University of the Free State UFS Financial Aid
Financial aid for prospective, current, and postgraduate students
University of The Free State Financial Aid, “The University reserves the right to amend without prior notice, the regulations and bursary/loan values and/or conditions applicable to the awarding of bursaries/loans”
A quality product is never cheap. However, this should not dissuade you from studying! At Kovsies, we do our best to assist you in dealing with these financial challenges.
Fee Adjustment Grant
- Application for the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) – FEE adjustment grant (closed)
- Fee adjustment grant appeal form
Special Monitoring Loan
Available only for undergraduate final-year students and/or student leaders with outstanding fees.
- Application for Monitoring Committee Loan (Closed)
NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) Loans for
If you encounter any problems while applying please contact NSFAS on 0860 067 327.
- NSFAS Handbook
- More NSFAS information
- Appeal for NSFAS financial aid form – – Closed
- Hand in at:
Bloemfontein Campus – Financial Aid, George du Toit building;
Qwaqwa Campus – Administration Building.
Bursaries awarded by the UFS for academic merit:
- Academic merit bursaries (first-year students)
- Academic merit bursaries for senior undergraduate students
- Academic merit bursaries for postgraduate students
Bursaries and loans offered by outside persons or organisations:
- Nedbank Bursaries Program – 2018
- SA Bursaries, South Africa’s biggest bursary website
- Trudon Bursaries
- SM Goldstein Bursary
- BDO Bursary Requirements
- Wool Industry Bursary Trust
- Babette Taute Honours Scholarship
- SKA SA – HCD – Undergraduate and Honours Bursary Programme (Closing date: 19 August 2016)
- Harmony Bursary Application Form For Intake (Closing date: 31 August 2016)
- Bursaries and bursary loans offered by outside organisations and awarded for postgraduate and undergraduate study (local and overseas)
- Attorneys Fidelity Fund
- The Abe Bailey Trust and Travel Bursary
- Alexander Forbes: 2015 Internship Programme Applications
- Cape Wool SA Bursary Agreement – Cape Wool SA Bursary Application Form
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- Bursary Opportunities
We are currently working with a client looking for current BSc undergrads (in a variety of fields) and well as BEng students to support with comprehensive bursaries next year.
Career Space is currently drawing up a student directory to assist the client with sourcing these students.
To register on the directory, simply go to www.careerspace.co.za,click on the “for Students” tab and follow the link to the online application form, or click on this link: http://careerspace.co.za/for-students/
- Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation Myn Beurse
- Bursary Application forms from outside companies
- Bursary information pack (Pdf format)
- FUNDZA LUSHAKA Bursary programme for prospective teachers
- SAP Meraka UTD Opportunities for Masters and Phd students
- Bursaries and bursary loans offered by outside organisations and awarded for postgraduate and undergraduate study (local and overseas)
Other:
- Bursaries for culture, art and leadership
- Special merit bursaries for sport
- Sundry bursaries
National Research Foundation
- Application for honours bursary 2015 (Closed – will open December 2014)
- NRF bursaries for postgraduate students
- Information regarding Masters and PhD’s is available on the NRF website: www.nrf.ac.za
Information on the Scholarships and Fellowships Programme is available on www.nrf.ac.za
For enquiries, please contact the NRF Support Desk:
Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 16:30
T: +27 12 4814202 | 27 12 4814202
F: +27 12 4814054
E: supportdesk@nrf.ac.za
Hard copies of the applications, including supporting documentation, should be handed to Ms S Nogabe (+27 51 401 2045) at Johannes Brill building, Room 17.
Post Graduate students
NSFAS FUNDING FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
The Financial Aid Office received the following information from NSFAS:
All post graduate applicants must complete an application on the NRF Online Submission System at nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za as soon as possible
- The closing date for the above mentioned will be communicated soon.
Postgraduate School
- Bursaries
- Fellowships
Bursaries for masters or doctoral studies
ULFE bursary
The Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment has two bursaries for the value of R50 000,00 each for full time masters or doctoral studies available for 2016.
Requirements: Honors in a language related field
The theme of the study must fall within the research field of the ULFE.
The bursary is linked to a 20 hours per week internship
Send your CV, academic record, as well as a provisional project proposal to zandbergj@ufs.ac.za
