Partially funded

Unisa Hillensberg Trust Bursary

University of South Africa, South Africa

Scholarship overview

The Hillensberg Trust Bursary is a donor-funded bursary at the University of South Africa (Unisa), administered by the Division of Student Funding. It targets financially needy, academically deserving students in the so-called "missing middle" income band, studying in a small set of specified qualifications.

Like the Unisa Merit Bursary, it is invitation-based: there is no application form, and the division rates and invites eligible students directly through their myLife student email account.

Award Information

  • South African citizen.
  • Unisa undergraduate or postgraduate student at NQF levels 6 to 8.
  • Average of at least 60% in the previous academic year.
  • Registered or temporarily registered by 31 January 2027.
  • Financially needy and academically deserving (missing middle).
  • Registered for Medicine, Technology, Visual Arts, Music or a qualification in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
  • Invited by the Division of Student Funding; being rated does not guarantee an invitation, and an invitation does not guarantee the bursary is awarded.
  • Tuition fees.
  • Prescribed textbooks.
  • Transport allowance.
  • Related study costs.
  • A laptop computer, for first-time recipients only.
  • No rand amount is given.

There is no closing date, since there is no application form. Students must be registered or temporarily registered by 31 January 2027 to be considered.

  1. Check your Unisa myLife email account for a bursary invitation; there is no application form.
  2. Ensure you are registered or temporarily registered by 31 January 2027.
  3. Follow the instructions in the invitation. Enquiries: Mr Mashweu, [email protected]. See the Hillensberg Trust bursary page.

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How selection works

Invited students are rated according to academic performance. Being invited does not guarantee the bursary will be awarded.

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