The PGS provides funding to students in need of financial aid. Our focus is mainly on UFS Honours, Research Master's, and Research PHD students, as well as NRF bursaries. The funding office also informs and updates postgraduate students of available national and international bursaries and scholarship opportunities. Our funding consultants are available to assist with UFS and NRF funding enquiries.
For funding enquiries, please contact:
Prince Khoza
T: +27 51 401 2045
E: KhozaPN@ufs.ac.za
UFS Honours Bursaries 2021
The University of the Free State will be providing financial support (partial tuition fee) to Honours students for the year 2021. The UFS Honours Bursary is a once-off award for first-time Honours students studying full time in 2021.
The deadline for applications is 31 March 2021.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Enquiries can be directed to Prince Khoza at KhozaPN@ufs.ac.za
UFS Research Master's and Doctoral Bursaries 2021
The University of the Free State will be providing financial support (partial tuition fee) to Research Masters and Doctoral students for the year 2021. The UFS Master's and Doctoral Bursary is a once-off award for Master’s and Doctoral students.
The deadline for applications is 31 March 2021.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Enquiries can be directed to Prince Khoza at KhozaPN@ufs.ac.za.
NRF-Nuffic Doctoral Scholarships Pre-Call Announcement
The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and The Netherlands organisation for internationalisation in education, represented in South Africa by Nuffic’s Netherlands Education Support Office are pleased to announce a pre-call for the 2021 NRF-Nuffic Doctoral Scholarships. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2021.
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Other Funding opportunities
Are you planning to further your studies? below is a list of funding opportunities that might just be right for you!
| Name | Funding level | Closing date | Contact details | For more information |
Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Honours, Masters and Doctoral | 14 May 2021 | Email: fpsa@state.gov | Click here to visit website |
| Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship | Master’s degree | Various dates apply | Email: info-qecs@acu.ac.uk | Click here to visit website |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2021 | Master's and Doctoral | Various dates apply | Email: info@gatescambridge.org | Click here to visit website |
| ESASTAP 2020 | Research Funding | Various dates apply | www.esastap.org.za/ | Click here to visit website |
| Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship | Honours, Master's & Doctoral | Various dates apply | www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html | Click here to visit website |
| Wellcome Trust | Grant funding | Various dates apply | www.wellcome.ac.uk/grant-funding | Click here to visit website |