Partially funded

UFS Bursaries for Culture, Art and Leadership

University of the Free State, South Africa

Scholarship overview

The University of the Free State credits bursaries to the fee accounts of Grade 12 (matric) applicants who have achieved certain culture, art and leadership distinctions, and separately gives annual awards to senior and postgraduate students for culture and leadership qualities.

Guaranteed categories include head boys and girls, deputy head boys and girls, national Olympiad winners and runners-up, Presidentverkenners, Expo gold winners, and individual achievements at international or national level. Other achievements of this kind may also be considered but are not guaranteed.

Award Information

  • Grade 12 (matric) applicant with a UFS admission point score of at least 30.
  • Guaranteed categories: head boy/head girl, deputy head boy/deputy head girl, national Olympiad winner, national Olympiad runner-up (2nd place, 3rd-5th place, 6th-10th place), Presidentverkenner, Expo gold winner, individual achievement at international level, individual achievement at national level.
  • Other culture, art and leadership achievements not on this list may be considered, but such awards are not guaranteed.
  • Senior and postgraduate students, including SRC presidents and vice-presidents, may apply annually on the basis of culture and leadership qualities.
  • Head boys and head girls: R1 750
  • Deputy head boys and deputy head girls: R1 100
  • National Olympiad winners: R7 300
  • National Olympiad runners-up, 2nd place: R2 440
  • National Olympiad runners-up, 3rd to 5th place: R2 190
  • National Olympiad runners-up, 6th to 10th place: R1 835
  • Presidentverkenners: R1 835
  • Expo winners (Gold): R1 835
  • Amounts are adjusted from time to time. Guaranteed amounts are paid into the student's class fee account around March or April after registration.

Grade 12 (matric-year) applications close on 30 November of the matric year; the official page currently marks this round as (CLOSED). Applications for senior and postgraduate students close in October each year.

  1. Complete the bursary application form in detail, listing every culture, art and leadership achievement, including ones not on the guaranteed list.
  2. Grade 12 applicants submit the form to Juanita Buitendag, Room N101, George du Toit Building, or email [email protected].
  3. Senior and postgraduate applicants collect the application form from the Office of the Dean: Student Affairs, UFS, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300.

Official page: UFS bursaries for culture, art and leadership.

Official links

Documents you will need

The application form is the required document; list all achievements on it in full.

How selection works

Listed achievements with an admission point of at least 30 qualify for the guaranteed amounts. Other achievements are assessed individually and are not guaranteed.

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