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Internal UJ Postgraduate Bursary Opportunities

UJ Honours Degree/Postgraduate Diploma Bursary

In 2025, UJ is offering an excellent opportunity to candidates in specific departments to complete their Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma.

  • Students may apply for a bursary ONLY IF ACCEPTED/conditionally accepted for an Honours Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in a host department.
  • Hons/PG Dip bursary is strictly for full-time students only, not part-time studies.
  • Students are responsible to cover their own registration fees.
  • Bursary applications will be processed AFTER student registration, to confirm applicants’ full-time study enrollment.
  • Not all students can be supported by the bursary – due to the limited funding budget made available for 2025 and number of students that apply.
  • Students will be informed of the outcome of their application via email after the closing date and when the applications have been processed (March 2025).
  • PGCE students does NOT qualify for this bursary.

Applications closing date – 31 January 2025 (Hons/PG DIP)

UJ_HonsPGDip_Bursary_Application_Form 2025

Application forms to be sent to the following email address: edubursaries@uj.ac.za

UJ Supervisor-Linked Bursaries (SLB)

  • Students are responsible for their own registration fees.
  • Online degrees are not supported by the bursary.
  • Not all students can be supported by the bursary (sudject to funding budget for 2025 and the number of students that apply).
  • The bursary amount to be allocated to the student account will be based on the faculty’s discretion.
  • Full-time and part-time master’s students in 2025 within 2 years from the first date of registration may be nominated. If students did not receive the bursary in their 1st year of study, they may receive it in their 2nd year. However, they cannot be nominated for the 3rd year of study.
  • Similarly, a full-time or part-time doctoral student may be paid only for 3 years from the first date of registration.
  • Students must declare all other funding that they have been or will be awarded in 2025. If they are receiving funds from internal/external funding sources (excluding the UJ Merit Bursary), their SLB component will be canceled.
  • Students are required to complete the application form together with the SLB Agreement, which indicates the terms and conditions of the bursary. This document must be completed and signed by the student upon submission of the application form.

Application closing date (See the application form/ or when funding/budget is depleted)

UJ_Supervisor-Linked_Bursaries(SLB)_InfoSheet 2025

UJ_Supervisor-Linked_Bursaries(SLB)_Application Form 2025

UJ_Supervisor-Linked_Bursaries(SLB)_Agreement 2025

Application forms & agreement forms to be sent to the following email address: slbedu@uj.ac.za (Masters and Doctoral (SLB) Applications)

External Bursary Opportunities

2025 HCI Foundation Bursary

Kindly note that 2025 HCI bursary applications will open on the 1st of August 2024 – 30th of September 2024. The bursaries are for Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, PGCE and a limited number of first year refugee students.

Please see the the bursary posters HERE (with the link) and Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

Apply: Click HERE

Funza Lushaka Bursary

Kindly note that applications for the Funza Lushaka bursary for 2025 will open on 01/10/2024. New applications close on 26/01/2025
Re-applications for Existing/Returning Bursars close on 30/11/2024. 

To Apply: Click HERE