TUT Bursary Application 2025-2026

TUT Bursary Application 2023

TUT Bursary Application 2025-2026

A Bursary Application is a request for an investment in your education of up to half a million rand. the TUT is committed to supporting students’ educational journey through a variety of bursary programs. For the 2025-2026 academic year, TUT offers numerous bursaries designed to assist students from diverse backgrounds in achieving their academic goals. Applications for most bursary scholarship opportunities close on 30th September, However, there are some exceptions as indicated on the bursaries pages. this will guide the applicants on essential information on the types, eligibility and application processes to help your secure the funding you need.

Why Apply for a TUT Bursary?

Bursaries can help students who might face more barriers to accessing tertiary education. Since bursaries are awarded to students based on their circumstances and academic achievements, as well as the unique requirements of the bursary itself, they can be quite competitive.

Types Of Bursaries Available

Merit-Based Bursaries:

A student merit bursary is regarded as a first payment towards fees. No application is required as students are identified by using the applicable rules or criteria.

Need-Based Bursaries:

Are awarded primarily or exclusively based on the applicant’s financial needs. As a result, the application process for these scholarships does not tend to extend far beyond disclosing the relevant financial information.

Field-Specific Bursaries:
Corporate and External Bursaries

TUT Academic Merit Bursaries for New Entrant First-year Students 2025

These bursaries are made available to newcomer students who enrol for a National Diploma or a B Tech degree at the University for the first time after Grade 12.
Only South African citizens qualify for these bursaries.
Students who enrol for non-subsidised courses, do not qualify for these bursaries.
A student only qualifies for the bursary if they register for all the modules of a specific course.
Students who have studied at other universities and those students who have already studied at the University and who are undergraduate students again, do not qualify for these bursaries.
Allocations are made annually and should a student cancel their registration in the year they receive the award they will forfeit the allocation.
Eligibility is determined by the average percentage of each subject on the Grade 12 certificate which will provide an accumulated discount based on the subjects passed on a certain level.

Criteria and the value of bursaries to be determined by the FAC annually:

CRITERIA	VALUE OF DISCOUNT PER SUBJECT (ALL COURSES)
≥ 85%	To be determined annually
75% to 84%	To be determined annually
< 74%	0

Academic Merit Bursaries for Undergraduate Returning Students: TUT Bursary Application 2025-2026

These bursaries are awarded to undergraduate students who continue with their registration for National Diplomas and B Tech degrees at the University.
Students who have been enrolled at other institutions previously could qualify as well, provided that they have obtained recognition for the subjects at the University.
Only South African citizens qualify for these bursaries.
Students who are enrolled on non-subsidised courses, do not qualify for these bursaries.
Bursaries are awarded for prior academic performance provided the student registers again at the university for an undergraduate qualification.
The average percentage of each subject is calculated according to the November results and an accumulated discount for all subjects passed on a certain level will be allocated as a bursary.
Allocations will be made annually after the first registration and all the subjects that were registered for in the previous year are taken into consideration.

Criteria and the value of the bursaries to be determined by the FAC annually:

CRITERIA	VALUE OF DISCOUNT PER SUBJECT (ALL COURSES)
≥ 85%	To be determined annually
75% to 84%	To be determined annually
< 74%	0

Academic Merit Bursaries for Postgraduate Returning Students: TUT Bursary Application 2025-2026

All funding will be administered according to the policies, rules and regulations stipulated by the Directorate: of Research and Innovation.

Payment of Bursaries 2025

All students who qualify annually shall automatically be awarded the bursaries, provided the funding is available.

Any credit balance may be refunded to the student if the student account is paid in full and they remain registered during the year they received the award and subject to bursary regulations of other donors e.g. NSFAS.