University of Pretoria Undergraduate Achievement Bursaries for Citizens and Permanent Residents of South Africa

Undergraduate Achievement Bursaries

Course(s) Offered: Several disciplines
Course Level: Undergraduate (bachelors)
Provider: University of Pretoria
Country to Study in: South Africa

Scholarship Description
The University of Pretoria calls for scholarship applications for Undergraduate Achievement Bursaries for citizens and permanent residents of South Africa for the 2011-2012 academic session.

In reality, students do not actually need to 'apply' for these bursaries during their course applications. These Undergraduate Achievement Bursaries are awarded automatically to registered new undergraduate students who meet the bursary criteria.

Students, who qualify for a new undergraduate achievement bursary and obtained more than 60% for Mathematics Paper 3, receive an additional R2 000.

Eligibility
The Bursary criteria for the current academic session:

• Qualifying students must be South African citizens or permanent residents in South Africa or hold citizenship in a SADC country.
• These students must undertake study at UP for the first time after completion of the Grade 12 examinations. Students who were registered at another educational institution prior to registration at UP, are excluded for award purposes

Kindly visit the official website (link to it is below) for complete criteria

Eligible groups
Citizens and/or Permanent residents of South Africa ONLY

Participating Institutions
The University of Pretoria, South Africa

Fields of study
Undergraduate level courses in Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Environment, Engineering, Information Technology; as available at the university

Number of awards
Not specified - several will be awarded for the session

Sponsorship duration
Covers the duration of your study

Scholarship benefits
The Achievement Bursaries will be paid to cover your needs at University of Pretoria. Students, who qualify for a new undergraduate achievement bursary and obtained more than 60% for Mathematics Paper 3, receive an additional R2 000.

Method of Application
The undergraduate achievement bursaries are awarded automatically to new undergraduate students who successfully get registered for their course of study and who also meet the bursary criteria. Applications for your courses are to be made online. You do not need to make any extra application for the bursaries

DEADLINES:
All applications must be received by the Bursary Office on or before 31 October 2011

PLEASE NOTE:
The University of Pretoria is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status. The University is organised into nine faculties and a business school.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2011
Open for International Students: No (ONLY S/Africans)

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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