UFS Postgraduate Diploma Tuition Fee Bursary

• R27,000 paid to the UFS tuition fee account after successful registration as a postgraduate student.
• Awarded for one year only.
• Students remain liable for all other fees, including the rest of tuition, study guides and residence fees.
• Students in UFS accommodation must pay the relevant prepayment and registration fees.
• Conditions: attend five Research Capacity Development workshops (in person or online) during 2025 and be available for 120 hours of university service if needed. Failure, cancelling studies or misconduct exclusion leads to cancellation and fees becoming payable; incorrect information leads to a refund of the full amount.

• 1 August 2024: call for 2025 bursaries opens.
• 30 November 2024: closing date for applications, and for final undergraduate results or progress report. No late applications.
• 15 December 2024: bursaries confirmed.
• Provisional feedback within two weeks of a complete application.

1. Read the call: 2025 call for applications.
2. Complete the application form in the call document, including UFS student number, personal details, programme name and academic plan code.
3. Email it with the required documents to [email protected] by 30 November 2024.
4. If still completing your undergraduate degree, send first-semester results now and final results by 30 November 2024.
5. Provisional feedback follows; the bursary is confirmed once provisional conditions are met.
6. Enquiries: Dr Danila Wessels, [email protected].

• Completed application form.
• Academic record of the third year of the undergraduate degree, in PDF, from the institution where it was obtained.
• First-semester results if the undergraduate degree is not yet complete, with final results by 30 November 2024.

Applicants must meet the 65% threshold and funding conditions; preference goes to research aligned with the UFS research agenda. Awards depend on available funds.