Trust and Foundation Scholarships
These are scholarships as opposed to bursaries and do not carry a service obligation or employment contract. They are usually awarded by Trusts and Foundations wishing to award funding on the basis of academic merit and financial need. There are sometimes additional selection criteria, please refer to table below for details. Successful recipients are free to seek work in the open market place on graduation.
| Name of Trust/Foundation | Grade 12 | University | University of Technology | Sponsored fields of study | Academic merit | Financial Need | Other useful information | |
| 1 | W K Kellogg Foundation (USA) | Yes | Yes | No | Social Work, Education, Nursing, Medicine, Agriculture | Overall average above 65% | Yes | The is a full schoalrship and community engagement is required annually. |
| 2 | Oppenheimer Memorial Trust | Yes | No | No | Any field | Overall average above 75% | Yes | This is full scholarship |
| 3 | Norman Wevell Trust | No | No | Yes | All mining disciplines: Mine Survey, Geology, Metallurgy, Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial and Chemical | Overall average above 65% | Yes, a means test will be conducted. NSFAS missing middle criteria can also be applied | This is a top up bursary to cover finanial shortfalls |
| 4 | R B Hagart Trust | No | Yes | Yes | Any field | Overall average above 65% | Yes, a means test will be conducted. NSFAS missing middle criteria can also be applied | This is a top up bursary to cover finanial shortfalls |
| 5 | Robert Niven Trust | No | Yes | Yes | All mining disciplines: Mine Survey, Geology, Metallurgy, Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial and Chemical | Overall average above 65% | Yes, a means test will be conducted. NSFAS missing middle criteria can also be applied | This is a top up bursary to cover finanial shortfalls |
| 6 | Komatsu Development Trust | No | Yes | No | All mining disciplines: Mine Survey, Geology, Metallurgy, Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial and Chemical. | Overall average above 60% | Yes, a means test will be conducted. NSFAS missing middle criteria can also be applied | Preference will be given females |
| 7 | Pioneer Foods, Education Community Trust | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any discipline within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry | Overall average above 60% | Yes | BEE requirements and student from disadvantaged background only |