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The University of the Free State (UFS) wishes to confirm that the following financial concessions have been made to enable students to register for the 2024 academic year:
- Students with confirmed NSFAS funding:
- Students with a confirmed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding allocation for 2024 with a debt of R20 000 and less may register fully without making any payments.
- First-time entering students (FTENS) with a confirmed NSFAS funding allocation for 2024 may register fully without any payments.
- Students with a confirmed NSFAS funding allocation for 2024 with a debt of R30 000 and less may register provisionally and pay the required fees* for provisional registration.
- South African self-paying (NON-NSFAS) students:
- SA students with a debt of up to R500 may register fully without making any payments.
- SA students with a debt of up to R30 000 may register provisionally and pay the required fees* for provisional registration.
- FTENS not on UFS funded list:
- Students who are not on the funded list but report that they have been approved on their portal must contact our
Financial Aid Offices urgently so that the university can escalate to NSFAS.
The university will have continuous engagement with the National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to resolve outstanding matters. The university’s Financial Working Group (FWG) will meet regularly to determine how it can best assist students taking into consideration the financial constraints of the university.
Department evaluated by peer tertiary institutions
2009-11-17
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Here are, from the left: Prof. Chrisjan Cruywagen, University of Stellenbosch: Prof. Japie van Wyk, Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the UFS; Prof. Johan Greyling, Head of the Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the UFS; Prof. Klaus Kelner, Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University; and Prof. Eddie Webb, University of Pretoria.
Photo: Stefanie Naborn |
Die Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) was recently evaluated externally by persons of peer tertiary institutions as part of the auditing process of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. This action ensures that the quality of the UFS, and specifically the Department’s teaching, research en community service are compared with the best in the country and that it is a centre for excellence, also in Africa.