Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) Bursary 2025

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – AGSA

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) was established over 100 years ago, in 1911. AGSA is the supreme audit institution of South Africa, whose role it is to audit and report on the spending of South African taxpayers’ money by the South African government.

AGSA’s partners include the following organisations: Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA); South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA); South African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA); Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institution (INTOSAI).

The AGSA is loyal to supporting South Africa’s transformation aspirations, which strives to promote the B-BBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) codes of good practice.

ABOUT THE AGSA BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.

The AGSA bursary will be awarded for Chartered Accountancy studies, particularly the following qualifications:

• BCom Accounting CA stream
• Bachelor of Accounting CA stream
• BCompt

MORE ABOUT THE AGSA BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE & SERVICE CONTRACT

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: tuition fees, university accommodation, meals and books.

After graduation, bursary recipients will be required to partake in training with AGSA or serve articles.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AGSA BURSARY

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 be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• You must be studying or intend on studying at a University that is accredited by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
• Matric students (applying for 1st year in 2025):
  • You must achieve a Matric exemption with university entrance
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy)
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for English
  • You must be entering your 1st year of study in 2025, towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
• 1st year students (applying for 2nd year in 2025):
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics (NOT Mathematical Literacy) and English in Matric
  • You must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
  • You must be entering your 2nd year of study in 2025
• 2nd year students (applying for 3rd year in 2025):
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Financial Accounting
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 60% for Management Accounting
  • You must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
  • You must be entering your 3rd year of study in 2025
• Final year students (applying for postgraduate studies in 2025):
  • You must achieve a minimum result of 55% for all core modules of your qualification
  • You must be studying towards one of the Chartered Accountancy qualifications listed above
  • You must be entering your postgraduate studies in 2025
  • You must have achieved acceptance into the CTA programme
• You must be fluent in English
• You must have strong communication skills
• You must have excellent interpersonal skills
• You must have strong leadership potential
• You must be determined, driven and committed to success

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE AGSA BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: AGSA Bursary Application 2025
(you will be required to agree to the collection of your personal information for purposes of the bursary application – click on the “agree” button to proceed).

Applicants will be required to Register an account before they can Login and apply.

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
Matric students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Grade 11 final results (certified copy)
• Matric mid-year results (certified copy)
• University acceptance letter (on institutions letterhead)

1st year students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Matric certificate (certified copy)
• Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)

2nd year students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)

Final year students:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Full academic record (on institutions letterhead)
• CTA programme acceptance letter

Please note:
1) Documents should be in pdf format and not larger than 2MB.
2) If any of the supporting documents are not available, please submit your most recent highest completed academic results.

CLOSING DATE FOR THE AGSA BURSARY

15 October 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact AGSA directly:
Bursary query contact form: https://www.agsa.co.za/Contact/Queries/Bursary.aspx
Contact page: https://www.agsa.co.za/Contact.aspx
Please do NOT contact AGSA if this bursary has already closed.