Partially funded

Madina Institute Student Bursary

Madina Institute NPC, South Africa

Scholarship overview

Madina Institute is a private higher education institution in Cape Town offering full-time Islamic Studies programmes, including the Hifth programme, the 1-year Usul al-Din programme, the 3-year Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies and Honours in Islamic Studies. It runs a Student Bursary fund to support applicants who cannot otherwise afford its fees, and almost 80% of its students are beneficiaries of the fund.

Applicants ask for bursary support inside the normal application rather than through a separate process: Form 4B of the application (Supporting Financial Details) is completed only by applicants who need financial aid. Madina Institute also holds an Annual Live Bursary Pledge, a fundraising event that donors can support to help fund the bursary.

Madina Institute is accredited by the Council on Higher Education, listed on the National Learners' Records Database by the South African Qualifications Authority, and registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution (Registration Certificate No. 2018/HE08/001).

Award Information

  • Applying for a full-time Madina Institute programme (Hifth, the 1-year Usul al-Din programme, the 3-year BA in Islamic Studies, or Honours in Islamic Studies).
  • Needs financial aid and is willing to disclose full household financial details on Form 4B of the application.
  • Meets the admission requirements for the chosen programme.
  1. Choose a programme and start the online application at madinainstitute.ac.za.
  2. Complete Form 4B (Supporting Financial Details): list up to three sources of household income, total household income, total household expenses by category (food, rental, hire purchase, electricity/water/rates, clothing, court orders, subscriptions, school fees, telephone and other), and the amount the family can contribute towards fees if a full bursary is not approved.
  3. Attach certified supporting documents, including recent household pay slips, a certified copy of an ID document or passport, certified proof of residential address less than 3 months old, a recent school report, and a one-page motivation letter.
  4. Pay the R250 application fee.
  5. Applicants may be interviewed by Madina Institute lecturers before acceptance.
  6. A discount of 10% on full course fees (or 5% on the applicant's own contribution) applies if settled before 31 March of the year of study.

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Documents you will need

  • Certified copy of ID document, or valid passport for foreign students.
  • Certified proof of residential address, less than 3 months old.
  • Most recent school report (Grade 11 report if currently in matric, otherwise the most recent school finishing report).
  • One-page motivation letter for applying.
  • Proof of payment of the R250 application fee.
  • For a bursary application: recent household pay slips and the Form 4B financial disclosure.

How selection works

Bursary requests are assessed alongside the normal admissions process, based on the household financial details disclosed on Form 4B and the supporting pay slips. Applicants may also be interviewed by Madina Institute lecturers before acceptance.

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