University Of Pretoria Funding

University Of Pretoria Funding

University Of Pretoria Funding, If you are not at all able to pay university fees due to financial need APPLY NOW IN 2018 for financial aid for study in 2019, and submit the required supporting documents as evidence of this financial need which will be requested on the application system. The online financial aid application form will be active annually from 1 August, and you require a University of Pretoria student number (u00000000) to complete the form.
No loan or bursary is however guaranteed by the University of Pretoria.
APPLY on the University of Pretoria web page www.up.ac.za/fees-and-funding  between 1 August and 30 November 2018 for possible financial aid in 2019. When you apply online, remember to complete the process by pressing the SUBMIT BUTTON, before 30 November 2018..
Apply in the year BEFORE you study
You have to apply for financial aid during the year preceding your studies, irrespective of whether you have been admitted to study yet or not, to allow time for processing your financial aid application. Applications are received from 1 August till 30 November of the year prior to study. No late applications will be considered. All new first years for 2018 and current registered students must apply between  1 August 2018 and 30 November 2018 for possible financial aid in 2019.
Please do NOT assume that you will be awarded a bursary just because you applied. Various criteria have to be met and budgets are limited. Apply in time before 30 November and submit all the required supporting documents requested. Incomplete applications will not be processed and will thus not be considered for awards.
Thinking you do NOT need financial help?
Many students think they will not need financial aid, as they have promises for financial support from family, friends or institutions who give bursaries. However students then find that their home circumstances suddenly change, or their bursary promise or NSFAS loan fails to realise and they are then unable to pay for their studies. Students in final year are convinced they will graduate, but then fail to meet all the graduation requirements and need to register for another year. It is therefore VERY important to APPLY for financial aid on the University of Pretoria web page www.up.ac.za/feesfunding  between 1 August and 30 November 2018 for possible financial aid for 2019, as well as have a back-up financial plan in case this application is not successful.
 

Prospective students

Students who want to apply for UP loans or UP funding:

• must first apply for admission to study at the University and wait to receive a student  number;
• must apply for funding as soon as the University has sent them a student number, even before they have been notified of whether their study application was successful or not should not wait for their final school-year end examination results before applying for funding;
• must apply for UP funding between 1 August and 30 November of the year preceding the commencement of studies;
• must apply on the University of Pretoria website at www.up.ac.za/feesfunding; and
• students should regularly follow-up their applications on the UP Portal “Student Centre”

If you are a first time user of the UP Portal, go to https:http://www.up.ac.za/portal click on “New User” and enter your student number (u00000000) as username. Type in your ID/passport number and click on Proceed.

Available loans

• The following loans are available: University loans, Edu-Loans and private banks’ study loans.
• All applications for funding require the submission of various documents to prove the award or financial need. Such documents are referred to as “supporting documents”. Outstanding supporting documents or information will delay the processing of an application for funding.

University managed loans

Applications open	Applications close	Application website	Contact information
1 August of the year preceding studies	30 November of the year preceding studies	www.up.ac.za/feesfunding	UP Student Service Centre Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3111

• The University manages various loan funds on behalf of various donors. Awarding of study loans is subject to registered students being financially needy.
• These study loans are primarily approved for the payment of tuition fees and will be administered accordingly.
• The loan amounts vary from R500 to R20 000 and are repayable at an interest rate of prime -1%. (Prime as on 1 January of the year in which the loan was issued.)
• Loan re-payment commences once the student completes the study programme. Interest is payable during the year in which the loan is granted.
• To be considered for a UP managed loan, applicants must provide two guarantors who comply with the conditions as determined by the University.
• UP managed loans are not guaranteed and are subject to availability of funds.

Fundi

Applications open	Applications close	Application website	Contact information
always open	always open	www.eduloan.co.za	Edu-Loan Office on UP Hatfield Campus Tel: +27 (0)12 420 5175

Fundi is a private leading provider of study loans in South Africa. They provide study loans for:

• registered students whose parents have been employed permanently for longer than one year; or
• registered students who themselves have been employed permanently for longer than one year.