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Scholarship Programme at SANRAL for high school students

Scholarship Programme

Please note, SANRAL does NOT charge a fee for its Bursary and Scholarships application. 

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) is responsible for building and maintaining national roads across the country. We also offer a limited number of scholarship awards to help young learners who would like to grow their skills and achieve success.

Scholarship programme was developed to give financial support to South African learners at registered South African schools from Grade 08 to Grade 12, irrespective of their subject choices.


The SANRAL scholarship covers:

• School fees and boarding school fees (where applicable)

• School and sports uniforms (where applicable)

• Books and stationery (where applicable)

• Reputable school Transport (where applicable)

• Extra lessons (Only Maths and Science)

• Registration (where applicable)

• Access to the Wellness Programme.


* Learners with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Applications open 1 June 2025 & Closing 30 September 2025



To qualify you must:

  • Be a South African citizen

  • Be registered at an endorsed South African school

  • Be applying for grades 8 to 12

  • Meet a minimum overall academic average of 60%

  • Have a total household income of less than R550,000 per year

  • Complete an online application in full and upload all the necessary supporting documents which are required


Documents

LETTERS OF MOTIVATION

  •  From your parents

  •  From your (2 pages): Tell us about yourself and explain why you would like to receive a SANRAL scholarship.

  •  From your school


CERTIFIED DOCUMENT COPIES

  •  Your June academic results

  •  Your ID document or birth certificate (you must be a South African citizen)

  •  ID documents of your parents/legal guardian


IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION 

  • PROOF OF INCOME SHOULD NOT BE OLDER THAN 3 MONTHS OF SUBMISSION 

  • ALL COPIES SHOULDBE CERTIFIED AS TRUE COPIESWITHIN 3 MONTHS OF SUBMISSION 

  • IF SUPPORTED BY A GUARDIAN, THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF PARENT(S) OR A LETTER FROM SOCIAL SERVICES SHOULD BE INCLUDED 

  • INCLUDE PROOF OF REGISTRATION OF SIBLING (S) STUDYING AT TERTIARYINSTITUTION 

  • IF YOUR FAMILY ISFOSTERING A CHILD, PLEASE INCLUDECOURT-DECREE 

  • MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF APPLICANT PARENTS,IF MARRIED, MARRIAGECERTIFICATE OF APPLICANT 

  • ONLY FULLY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED   



Important Note: Our educational funding awards are limited, and the number of applications typically exceeds the available awards. We will only be in contact with successful applicants. If you have not received feedback by 31 January 2026, please consider your application unsuccessful.


Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications as part of our process. Therefore, no further individual communication on the matter will be sent out.


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