Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the Imfundo Trust Scholarships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies in a South African university for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The Imfundo Trust is an old Mutual Investment Group Scholarship Initiative that aims to provide full funding for students with a particular interest in the investments industry thereby supporting its transformation.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Old Mutual Investment Group
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded Scholarships
- Host Institution(s): Universities in South Africa
- Scholarship Worth/Value: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
- Nationality: Africans
See Also: Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar Program for South Africans 2026-2027
Imfundo Trust Scholarships 2026/27 | Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Imfundo Trust Scholarships, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Applicants who will be in their first year next year must have achieved an average of at least 70% in the mid-year Grade 12 examinations and a minimum of 70% in Mathematics and 70% in English FAL or 60% in English HL.
- Scholarships are only available to applicants who will be in their first or second year in 2027, with the exception of Climate Studies.
- Applicants currently in their first year must have achieved an average of 65% and above in the latest examinations (mid-year / June).
- Applicants from rural and township backgrounds will be given preference.
- Only applications from South African citizens will be considered.
- Eligible courses: Business, Commerce, Finance and Management Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Climate Studies (postgraduate).
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Imfundo Trust Scholarships 2026/27 are to complete an online application platform on or before the application deadline to be considered for the bursary.
Application Deadline: 30 September, 2026
