Old Mutual Investment Group Imfundo Trust Scholarship

The Imfundo Trust Scholarships provide funding to study on a full-time basis for undergraduate and selected postgraduate degree programmes at selected universities in South Africa.

• Only applications from South African citizens will be considered.
• 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 2025, 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.

• Interviews are conducted with applicants who meet the shortlisted requirements, and the Board of Trustees will consider any other relevant factors when making the final decision on granting the scholarships.
• The Imfundo Trust reserves the right to adjust or withdraw any scholarship amount that may be awarded in terms of this application, should you be a beneficiary of other financial assistance (e.g. bursary, grants, loans, scholarships, awards, etc).

• Business, Commerce, Finance and Management Sciences / Studies (first and second year in 2025)
• Computer Science and related qualifications (e. g. Computational Thinking) (first and second year in 2025)
• Data Science (first and second year in 2025)
• Climate Studies (postgraduate)
• Engineering (first and second year in 2025)

• Applications must be completed on StudyTrust’s online application platform before 10 October to be considered for a bursary for next year.
• Only applications from South African citizens will be considered.

• Application Season: 01 May to 10 October.
• Please carefully read the instructions on our Bursary Applications page before beginning your application.