📍 Location: Johannesburg
🏢 Company: Old Mutual Limited
📅 Closing Date: 30 May 2026
💼 Type: Bursary (Full Funding)
🌟 About the Bursary
Old Mutual Limited is inviting high-performing South African learners to apply for its Chartered Accounting (CA) Bursary Programme.
This is more than just funding — it’s a full career pathway that supports you from university all the way to becoming a qualified Chartered Accountant, including:
- Personal development programmes
- Vacation work opportunities
- Networking exposure
- Guaranteed employment after graduation
💰 What the Bursary Covers
The bursary provides full financial support, including:
- Tuition fees
- Study materials
- Accommodation (residence)
- Meals
- Return travel home (if studying away)
- Additional incentives for top academic performance
🎓 Eligible Study Institutions (SAICA Accredited)
You must be accepted at one of these universities:
- University of Cape Town
- University of the Witwatersrand
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Pretoria
- Stellenbosch University
- Rhodes University
- North-West University
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- University of South Africa
- University of the Free State
- University of the Western Cape
- Nelson Mandela University
- University of Fort Hare
- Milpark Business School
✅ Minimum Requirements
To apply, you must:
- Be a South African citizen
- Achieve:
- 70% in Mathematics
- 60% in English HL OR 70% in English FAL
- Be accepted (or applying) to a SAICA-accredited institution
- Be committed to the Old Mutual Chartered Accounting Training Programme (OMCAT)
📝 Required Documents
Make sure you submit:
- One-page CV
- Bursary motivation form
- Grade 10–12 results
- Matric certificate (if completed)
- University acceptance letter (if available)
- Academic transcript (if already studying)
- Certified ID copy
🧠 Application Process
- Apply online via Old Mutual careers site
- Complete the bursary motivation form
- Do a gamified assessment (not timed)
- Shortlisted candidates complete psychometric tests
- Finalists attend a selection day + interview
- Receive a provisional offer (final after results & university acceptance)
⚠️ Important Notes
- Applications close 30 May 2026
- Preference given to:
- Previously disadvantaged candidates
- Candidates with financial need
- Candidates with disabilities
- If you don’t hear back by 15 July 2026, consider your application unsuccessful
💡 Why This Bursary is Powerful
This is one of the top CA bursaries in South Africa because:
- It fully funds your studies
- It gives you real work experience while studying
- It guarantees a job after graduation
- It connects you directly into a corporate career pipeline