Applications for August 2025 are now being accepted!
High School Scholarship Program
The AISCT Scholarship Program is designed for high achieving, academically talented South African students with limited financial means. It provides these students with an opportunity to attend the American International School of Cape Town (AISCT). Each applicant who fits this criteria will be given fair and equal consideration.
The merit-based scholarship provides an academically rich and culturally diverse experience that will open the doors to university admission and potentially further scholarship support to the best universities in the world.
Scholarship applicants must be starting Grade 9 in January to be eligible. High school students will be able to pursue the prestigious Advanced Placement (AP) course of study and earn an American high school diploma.
Scholarships may last for the duration of the student’s time at AISCT provided they remain in good standing at the school. Scholarships may be revoked for poor academic performance or behavior.
Application Process
High school scholarships for South African citizens are based on merit and proven financial need. Applications are due January 15, 2025. As part of the application, financial need is assessed upon completion of a finance disclosure form including tax statement and IRP5. The applications will be screened by the Scholarship Committee. Applicants will be informed of the Scholarship Committee’s decision by April 4, 2025. The new scholarship recipient will begin classes at AISCT in August 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
- Completed Grade 8 and entering (or have completed one semester) of Grade 9
- Born between August 1, 2010 and September 1, 2011
- Have South African citizenship
- Show proven financial need
- Fluent in English (oral and written)
- Show high academic achievement in English language curriculum
- Have leadership skills and show commitment to service
- Have the ability to live in Cape Town with family or guardians for the duration of the scholarship
- High school graduates or students who have already completed grades 9 and above are not eligible to apply.
The scholarship includes the following:
- Tuition fee
- Admission fee
- Capital fee
- Macbook
- Textbooks
- AP fees
- SAT fees
- Up to six university application fees
All other school expenses, including but not limited to those listed below, are not included in the scholarship:
- School uniform
- PE uniform
- Meals
- Accommodation
AISCT reserves the right to change or update the terms and conditions at any time and at its sole discretion.
If you would like to apply for a scholarship to AISCT, click enroll.aisct.org to begin the application process. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2025.
Here are the steps to the online application:
- Complete the online form.
- Upload student’s birth certificate and ID of parents/guardians.
- Upload student’s vaccination record.
- Upload full school reports for Grade 7 and Grade 8 and any available term reports for Grade 9.
- Enter email address of current school for completion of student referral form.
- Upload Tax Statement or IRP5.
WRITTEN TASKS (Personal Narrative and Educational CV)
- Upload Personal Narrative to the Documents section of the enrolment platform.
Please name this file Personal Narrative_Student’s Name.
This is to be in essay format with a maximum of 250 words. Introduce yourself to the Scholarship Committee. Your essay should reveal your personality, personal hobbies or aspirations, or any unusual experiences you may have had. - Upload Educational CV to the Documents section of the enrolment platform.
Please name this file Educational CV_Student’s Name.
This is to be in resumé format with a maximum of 500 words. List extracurricular activities, jobs held, special study projects, or activities in which you have been involved in the past two years in your school, community, or personal pursuits. Identify your role in each. List academic awards or special recognition you have received and the nature and source of each. This should reflect your commitment to and involvement in your community.
The application is incomplete without the responses to each of these tasks. Type your answers in a font that is legible and no smaller than 12 point and double-spaced. Handwritten responses should be on lined paper and must be neat and legible. Your work should be grammatically correct and demonstrate strong thought development and critical thinking. The work must be your own.
Please note that the application fee is not required for scholarship applications and this step can be disregarded in the application process.
Only complete applications will be considered. Once you have completed the application process, including uploading all required documents, please email the students’ full name to admissions@aisct.org
