Partially funded

UFS Top Performance Bursary

University of the Free State, South Africa

Scholarship overview

The Top Performance Bursary is one of the University of the Free State's (UFS) internal bursaries, run by Student Financial Services for high-achieving first-time entering undergraduate students. It sits alongside other UFS internal awards such as the Exceptional Once-off bursary, UGRD Senior Bursaries, Sport Bursaries and the Academic Merit Bursaries.

The award is calculated automatically from the student's admission point (AP) score and credited straight to the tuition account, with no separate application. It pays the most in the first year and continues at a reduced rate in later years for students who keep up their results.

Award Information

  • First-time entering (FTEN) undergraduate student at UFS.
  • Admission point (AP) score of 44 or higher.
  • Calculated purely on academic achievement.
  • Not available to students who already have full funding.
  • Renewal: average of at least 75% each year and completion within the minimum prescribed time for the qualification.
  • Year 1: 100% of tuition, registration and accommodation, limited to R55,000 per year.
  • Years 2 to 4: 100% of registration, plus roughly 70% of tuition and accommodation.
  • Credited automatically to the student's tuition account.
  • Renewable annually, subject to a 75% average and completion within the minimum time.

No application or closing date applies; the bursary is allocated automatically once a qualifying student is admitted and registered.

  1. Apply for admission to UFS as a first-time entering student; no separate bursary application is needed.
  2. If your AP score qualifies and you do not already have full funding, the bursary is allocated automatically to your tuition account.
  3. See the UFS bursaries page for the full list of internal awards: UFS internal bursaries.

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Documents you will need

No separate documents are required, as the award is system-driven from admission results.

How selection works

Selection is automatic and based on academic results (AP score). There is no committee or interview. Renewal in later years depends on the annual average and time to completion.

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