National Arts Council of SA Bursary

Bursaries are offered to students studying towards an arts qualification. Bursaries are offered towards an Arts qualification at any institution of Higher Learning and Further Education Training levels in South Africa and abroad. International bursaries will be offered only when there is proof that South African tertiary institutions do not offer the course or qualification applied for. Applicants who have been accepted at prestigious institutions may be considered. Post graduate qualifications will be funded on academic merit. Students achieving less than 65% will not be considered. In the case where proof exist that tuition fees are already covered from other sources, funding may be directed towards accommodation, books and travel and subsistence allowance. The NAC has two types of local bursary funding: block institutional grants for undergraduate studies and individual postgraduate funding.

In order to be eligible for the National Arts Council of SA Bursary , you need to meet the following criteria: South African citizen Completed Matric Studying towards an Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification in one of the aforementioned fields of study

To apply for the National Arts Council of SA Bursary to the application link where you must create an account and it will take you through the application process online. Supporting documents that you may need are as follows: Institutional Bursary (undergraduate): ID document (certified copy, no older than 3 months old) Course outline Fee structure Annual academic report Students banking details Current student intake results Student selection criteria Tax clearance certificate Audited financial statement Individual Bursary (postgraduate): ID document (certified copy, no older than 3 months old) Academic transcript or academic record Proof of acceptance by tertiary institution Course outline Fee structure Tertiary institutions banking details Students banking details Detailed Curriculum Vitae 2 reference letters Students proof of income (payslips/ affidavit if unemployed) Parents/ guardians proof of income (payslips/ affidavit if unemployed)