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FLY@UP Assist First-Year Achievement Awards

University of Pretoria, South Africa

Scholarship overview

FLY@UP Assist First-Year Awards are achievement awards credited by the University of Pretoria to first-time entering undergraduate students based on their final school-year results. Awards are made automatically; students do not apply. They are subject to the availability of funds, and the university's decision is final.

Award A is based on the average percentage of the six best subjects, and Award B adds a per-subject amount for strong Mathematics and Physical Sciences results. Separate awards apply to Cambridge and IB candidates, and other named awards (JuniorTukkie, Top Grade 12 Scholars, Vice-Chancellor's awards).

Award Information

  • First-time entering first-year student registered at UP, directly after Grade 12 or after a gap year supported by an official SAPS affidavit stating what the student did since matriculating.
  • Students who previously registered at any tertiary institution, or at UP in earlier years, are not considered.
  • Results are final school-year results issued by Umalusi (NSC, IEB, SACAI), irrespective of citizenship; Mathematical Literacy, Technical Mathematics and Technical Sciences do not count.
  • The average uses the six best subjects excluding Life Orientation and Practical Music Grades 4 and 5.
  • Award B applies only to students who qualify for Award A.
  • Re-marked papers are not considered.
  • Award A: R18,000 for an average of 80% to 89.99%; R45,000 for 90% to 100%.
  • Award B: R2,000 each for 80% to 100% in Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Alpha Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Advanced Physical Sciences and Further Physical Sciences.
  • Cambridge (CAIE) A-Level A*, A or B and AS-Level A, and IB Higher Level 6 or 7 and Standard Level 7: R5,000 per subject, once per subject; maximum R30,000 per student for non-Umalusi certificates (2026 awards).
  • JuniorTukkie Grade 11 Empowerment Week Award R16,000; Top Grade 12 Scholars Award R11,000; Vice-Chancellor's Previously Disadvantaged Group Award R15,700; Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Merit Award covers three years' tuition with R150,000 in the first year (2026 awards).

No application is required. Gap-year affidavits and any additional results documents must be uploaded to the UP Student Portal by the end of February. The award is cancelled, with no payout, if the student discontinues, is excluded or terminates studies during the award year.

  1. Apply to study at UP and register as a first-time entering first-year student.
  2. Check the UP Student Portal; qualifying students are notified of the award.
  3. Gap-year students upload the SAPS affidavit and any extra results by the end of February.

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Final Grade 12 results statement
  • SAPS affidavit (gap-year students)
  • Official music report where Practical Music is counted

How selection works

Awards are made automatically from the university's average-percentage formula calculated per examination authority, not by number of distinctions; the average is not rounded.

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