The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a multi-year programme to promote teaching as a profession. Bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a teaching qualification in an area of national priority. Recipients of these bursaries will be required to teach at a public school for the same number of years that they received the bursary.

Recipients of the bursary must apply on-line for the bursary every year. The recipient must also complete the placement information as required every year. The provincial education department (PED) will place a graduate bursar in a suitable teaching post. If a particular PED does not have a suitable teaching post for the graduate bursar, the applicant may be placed in a PED that does have a suitable post. Please note that bursars cannot choose the school in which they would like to be placed and placement cannot be deferred for any reason.

All applications and requirements information on the following link:
http://www.funzalushaka.doe.gov.za/
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Applications for the Funza Lushaka bursary for 2021 will open on 01 October 2020.
Please note that there are a limited number of new bursaries available for 2021.
New applicants are advised to also pursue other funding opportunities such as NSFAS.
The outcome of the selection process will be available from the University not later than 30 April 2021.
The bursary targets students who are younger than

Closing dates:
Re-applications close on 19 November 2020;
New applications close on 08 January 2021.