Absa Fellowship Programme South Africa 2025

Absa Fellowship Programme South Africa 2025 – 2026

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME PROVIDER – ABSA

Absa Fellowship Programme South Africa | Absa Group Limited is a financial services group located in South Africa and listed on the JSE. The Group is a major stakeholder and owner of banks in South Africa, as well as in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. They are also located in Namibia, Nigeria, the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Group is one of the biggest diversified financial services groups on the African continent and they offer clients the following services: personal banking, business banking, corporate banking, investment banking, credit cards, bancassurance, wealth and investment management.

ABOUT THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Absa is inviting students to apply for their Fellowship Programme, for the 2023 academic year. The Absa Fellowship Programme is so much more than a regular scholarship or bursary programme. It is a leadership development programme, that provides candidates with financial support towards their studies, as well as the chance to participate in a specially curated leadership development programme created by Absa.

The programme is open to learners from selected African countries (South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Mauritius, and Seychelles), for undergraduate degree studies in the following fields:
ARTS:

Creative Arts
Digital Arts
Drama
Drama and Film Studies
Drama and Performance
Drama and Theatre Studies
Fine Arts
Film and Media Production
Film and Television
Media Studies
Theatre and Performance
Visual Arts
Visual Studies

DESIGN:

Architecture
City and Regional
Digital Media
Game design
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Information Design
Integrated Art and Design
Interior Architecture
Media and Writing
Multi-Media
Multimedia (Digital) Design
Urban Design
Urban, Regional and Development Planning
Visual Communication

ENGINEERING:

Aeronautical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Bioresources Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering (Construction, Engineering and Civil Engineering Informatics, Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering)
Construction Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electronic, Energy, Informatics, Robotics, Telecommunication)
Energy
Extraction Metallurgy
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Physical Metallurgy
Robotics
Sound Engineering
Water and Environmental Engineering

SCIENCE (any BSc degree, including but not limited to):

Agriculture
Applied Bioinformatics
Applied Chemistry
Applied Physics and Engineering Mathematics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Biochemistry
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemical Biology
Chemistry
Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Chemistry and Polymer Science
Chemistry with Chemical Engineering
Developmental Biology
Earth Sciences
Food Science
Genetics
Geoinformatics
Hydrology
Marine Biology
Meteorology
Molecular Biology
Ocean and Atmosphere Science
Oceanography
Physics

SOCIAL SCIENCE: HUMANITIES (any BA degree, including but not limited to):

Arts and Visual Arts
Audiology
Drama
Education
Languages
Law
Music
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Political Sciences
Politics
Social Dynamics
Social Work
Speech Language
Theatre and Performance

MATHEMATICS:

Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
Actuarial Science
Applied Mathematics
Applied Statistics
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Econometrics
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Statistics
Mathematics
Mathematics of Finance
Pure Mathematics
Statistics
Statistics and Data Science

TECHNOLOGY:

Business Computing
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science and Informatics
Computer Science and Statistics
Informatics
Information and Knowledge Systems
Information Engineering
Information Systems
Information Systems and Computer Science
Information Systems Management
Information Technology

MORE ABOUT THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME – EXPENSES COVERED & OTHER BENEFITS

The fellowship will provide cover for the following study-related expenses: full tuition fees, textbooks, educational equipment, laptop, accommodation in a university residence or private, meal allowance, monthly stipend, monthly data allowance, and student medical aid cover.

Recipients will also receive the following benefits: leadership programme, travel if required, learner modules and guides, online lectures and assessments, emotional wellness check-in sessions and academic tutoring and mentoring.

Zabusaries.com is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the Absa Fellowship.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP

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 citizen of one of these African countries: South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles
African
You must be between 18 and 25 years old
You must have completed Matric (or equivalent) with a minimum overall average of 65%
You must be entering your 1st year of study in 2023
You must intend on studying towards an undergraduate degree qualification, within one of the fields of study listed above
You must have been provisionally accepted or accepted to study at one of the 26 public universities in South Africa: University of Johannesburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Zululand, University of Fort Hare, Vaal University of Technology, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Rhodes University, University of Pretoria, Durban University of Technology, Walter Sisulu University, Tshwane University of Technology, University of Cape Town, University of Free State, Sefako Makgatho Health & Sciences University, University of the Western Cape, Central University of Technology, University of Limpopo, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Sol Plaatje University, University of Venda, Stellenbosch University, North-West University, University of Mpumalanga, University of South Africa
You must be a leader
You must be a catalyst for change
You must be humble and passionate
You must be brave and ready to embrace the possibility
You must be ethical and socially conscious

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP

Applications must be submitted online at Absa Fellowship Programme Application 2023

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Applicants should download and read the Absa Fellowship FAQ’s (.pdf) before applying.
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)
Passport/ ID document if not an SA citizen (certified copy)
Matric certificate (certified copy)
Proof of provisional or final acceptance from one of the aforementioned universities
Disability certificate, if applicable
Confirmation of tuition and accommodation fees
Proof of parents or guardians’ household income (payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ SASSA slip if applicable/ Pension slip if applicable/ proof of maintenance if parents are divorced/ death certificate if deceased) (certified copies)

CLOSING DATE FOR THE ABSA FELLOWSHIP

5 March 2023.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDER

For any queries related to this programme, please contact Absa directly:
Head Office
Tel: 011 350 4000

Please be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions and Answers before submitting any queries.
Please do NOT contact Absa if this fellowship has already closed.

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