MultiChoice is currently accepting applications for 2025 academic year bursaries.

Bursaries will be awarded to more than 230 students, for STEM-related degree studies, within the following fields (at undergraduate and postgraduate level, up to NQF level 9):

• Actuarial Science
• Accounting
• Data & Information Science
• Digital Media Technology
• Film & Television, Marketing
• Filmmaking
• Finance
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Information Engineering
• Information Technology (AI & Robotics)
• Sound Engineering
• The bursary will cover 1 academic year of study and does NOT cover any outstanding debt.
• Students will be selected based on the following main criteria, per the MultiChoice external bursary policy: academic performance and financial need.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must be currently in Matric (in 2024) or have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards a degree qualification within one of the fields listed above, which are considered critical and scarce skill fields
• You must be a first-time undergraduate or postgraduate student (Honours and Masters) student
• You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 75% in Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65%, if currently studying
• You must be studying or registered/ intend to register to study at a recognised institute of higher learning in South Africa