Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education, SITFE Bursary 2025 Online Application Latest Update. Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified applicants for the 2025 SITFE Bursary Programme.
This article covers the SITFE Bursaries 2025 Overview, Online application portal, application form, how to apply, qualifications, requirements, closing date, and more.
Bursary Provider: Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE)
Location: All South Africa
Application Mode: Email Application Method or Online Application Form or Application is done Offline
SITFE Bursary Programme 2025
A bursary or grant is a means of non-repayable monetary support designed to assist students who meet specific financial eligibility criteria. It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university or college when they might not be able to, otherwise. Some awards are aimed at encouraging specific groups or individuals into study.
To qualify for the Bursary, you need to possess all the required qualifications and meet all requirements before applying for the Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education, SITFE Bursary 2025.
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Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the fields of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, at any public University, University of Technology or Agricultural College in South Africa, for students from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga AND to children of sugarcane farm workers, who has registered or applied to study in ANY field of study.
Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must reside within KwaZulu-Natal or Mpumalanga province (known as the “sugarcane growing provinces”)
- You must be from the “Missing Middle” group (i.e. you must have a total combined family income of between R350 000 and R600 000 per annum)
- You must fall into either 1 of these categories:
- have registered or applied to study towards an Agriculture, Engineering or Science qualification, at a University or University of Technology in South Africa
- have enrolled or applied to study at either of these Agricultural colleges: Cedara College of Agriculture or Owen Sithole College of Agriculture
- be a child of a sugarcane farm worker, who has registered or applied to study in ANY field of study, at a University, University of Technology or Agricultural College in South Africa (children of sugarcane farm workers are exempt from the “missing middle” requirement)
- Preference will be given to students in their 1st year of study
How to Apply for SITFE Bursary
Click the link below to apply and submit an online application form for this opportunity:
Download and complete the SITFE Bursary Application Form 2025 (.pdf)
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric final trial results and statement of results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
- Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
- Tertiary final exam results, if currently studying (certified copy)
- Proof of connection to the sugar industry connection, if applicable
- Proof of parents or guardians household income (payslips if employed, pension receipts if on pension, affidavit if unemployed) (certified copy)
- Death certificate if a parent is deceased (certified copy)
- Proof of application or registration at an University, University of Technology or Agricultural College for 2025 (on institutions letterhead)
Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:
– Email: bursaries@sasa.org.za
(Insert the words “SITFE Bursary Application 2025” in the email subject line).
– Post:
Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education
c/o South African Sugar Association
P O Box 700
Mount Edgecombe
4300
Then follow the instructions on the page to apply for an available position.
Closing Date
The Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE) Bursary Closing Date is [31 October 2025]
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