DUT Donor-Funded Bursaries

• Amounts differ by donor and are not standardised across the programme.
• Funds are credited directly to the student's fee account.

Deadlines are set per donor-funded bursary and announced with each advertised opportunity; no single closing date covers all donor bursaries.

1. Watch the Financial Aid Department notice board and the notice boards of your academic department and faculty office for advertised bursaries.
2. Check the DUT Financial Aid page and its bursaries section for current opportunities.
3. Contact the Financial Aid Unit: Durban (Lower Library Complex, Steve Biko Campus) 031 373 2553, [email protected]; Pietermaritzburg (Room H110, Riverside Campus) 033 845 8889/8890, [email protected]. Online booking is available.
4. Submit the application in the way each donor bursary advertisement specifies.

Required documents depend on the donor. For NSFAS applications handled by the same unit, the documents include a cellphone number and email, ID or birth certificate, ID copies of parents, guardians or spouse, proof of income or IRP5, and a Disability Annexure A or Vulnerable Child declaration where applicable.

Students are selected against the criteria set by each donor/sponsor together with DUT's own conditions, based on financial need, academic potential and field of study.