Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) Bursary 2025

Organisation : Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP)
Scholarship Name : ISFAP Bursary 2025
Applicable For : Financially Needy Students (Families annual income is between R0 – R600 000.00 per annum)
Applicable Country : South Africa
Application Open : End of May 2024
Website : https://www.isfap.org.za/students/

What is ISFAP Bursary?

Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme(ISFAP) is a support and funding model for financially needy students that fall under the categories of “Poor” and “Missing Middle” students. Application for an ISFAP bursary does not in any way guarantee that you will be selected for funding. There is a strict selection process based on merit and funder requirements and finding is limited.

Related / Similar Bursary : KMF High School Scholarship 2026

Eligibility of ISFAP Bursary

Students that are eligible for ISFAP funding are:
** Applicants from families whose annual income is between R0 – R600 000.00 per annum.
** Applicants must be a South African citizen.

How To Apply For ISFAP Bursary?

Students can apply online.

Apply Here : https://www.isfap.org.za/

ISFAP Application Process

The application process for financial funding from ISFAP entails:
** Apply and get accepted at your University of choice.
** Assess if you qualify based on the University you have been accepted at and then check against Universities we have partnered with.
** Assess if you qualify based on ISFAP funded degrees/programmes at University we have partnered with.
** Check your e-mails regularly once you have started your application process for further engagement and application status update.
** Applications for the academic year 2025 will be opening on the end of May 2024.

ISFAP Post Graduate Application Process

The application process for Postgrad financial funding from ISFAP entails:
** Apply and get accepted at your University of choice. ( NMU, WITS, UP, UJ, SU, UCT, UKZN and WSU)
** Assess if you qualify based on the University you have been accepted at and then check against Universities we have partnered with.
** Assess if you qualify based on ISFAP funded postgraduate degrees/programmes at the University we have partnered with.
** Check your e-mails regularly once you have started your postgraduate online application process for further engagement and application status update.
** Applications for postgraduate degree funding (academic year 2024) is currently closed

Once you have applied we will provide you with an update on the status of your application once the following key processes have been completed:
** Application Verification (November to 05 January 2024)
** Funding Offers and Contracting (February 2024)

To conveniently monitor the status of your application, we encourage you to utilize the chatbot feature available on application website.

FAQ On ISFAP Bursary

Frequently Asked Questions FAQ On ISFAP Bursary

How are the students selected? What are the qualifying criteria?
** A household means test is done for all applying students
** Academic criteria and registration, which vary per institution but will include:
** Matric results
** Funder constraints (that meet individual funder objectives) which will be applied to students applying

How will funding work?
Each student will receive enough funding to cover all tuition costs as well as accommodation and travel (if the student does not have accommodation), books, meals and a stipend (living allowance). This will be through a fully funded grant bursary. In addition, the Universities will provide students with academic support, social support, life skills training and medical support when required.

Which tertiary institutions has ISFAP partnered?
ISFAP has partnered with the following public universities/institutions and has representation in all these institutions:
** Central University of Technology
** Nelson Mandela University
** University of Venda
** Stellenbosch University
** University of the Witwatersrand
** University of Pretoria
** Walter Sisulu University
** University of Cape Town
** Tshwane University of Technology
** University of KwaZulu-Natal
** University of Johannesburg

Note:
ISFAP will in due course partner with all 26 Public Universities in South Africa.