A bursary management system built for South Africa
ufunda administers bursary and grant programmes end to end — SETA discretionary grants, NSFAS-linked funds and corporate B-BBEE bursaries. An AI-assisted platform that handles applications, documents, supplier payments and audit-ready reporting, so your team can focus on developing talent, not paperwork.
Platform capabilities
Everything you need to run a compliant, transparent bursary programme — on one modern platform.
Compliant & secure by design
Built to meet Skills Development Act and POPIA requirements, with role-based access control and a full audit trail across every transaction.
AI-assisted administration
Automated OCR invoice extraction, intelligent eligibility matching and document checks remove the manual admin that slows traditional bursary managers down.
Real-time fund tracking
Our Fund Pulse dashboard shows committed, disbursed and remaining funds in real time — so programme owners and funders always know where the money is.
Provider & supplier management
Onboard and pay service providers — accommodation, stationery, devices, tuition — and reconcile every payment against the right beneficiary.
End-to-end automation
From application intake to disbursement and reporting, the workflow is automated, with approvals gated to your team where you need them.
Audit-ready reporting
Custom reports for funders, B-BBEE verification and SETA monitoring — exportable, accurate and ready for submission.
Who we administer bursaries for
SETA discretionary-grant administration
Administer discretionary-grant bursary programmes for SETAs end to end — beneficiary sourcing from designated groups, applications, payments to institutions and providers, and the monitoring reports your contract requires.
Corporate B-BBEE bursary spend
Run your company's B-BBEE-aligned bursary and skills-development spend on one platform, with the documentation your verification agency needs and visibility for your CFO.
NSFAS & private bursary fund management
Manage NSFAS-linked and private bursary funds with automated disbursement tracking, beneficiary communication and reconciliation.
Why ufunda
South Africa's established bursary administrators were built for a paper-based era. ufunda is a modern, AI-assisted bursary management system designed for the way funding programmes run today: automated document handling, intelligent eligibility matching, real-time fund tracking and reporting that is ready for SETA monitoring and B-BBEE verification.
Whether you are a SETA administering discretionary-grant bursaries, a corporate managing B-BBEE-aligned skills-development spend, or a foundation running a scholarship fund, ufunda gives you one platform to manage applications, beneficiaries, supplier payments and compliance — with full transparency for your funders and auditors.
Request a demo
Tell us about your programme and we'll set up a walkthrough of the platform. In your message, please include your organisation and the type of bursary programme you administer.