“The SARB, as part of addressing the severe shortage of skills in South Africa, provides scholarships and bursaries to students in relevant fields of study who are from disadvantaged backgrounds,” the central bank said. The closing date for the submission of applications is Wednesday, 30 September 2026. In support of the corporate social initiatives of the SARB and its External Bursary Scheme, several external scholarships and bursaries are made available annually to qualifying prospective undergraduates. “The SARB’s Economic Research Department, in collaboration with the SARB Academy, hereby invites prospective undergraduate degree students to apply for competitive SARB bursaries in the fields of economics, economics and econometrics, economics and mathematical statistics, and economic science,” it said. Successful applicant(s) for the bursary will be expected to sign an agreement with the SARB.