About Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP)
To ensure that poor and middle-class South African students have equal opportunities for higher education alongside their wealthier counterparts, ISFAP was born. It is a funding model designed to remain sustainable while helping students achieve their goals and obtain qualifications in Occupations of High Demand (OHDs). Analysis of South Africa’s OHDs has highlighted its need for more accountants, actuaries, engineers, artisans, doctors, and pharmacists.
These professions are essential to South Africa’s continued economic growth and the development of an equal society. A collaboration between the South African government and various private sector stakeholders, ISFAP aims to reduce higher learning dropout rates, give graduates better employment opportunities, and to build the country’s skills base.
ISFAP Bursary Funding 2024
The ISFAP awards scholarships for the academic year within the following fields of study at the following universities:
Central University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineer Tech in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor Of Construction in Construction Management
Bachelor Of Construction in Quantity Surveying
Nelson Mandela University
BEngTech (Marine Engineering)
BEngTech (Mechanical Engineering)
BEngTech (Industrial Engineering)
BEngTech (Electrical Engineering)
BEngTech (Civil Engineering)
BEng (Mechatronics)
BSc (Computer Science)
Bachelor of Science Construction Management
Bachelor of Science Quantity Surveying
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Science(Computer Science & Information Systems)
University of Venda
BCom (Cost and Man Acc)
BCom Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Sciences)
Stellenbosch University
BCom (Management Accounting)
BCom (Financial Accounting)
BCom (Actuarial Science)
BSc in Food Science
BCom (Management Sciences) with focal area Quantitative Management
BCom (Mathematical Sciences) with focal area Operations Research
BCom (Management Sciences) with focal area Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
BCom (Mathematical Sciences) with focal area Data Science
BAcc
BEng Chemical Engineering
BCom (Management Sciences) with focal area Marketing Management
BEng Civil Engineering
BCom (Management Sciences) with focal area Logistics Management
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BCom (Mathematical Sciences)
BEng Industrial Engineering
BCom (Management Sciences)
BEng Mechanical Engineering
BCom (Economic Sciences)
BEng Mechatronic Engineering
BCom
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Pharmacy
BSc (Eng) – Industrial Engineering
BSc in Electrical and Information Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Economic Science
BSc Mining Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Nursing
BSc Engineering (Metallurgy & Material)
Bachelor of Science in Construction Studies
Bcom Accounting
Bcom Information Systems
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Accounting Science
BSc (Eng) – Chemical Engineering
BSc (Eng) – Mechanical Engineering
BSc (Eng) – Aeronautical Engineering
BSc (Eng) – Civil Engineering
BSc (Eng) – Electrical Engineering
MBBCh – Medicine
BSc – Mathematical Sciences
BSc – Actuarial Science
BSc – Mathematics of Finance
BCom – Bachelor of Commerce
University of Pretoria
BEng Chemical Engineering
BEng Civil Engineering
BEng Computer Engineering
BEng Electrical Engineering
BEng Electronic Engineering
BEng Industrial Engineering
BEng Mechanical Engineering
BEng Metallurgical Engineering
BEng Mining Engineering
BCom Accounting Sciences
BSc Nutrition
BSc Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
BScAgric Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management
BScAgric Plant Pathology
BScAgric Applied plant and Soil Science
BScAgric (Animal science)
BSc Zoology
BEd Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
BEd Intermediate Phase Teaching
BEd Foundation Phase Teaching
MBChB
BSc Mathematical Statistics
BSc Quantity Surveying
Bachelor in Town and Regional Planning
BCom Supply Chain Management
BCom Business Management
Bachelor of Nursing Science (B Nur)
BIT (Information Systems)
BCom Financial Sciences
BCom (Econometrics)
Bcom Information Science
Bcom Statistics and Data Science
BSc IT (Information and Knowledge Systems)
BTown and Regional Planning Town and Regional Planning
BSc Computer Science
BSc Food Science
Bcom (Economics & Management Sc)
Walter Sisulu University
B Tech: Engineering: Civil
B Tech: Engineering: Electrical
Bachelor of Medicine in Clinical Practice
B Tech in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science (Physics with Chemistry)
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
BSc Statistics
Bachelor of Medical Sciences
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechatronics
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
BSc in Property Studies
BSc in Construction Studies
Bachelor of Commerce specializing in FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Audiology
Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Information Systems & Finance
BCom
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) – Statistical Genetics as field of study
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) with focal area Analytics and Optimisation
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) with focal area Behavioural Economics
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) with focal area Statistical Learning
BCom Mathematical Sciences with focal area Data Science
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) – Computer Science stream
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) – Applied Mathematics
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) – Statistical Physics stream
Bachelor of Data Science (BDatSc) – Geoinformatics focal area
Tshwane University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Industrial Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Metallurgical Engineering
Bachelor of Health Science in Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics
Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Nursing Science (B Nur)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Bachelor of Nursing Science (B Nur)
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting
Bachelor of Business Science
University of Johannesburg
BEng Tech (Industrial Engineering)
BEngTech (Chemical Engineering)
BSc Construction Management
BEng Tech Physical Metallurgy
Bachelor of Urban and Regional planning
BEng Tech Extraction Metallurgy
BCom Logistics Management
ND Retailing
Adv Diploma Retail Business Management
Bachelor of Mine Surveying
BEng Tech (Mining Engineering)
BSc Mathematical Sciences
BCom Finance
Bachelor of Human Resource Management
BCom in Economics and Econometrics
BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING CA-STREAM
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Informatics
BEng Tech in Mechanical Engineering
BEng Tech in Electrical Engineering
BEng in Mechanical Engineering
BEng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
The bursaries cover the following expenses:
Tuition fees
Accommodation
Meals
Study materials
Cash allowance
Additionally, the students will also receive the following:
Life skills training
Social support
Medical support
Academic support that may include academic development, tutorials, and extended programmes
Mentoring for their first year
Tracking their academic performance through the online student platform
Access to committed programme managers
ISFAP Bursary Funding Requirments And Eligibility
Before applying for the bursaries, interested applicants must first satisfy the following requirements:
Must be a citizen of South Africa
Must have completed Matric
Must have a good academic record
Must have gotten accepted to study at one of the tertiary institutes mentioned above
Must have gotten accepted to study towards one of the qualifications mentioned above – only for first-year undergraduate studies.
Will be starting their first degree in 2024
The applicant’s family household income shouldn’t be more than R600 000 per year.
How To Apply And Application Details
Interested applicants will need to apply online: ISFAP Bursary Funding 2024
Students who pass the bursary “pre-application” stage, will receive an email requesting them to submit their supporting documentation. Make sure to submit all the required supporting documents. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in disqualification.
A certified copy of an ID document.
A certified copy of your matric certificate or Matric latest results
Proof of registration at one of these above institutions (on tertiary letterhead)
ISFAP Funding Application Consent Form (.pdf) – completed by the applicant and household contributors.
Proof of household proof of income (latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed, proof of any grants or pension if applicable)
Confirmation that you are not in receipt of any other funding
Contact Details
Address: 17 Fricker Rd, Illovo, Sandton
Telephone Number: 087 805 8500
E-mail Address: students@isfap.co.za / info@isfap.co.za / partners@isfap.co.za
Closing Date
The deadline for submission of applications is on 5 January 2024.
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