Unisa Bursaries 2023 : If you are looking for a bursary to study at Unisa, try the Unisa Merit Bursary programme. Below are the application requirements and for Unisa Merit Bursary.
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Unisa Merit Bursary Criteria
The criteria for awarding of merit bursary are as follows:
a. The bursary shall be allocated to all undergraduate formal qualifications;
b. Students must have obtained at least 75% and above average in their previous year of
study;
c. Financially needy and the missing middle students qualify to be considered for the bursary
(capped an annual family income of R600 000);
d. Students must register for a maximum of five (5) modules per Semester and the equivalent
for year courses;
e. Seventy percent (70%) of the funding will be reserved for students from previously
disadvantaged background who obtained 75% and above average;
f. The bursary shall be limited to South African citizen;
g. First-year students will not qualify for academic merit;
h. Students who deregister or cancel their registration will be liable to pay back for the
cancelled or deregistered modules;
i. If the examination results of a bursar are such that s/he will not make 75% average, the
bursar will be excluded from the bursary in the following year;
j. By nature of the bursary, students will be required to complete undergraduate
qualifications as per the University’s progression guidelines;
k. The funds will be allocated proportionally across Colleges, based on the number of
qualifying students;
l. The bursary shall cater for tuition and prescribed books only.
m. The Directorate: Student Funding will select and allocate the funding based on
performance;
n. Successful candidates will be notified by whatever means necessary and will be required
to sign a bursary acceptance form; and
o. On completion of studies and finding employment, the bursary recipients are encouraged
to voluntarily make monthly and/or annual donation to the University’s bursary
programme to support the next generation of students.
More Unisa Bursaries 2023
You may also get bursaries for Unisa undergraduates and portgraduates here. Nursaries such as NFSAS and others are listed on Unisa’s web link above.
More details
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