University of Kwazulu Natal UKZN Scholarships and Merit

Introduction

Scholarships and Merit Awards are offered to the top Grade 12s intending to study at UKZN. The Grade 12 Merit Awards are awarded on receipt of the Senior Certificate symbols from the Department of Basic Education and no separate application for the scholarship is necessary (applicants must apply and be offered a place for study at UKZN through the Central Applications Office (CAO) in order to qualify). This does not apply to any individual who has studied beyond Grade 12 before coming to the University of KwaZulu-Natal and/or is not intending to do so within two years of the applicant’s Senior Certificate date (subject to annual review).

Please note that recipients can only qualify for one scholarship per academic year.

Prestige Entrant Scholarships

Pius Langa Scholarship (Prestige Entrant Scholarship)

R50 000 is set aside for matriculants from schools writing the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations and ranked in the top ten in each of the nine provinces, and to learners from Independent Examination Board (IEB) schools in KZN who are ranked in the top 50 nationally in the IEB final matriculation examinations.

Renewal/Retention of Pius Langa Scholarship

Entrant prestige awards of R50 000 may be retained for the next year of undergraduate study if the recipient scores at least 80% on a weighted average basis on a normal full-year subject load.

Frene Ginwala Scholarship (Prestige Entrant Equity Scholarship)

The top 10 African female entrants who register at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are awarded R20 000.

Renewal/Retention of Frene Ginwala Scholarship

Entrant prestige equity awards of R20 000 may be retained for the next year of undergraduate study if the recipient scores at least 70% on a weighted average basis on a normal full-year subject load.

Entrant Merit Scholarships for Exceptional Achievement

Merit Scholarships of R20 000 are available to top achievers with Level 7 or greater NSC results in at least six academic subjects, excluding Life Orientation & Mathematics Literacy. Merit scholarships of R15 000 are available to top achievers with Level 7 or greater NSC results in at least five academic subjects, excluding Life Orientation and Mathematics Literacy.

Entrant awards are not available to learners who join UKZN from other institutions of higher learning.

Renewal/Retention of Entrant Awards

Entrant merit awards may be retained into the next year of undergraduate study at R20 000 if the recipient scores at least 80% on a weighted average basis on a normal full-year subject load (dependent on degree and College requirements).

NB: All entrant awards may not be carried forward into postgraduate study.

Grade 11 Top Performance Learners

An Entrant Scholarship Voucher of R20 000 will be given by UKZN to those matriculants who are ranked within the top 10% of entrants from each of the largest 100 feeder schools serving the University of KwaZulu-Natal based on their Grade 11 results, who are not included in category 2