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 Tuition Fee Bursary
The Postgraduate School is pleased to announce a call for applications for the UFS Honours Tuition Fee Funding.
The funding is intended to support fulltime Honours students in 2021
The deadline for funding applications is 31 January 2021.
For application forms and/ or more information email khozapn@ufs.ac.za
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 |
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa 2021 | Honours, Masters and Doctora | 15 January 2021 | Email: hungaryscholarships@dhet.gov.za | 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 |