Tomorrow Trust: Bursaries 2026

The Tomorrow Trust is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2026 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degree studies.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must be between 18 and 31 years old
• You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time towards an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, in a STEM field (the bursary will NOT fund Masters degree studies)
• You must be studying or intend on studying towards your first qualification at undergraduate or postgraduate level (i.e. you must not be pursuing a second undergraduate qualification)
• You must be studying or intend on studying at a recognised public university in South Africa
• You must be a first-generation university student (i.e. your parents must not hold a degree; except in the following cases: one parent attended university but did not complete their studies/ parents received study funding from employers (undergraduate, short course, diploma only)/ parents income is at R350 000 per annum (they must submit a declaration of expenditure)/ parents are SASSA recipients (they must submit official documentation)/ parents are self-employed (they must submit 3 month bank statements and an affidavit))
• You must NOT be employed full-time
• You must NOT be receiving any other full study funding, including NSFAS (partial funding is allowed, but no credit bursaries; merit awards are allowed (donor-specific); if a student is successful in securing NSFAS funding they must choose either the bursary or NSFAS)
• You must have a combined household income of LESS than R350 000 per year