Partially funded
Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
The VUT Sport Merit Bursary is offered by the Sport and Recreation Department (VUT Sport) at the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark. It recognises student athletes who have achieved sporting honours at provincial level or higher, with priority given to sporting codes recognised by University Sport South Africa (USSA).
VUT offers 17 sporting codes, including athletics, tennis, cricket, hockey, rugby, basketball, netball and football, and works with the academic faculties, the Sport Management Department and South African sport federations such as Athletics South Africa, Basketball South Africa and the Gauteng Cricket Board. Only bona fide VUT students may be selected for national student teams or to represent VUT at USSA tournaments.
The Sport Merit Bursary is distinct from VUT's separate Sport Awards (for athletes selected at senior provincial level or higher, or to USSA teams) and Merits (for athletes selected to provincial junior teams).
The closing date is 31 October (the annual closing date shown on the VUT Sport page; no year is given).
No specific list of required documents for the Sport Merit Bursary is published on the VUT Sport or Financial Aid & Bursaries pages.
Selection is based on sporting achievement at provincial colours level or higher, with preference given to USSA-recognised codes; no further scoring or committee process is published.
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