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Scholarships & bursaries
Student scholarships & bursaries
The University’s Financial Aid & Scholarships Office (FASO) administers funds on behalf of the University, donors and sponsors. The office also provides information on student funding.
University Entrance Scholarships
- For Matriculants only - Awards are calculated according to the Wits Admission
Point Score (APS). - Scholarships are for a maximum of six subjects and exclude Life Orientation. • APS of 51+ (R42 000) • APS 48-50 (R30 000) • APS 45-47 (R15 000) • APS 43-44 (R10 000)
Scholarship students are still eligible for NSFAS top-up funding.
Conditions:
- No application is necessary as the award is given automatically. - The scholarship is applicable for the year of registration. - Students who took a gap year (limited to one year) must submit an affidavit or proof to the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office of what the student did during the gap year.
NB: Students cannot be awarded the Vice-Chancellor Scholarship, the VC Equality Scholarship or Entrance Scholarship at the same time. Sports Bursaries
Bursary awards are made possible by funding from the University itself and by the generosity of alumni, the business and non-profit communities and past Wits sports achievers. Applications for sports bursaries for the 2022 academic year, open on the 1st April 2021 and close on 31 August 2021. Please note that only online applications will be accepted.
If you have represented your province or South Africa in top-level sport and display the appropriate academic potential, you may be eligible for a Wits Sport Bursary.
Terms and conditions are outlined in the Wits Sport Bursary application form, which can be downloaded from:
www.wits.ac.za/sport/sport-bursaries/
Applications must be received by 31 August.
Vice-Chancellor
For the ten most outstanding matriculants, a scholarship of approximately R50 000 is awarded.
The scholarship is renewable for each year of the first undergraduate degree provided that academic performance is of a high standard. The award is automatically offered after registration. No application is required.
Criteria: Subjects are ranked as below: • English • Mathematics • Physical Science
And the next best three designated subjects are taken into consideration.
NB: Students are chosen on the first submission of the matric results obtained from the Department of Education. No remarks are considered for this scholarship. Students cannot be awarded the Vice-Chancellor Scholarship, the VC Equality Scholarship or Entrance Scholarship at the same time.
Equality Scholarships
These scholarships target the top ten performing students in Quintile 1 and 2 schools, who have performed outstandingly in their Matric year and who have been offered a place at the University. The scholarship is renewable for each year of the first undergraduate degree provided that academic performance is of a high standard. The award is automatically offered after registration. No application is required.
Criteria: Subjects are ranked as follows:
• English • Mathematics • Physical Science, and • the next best three designated subjects are taken into consideration.
NB: Students are chosen on the first submission of the matric results obtained from the Department of Education. No remarks are considered for this scholarship.
National Olympiad Winners
Applies to Maths and English Olympiad winners only: • R20 000 for winners • R8 000 for top 10 runners up
Students must provide the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office (FASO) with a certified copy of their Olympiad certificate.
Foreign Results
South African students who have completed a foreign qualification such as an A Level, AS Level, IB or German Abitur, may be eligible for recognition of distinctions achieved in these qualifications. The award is up to a maximum of R30 000. Academically excellent applicants with foreign school-leaving qualifications may also apply on an ad hoc basis.
IMPORTANT:
If a student receives an external bursary that is more than the maximum allocation of R155 000, regardless of the source, the student will be required to return sponsorship funding. This is to enable the University to assist other Wits students. Please also note that all Wits awards will be cancelled and forfeited if a student deregisters.
