Undergraduate student funding
Scholarships
Entrance and Faculty Scholarships
As the name suggests, entrance scholarships are only available to first-time entering students. Once registered, students become eligible for consideration for a faculty scholarship for subsequent years of study. Conditions for these scholarships are determined according to the policy applicable in each of the faculties.
Each year, UCT distributes over R8 million in scholarships to school-leavers who are coming to study at the university for the first time. Preference is given to South African students. The awards range in value, normally from R5 000 to R35 000. No separate application for a UCT entrance scholarship is necessary and each faculty specifies academic criteria that students will need to meet in order to have their scholarship renewed.
UCT uses its entrance scholarship scheme for early strategic recruitment of students who show academic potential. Entrance scholarship offers are made selectively, within the financial resource envelope that is available and based on considerations of how the university wishes to constitute its new undergraduate class. This does mean that we are not able to make offers to each of the many deserving cases that we consider, nor do we guarantee entrance scholarships on the basis of high school academic performance.
Sports Scholarships
UCT has an excellent track record in a wide variety of sports and is keen to continue attracting top sports people. If you have represented your country in any sport at a national schools or age-group level and want to apply for the Sports Scholarship, you should contact the the Sport and Recreation c/o Dorothea Augustine