Daimler Truck Southern Africa Bursary: How to Apply

The Daimler Truck Southern Africa Bursary supports South African students who study engineering and related business fields. Daimler Truck Southern Africa, or DTSA, builds and sells trucks and buses, and it funds students in the skills that it needs.

We could not open the company's own bursary page on 8 November 2026. The terms below come from copies of its 2025 advert, so confirm them before you rely on them.

The 2025 copies say that the bursary pays for registration, tuition and books. They state clearly that it does not pay for living costs, so budget for accommodation, food and transport on your own or look for a second source of help.

The copies we saw did not describe a work-back period or vacation work. They also gave no rand amount. If DTSA makes you an offer, ask for these details in writing and read the agreement before you sign.

Because the company has not published a 2027 advert that we could find, the benefits could change. Treat the terms above as a guide to the earlier round and not as a promise.

Before you rely on the bursary, make a back-up plan. Ask your university's bursary office about other funders, apply to the national student aid scheme if you qualify, and keep your marks high. A student who prepares two or three options is far less likely to be left without funding in January, when registration fees fall due.

You must study at a registered South African university. The advert did not list a fixed set of institutions in the copies that we saw, but it did mention the preference for Pretoria and East London. Ask the company whether your own university qualifies if you study somewhere else.

Colleges and private providers that are not universities do not seem to qualify. Check this before you send an application.