Updated 20 August 2026
Accounting bursaries for 2027
Find funding for CA(SA)-aligned degrees, BCom Accounting, Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation and related programmes. Listings are ordered by the next actionable deadline.
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- Accounting Closes 31 Aug 2026 (11d)
PwC Bursary Programme
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Launch your career with one of the world's leading professional services firms. Build expertise in audit, advisory, and tax services while gaining global exposure and working with Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries.
R120,000 - R200,000 per yearView details → - Accounting Closes 31 Aug 2026 (11d)
SAICA Thuthuka Bursary
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
The SAICA Thuthuka Bursary Fund is the country's flagship transformation bursary for African and Coloured students who want to qualify as Chartered Accountants (CAs(SA)). It provides full funding, a SAICA-accredited university programme and a clear pathway through articles to professional qualification.
Full-cost bursary (tuition, accommodation, meals, books, allowance)View details →
2027 accounting bursary directory
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- Accounting Closes 30 Sept 2026
Deloitte Bursary Programme
Deloitte South Africa
Premier Big 4 accounting bursary programme offering comprehensive financial support and guaranteed CA(SA) training contract with global career opportunities.
Up to R150,000 per yearView details → - Accounting Closes 15 Oct 2026
AGSA Bursary Programme
Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA)
The AGSA Bursary Programme is the Auditor-General of South Africa's own employer bursary for students pursuing the Chartered Accountancy (CA) route at SAICA-accredited universities. It is a full-cost award covering tuition, accommodation, meals and books, and leads directly into a training contract (articles) with AGSA after graduation, giving recipients exposure to public-sector financial reporting in addition to IFRS.
Full-cost bursary (tuition, accommodation, meals and books)View details → - Accounting Closes 15 Oct 2026
RSM Education Trust Bursary
RSM South Africa (administered in-house via the RSM Education Trust)
The RSM Education Trust Bursary is a full-cost bursary funded by RSM South Africa through its in-house RSM Education Trust (established in 2016) to support Black female students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. It covers tuition, textbooks and capped allowances for accommodation and living costs, plus academic support and a potential RSM training contract on qualifying. The Trust supports students on the postgraduate accounting/CTA (CA(SA)) route as well as Information Technology and Law.
Full-cost bursary covering academic and career-related costs (specific monetary amounts are not publicly disclosed by RSM)View details → - Accounting Closes 31 Oct 2026
BDO South Africa Bursary
BDO South Africa
BDO South Africa awards bursaries to aspiring Chartered Accountants studying the CA-stream (Accounting and Auditing) at SAICA-accredited universities up to CTA/Honours level. The programme offers two streams — Merit and Merit with Financial Need — and is one of the strongest entry points into the audit profession in South Africa.
Full or partial tuition + textbook allowanceView details → - Accounting Closes 31 Oct 2026
EY CA Stream Bursary
Ernst & Young South Africa (EY)
EY's CA Stream Bursary funds Matric learners and current university students pursuing the Chartered Accountancy route at SAICA-accredited South African universities. The programme offers an Academic Merit Bursary and an Academic Merit with Financial Need Bursary, both leading into a three-year SAICA training contract at EY.
Partial to full tuition + textbook, accommodation and meal supportView details → - Accounting Closes 12 Nov 2026
Forvis Mazars Bursary Programme
Forvis Mazars in South Africa (formerly Mazars; administered directly by the firm)
The Forvis Mazars Bursary Programme supports financially needy, academically strong South African students studying towards a SAICA-accredited degree on the Chartered Accountancy (CA(SA)) route. Bursars receive funding towards their tuition and a clear pathway into the firm's three-year SAICA training contract, qualifying as a CA(SA) with Forvis Mazars (previously known as Mazars in South Africa).
Bursary funding towards tuition for a SAICA-accredited degree (amount not publicly specified by the firm)View details → - Accounting Closes 29 Dec 2026
KPMG Bursary Programme
KPMG South Africa
Elite Big 4 professional services bursary offering comprehensive support for accounting, auditing, and advisory careers with global opportunities.
Up to R140,000 per yearView details → - Accounting Closed (31 Jul 2026)
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) CA Bursary
Royal Bafokeng Holdings
Royal Bafokeng Holdings funds unemployed youth from the Royal Bafokeng Nation who want to qualify as Chartered Accountants. The bursary supports first-year students entering an Accounting Sciences degree in the CA stream at a SAICA-recognised public university.
Full cost of studyView details → - Accounting Closed (30 Jun 2026)
Moore South Africa SAICA Trainee Bursary
Moore South Africa (formerly Moore Stephens)
Moore South Africa awards SAICA Trainee Bursaries to high-potential students pursuing the Chartered Accountant CA(SA) route through a SAICA-accredited BCom Accounting degree at a recognised South African university. The bursary covers tuition (and, per some office listings, books and accommodation), provides vacation work experience with Moore partners and clients, and guarantees entry into a three-year SAICA training contract (articles) at the firm after graduation. It is recruited and administered per regional office through Moore's eRecruit careers portal.
Full tuition (some offices also include books and accommodation) for the undergraduate degreeView details → - Accounting Closed (31 May 2026)
MTN Chartered Accountant (CA) Bursary Programme
MTN Group
The MTN CA Programme is a SAICA-accredited Chartered Accountant training programme based at MTN Group's financial head offices - distinct from the broader MTN Foundation undergraduate bursary, this programme places trainee accountants directly into MTN.
Market-related salary + study leave + payment of APT and QE2 examsView details → - Accounting Closed (28 Feb 2026)
FASSET Matric Top Achiever Bursary
Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET)
The FASSET Matric Top Achiever Bursary funds top-performing 2025 matriculants who want to study toward a finance or accounting qualification at a South African public university or university of technology. It is a full-cost bursary administered directly by FASSET, the SETA for the finance and accounting services sector, and targets high achievers from households earning up to R1 million a year.
Up to a capped amount of R100,000 per yearView details → - Accounting Closed (15 Jan 2026)
SAIPA Scholarship Programme
South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)
The SAIPA Scholarship Programme is a fully-funded scholarship that supports academically strong, financially needy South African school-leavers who want to study BCom Accounting at an accredited public university. Five scholarships are awarded for the 2026 academic year, including one Rashied Small Memorial Scholarship, covering tuition, textbooks, accommodation and a monthly allowance.
Fully-funded scholarship (full tuition, textbooks, accommodation and monthly allowance)View details → - Accounting Closed (31 Oct 2025)
SNG Grant Thornton Bursary Programme
SNG Grant Thornton (SizweNtsalubaGobodo Grant Thornton) (administered in-house via the firm's simplify.hr applicant portal)
SNG Grant Thornton, one of South Africa's largest black-owned audit and advisory firms, offers a bursary programme for aspiring Chartered Accountants studying the CA-stream at SAICA-accredited universities. The bursary provides living and travel allowances alongside academic tutorials, study-skills workshops and pastoral support. Recipients gain a potential pathway into the firm's three-year SAICA training contract (articles) towards qualifying as a CA(SA).
Not officially published (covers a living and travel allowance plus academic and pastoral support; exact monetary value not stated)View details →
Choose funding that fits your accounting path
CA(SA) route
If your goal is Chartered Accountant (South Africa), confirm that your degree and university programme meet SAICA requirements. A general BCom may not be the same as a CA-stream qualification.
Training contract
Some audit-firm bursaries are linked to a future training contract. Check the employer, office location, duration and consequences of changing firms before accepting.
Marks and subjects
Requirements differ. Look for minimum Mathematics and English marks, university average, passed modules and study-year restrictions in the current application rules.
What to compare
- Tuition-only versus full-cost support
- Vacation work and mentorship
- Training-contract or work-back obligations
- Renewal marks and annual reapplication
- Approved universities and qualifications
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