 August

Contact National Film and Video Foundation for more details about the Bursary and also check your status.

Please contact the NFVF directly:

National bursary:

Email: training@nfvf.co.za

International bursary:

Contact People: Thandekile Hlatshwayo (Applications Officer) / Manti Sekwakwa (Applications Officer)

Email: thandekiles@nfvf.co.za / mantis@nfvf.co.za

Tel: 011 483 0880

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