South African citizen
Accounting
bursaries.
Funding should not be the reason a capable learner leaves the accounting pipeline. Start with Thuthuka, understand the criteria and prepare every document before applications become urgent.
Could Thuthuka
fit your journey?
This tool helps you prepare. It does not decide whether you are eligible. Answer using SAICA’s current criteria and confirm everything on the official page before applying.
Black African or Coloured applicant
Grade 12, completed Matric within the past two years, or studying a CA stream BCom
At least 60% for Mathematics in Grade 11 (not Mathematical Literacy or Technical Mathematics)
Applying for or studying a CA stream BCom at a Thuthuka partner university
Combined family income of R350 000 or less per year
More than a payment.
A support programme.
Future Chartered Accountants
Thuthuka is specifically for eligible applicants pursuing a CA stream BCom degree and the CA(SA) pathway. It is not a general bursary for every accounting qualification.
More than one mark
Applications are considered using academic performance, National Benchmark Test results and financial need determined through the relevant financial means test.
Support around the student
SAICA describes social and emotional support, mentoring and counselling, life skills, readiness for work, programme management and access to professional mentors.
Plan the NBT early
SAICA currently instructs applicants to write the National Benchmark Tests before the end of August or submit existing results. Always confirm the current cycle’s instruction directly with SAICA.
Applications can fail while the learner is eligible.
Check the live application statusThe official portal warns that unsigned consent forms, missing documents, incomplete compulsory fields or failing to press “Submit” leave an application incomplete.
Prepare once.
Apply calmly.
Your progress is saved privately in this browser. Requirements can change, so compare the list with the live application portal.
Do not rely on
one application.
Build a funding portfolio. Apply through official channels and record each closing date, document set, condition and outcome.
Thuthuka Bursary Fund
A SAICA programme for eligible students pursuing the CA(SA) route. It combines funding consideration with academic, social and personal support.
Read the official criteriaNSFAS
Government financial aid for eligible students at public universities and TVET colleges. Apply separately even when another bursary process refers to NSFAS.
Visit the official NSFAS guideFinancial aid offices
Universities may administer donor, merit, hardship and gap funding opportunities. Search the official funding pages of every university to which you apply.
Find South African universitiesAccounting firm bursaries
Audit firms, banks and other employers advertise bursaries at different times and may attach vacation work or training contract conditions. Verify every offer on the employer’s own careers page.
Explore the profession with SAICANever pay a person to “secure” a bursary. Confirm opportunities, dates and conditions on the funder’s official website. Read contracts carefully for service obligations, vacation work, academic performance and repayment conditions.
Ask before the deadline becomes a crisis.
A mentor can help you organise the process, but the learner must submit and verify their own application.