Kangnas Wind Farm stands about 46 km from Springbok in the Nama Khoi municipal area of the Northern Cape. Its 61 turbines have fed the grid since November 2020, and the farm pays for young people from Namakwa to study. StudyTrust administers the Kangnas bursary, so the application, the paperwork and the selection all run through StudyTrust rather than the wind farm’s office.
The Kangnas round for students starting or continuing in 2027 closed on 30 September 2026. StudyTrust lists the Kangnas season as 1 June to 30 September, so the next chance to apply should come in June 2027.
Who Kangnas has in mind
StudyTrust’s Kangnas page sets out these requirements:
- You live in the Namakwa District Municipality area. Earlier Kangnas awards went to young people from Springbok and nearby towns such as Concordia, Nababeep, Okiep, Carolusberg, Bergsig and Matjieskloof.
- You hold South African citizenship.
- You are already studying at a tertiary institution, or you will begin your studies in the next academic year.
- Your family’s combined gross income is no more than R350 000 a year.
Kangnas does not restrict the field of study. Past recipients have taken social work, early childhood development, nursing, education, commerce and humanities, at institutions ranging from Stellenbosch University and North-West University to Hugenote Kollege. StudyTrust accepts study at public universities, universities of technology and TVET colleges, as well as accredited private institutions.
How StudyTrust ranks Kangnas applicants
Selection rests on three checks. StudyTrust looks at academic excellence, using Grade 12 results for school leavers and the tertiary academic record for current students. It assesses financial need from the income documents you supply. And it confirms that your chosen institution is accredited.
Kangnas sets the amount of each bursary case by case, depending on the student’s need and the budget available that year. A bursary can go toward tuition, registration and exam fees, residence or equivalent accommodation, meals, and books and stationery.
The wind farm pays now; the community trust comes later
Kangnas Wind Farm’s website explains that the Kangnas Renewable Energy Community Trust owns 2.5% of the project. The trust bought that stake with loans, half from the Development Bank of Southern Africa and half from the shareholders, and only once those loans are repaid will the trust start spending on education, health and other community needs. StudyTrust advertises the bursary as Kangnas Wind Farm’s own programme, so you apply to the wind farm’s scheme, not to the trust.
Applying through StudyTrust next June
Kangnas does not accept direct applications. When the season opens, fill in StudyTrust’s online application, reached from the Kangnas Wind Farm bursary page on StudyTrust’s website. Upload a certified ID copy, your latest results, proof that you live in Namakwa, proof of household income and a passport-style photo. One StudyTrust application is checked against all the bursaries it runs.
Students from Loeriesfontein, also in Namakwa, have a separate local scheme: see the Khobab Wind Farm bursary. The Enel Green Power bursary covers communities around other Northern Cape plants, and our general bursaries section lists funders that accept any field.