Application Deadline: Unspecified
Applications are now open for the 2026 Accenture Education Trust Scholarship. The Accenture Education Trust helps students whose family income ranges from R 350 000 – R 1M and NSFAS as well as post-graduate students with a household income of < R300k.
Accenture is looking for students with a strong academic background achieving a cumulative average of above 65% in a study towards Technology-aligned degrees (see below list) at select tertiary institutions across South Africa.
Entry Criteria:
Scholarship Disciplines: Applications will be considered from students who wish to major in one of the following disciplines at one of the universities listed below.
BSC
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Information and Knowledge Systems
- Information Systems
- Mechanical with Mechatronics Engineering
BSC (Eng)
- Information Technology
- Electronic /Electrical (Light Current)
BCOM
- Informatics
- Information Systems
- Stats and Data Science
- Computer Science
DATA ENGINEERING
- Big Data Analytics
- Post Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
BENG
- Electronic or Electrical Comp Eng
- Information Engineering
- Micro Electronic Engineering
UNIVERSITIES:
- Rhodes University
- Stellenbosch University
- University of Cape Town
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Pretoria
- University of Witwatersrand
- University of Kwazulu-Natal
- University of Western Cape
Benefits
The scholarship programme Accenture offers covers the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, examination fees, meals, residence, book allowance (for prescribed books) and a laptop. Beyond that, Accenture offer a holistic support programme for our scholars, which has these key elements and is underpinned by mentorship
1.Emotional and social support tools
2.Academic & Career support tools
3.Financial support tools
4.Mentorship Programme
Application Procedure:
Please attach the below 5 documents in order for your application to be considered. Kindly attach all 5 pre-requisite documents in the CV/Resume attachment box.
1) Certified copy of identity document (Application Pre-requisite)
2) Certified full academic record including any mid-year exam results/progress report (Application Pre-requisite)
3) Certified copy of grade 12 results (Application Pre-requisite)
4) Certified copy of proof of parents’/guardian’s earnings if <R 600K AND Latest Income tax return of parents/guardian’s earnings <R 1M (Application Pre-requisite)
5) Copy of your curriculum vitae (Application Pre-requisite)
Application Steps
Step 1 – Register/ Create an account by using your email address and create a password.
Step 2 – Start application. Please choose Apply Manually.
Step 3 – You will land on the My Information page. Please populate all fields and note that family name is your surname.
Step 4 – You will land on the My Experience page. In this section kindly detail any part time work experience i.e. Tutoring, promotions, e.t.c. Please note that GPA indicates academic average
Step 5 – You will land on Application Questions. These are standard and only for the purpose of the scholarship application please answer these as follows: Q1 – Yes; Q2 – No; Q3- Yes; Q4 – Yes; and Q5 -No.
Step 6 – You will land on a Voluntary Disclosure page. Here, complete all the required fields
Step 7 – You will land on a Summary Page where you can view your application and click Submit to finalize your submission
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Accenture Education Trust Scholarship
