The Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme is inviting students to apply for their External Bursary Programme, for the 2025 academic year in the following disciplines.
-Engineering
-Health Science
-Science
-Humanities
-Finance
-Other
The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: tuition costs, accommodation and travel (if the student does not have accommodation), books, meals and a stipend (living allowance). Through their university, students will also receive academic support, social support, life skills training and medical support when required.
Bursaries will be awarded to students from the “missing middle”, for studies in “Occupations of High Demand”. For the 2025 academic year.
To be eligible for the ISFAP Bursary, you must meet the following criteria:
-South African citizenship: You must be a South African citizen or permanent resident.
-Age: First-time applicants must be under 25 years old by the application deadline.
Matriculation results: You must have achieved a minimum Bachelor’s pass (APS score of 30 or higher) in your matriculation exam.
-Previous year academic performance: You must have maintained a minimum average of 60% in your previous year of study.
-Financial need: You must demonstrate financial need based on the ISFAP’s means test criteria.
-Field of study: You must be applying for a designated field of study deemed critical to South Africa’s development.
Deadline: (31 October 2024)
Applications must be submitted online at: https://www.isfap.org.za
Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Bursary 2025.
