The North West University (NWU) prides itself in offering high-quality academic programmes and a vibrant student life to students from South Africa and abroad.
NWU has three campuses, two of which are located in the North West Province. These two campuses ,which the institution is named after, are the Mahikeng Campus and Potchefstroom Campus. The Vanderbijlpark campus is located in Gauteng.
The university has eight faculties which offer a wide range of courses and academic programmes to students. The faculties are Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Theology and the NWU Business School.
Several bursaries are available to students who choose to make NWU their academic home. There are different bursaries available to students, including undergraduate and postgraduate bursaries.
Bursaries For Undergraduate NWU Students
National Student Financial Aid Scheme Bursary
- Nsfas provides bursaries to students from households with a household income of R350,000 or less per annum. Students living with disabilities may have a household income of R600,000 or less per annum. Other Nsfas requirement can be found on the Bursaries Portal.
Funza Lushaka bursary
- The Funza Lushaka bursary is available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Academic Merit Bursary
- A full-time first year, second year or third-year student who meets the requirements, will receive the bursary automatically. No application form has to be completed.
- Part-time contact, registered students must apply for the bursary. A qualifying student receives 50% of the standard allocation.
Arts and Culture Bursary
- Arts and Culture Bursary available to qualifying students for one academic year
- All holders of arts and culture bursaries are expected to involve themselves as much as possible in the arts and culture activities of the University
- Only individual achievements, not group achievements, are taken into account
- Achievements with regard to Olympiads and Expos do not form part of these bursaries.
Leadership Bursary
- The leadership bursary is available to students who were headboy/headgirl of a school in Grade 12
- Student must have obtained admission to the university before applying for the bursary
- This is a once-off bursary available for first-year students
Support Bursary
- The support bursary is available to students who are physically disabled, an orphan- and/or in foster-care.
- Student must have obtained admission to the university before applying for the bursary
Bursaries For Postgraduate NWU Students
NWU offers bursaries to students who have been accepted into postgraduate programmes at the university. These include bursaries for students completing Honours programmes, Masters programmes and Doctoral programmes.
The university offers several sports bursaries. Students interested in the Rugby bursary are advised to contact Ronel Emms at ronel.emms [at] nwu.ac.za (ronel[dot]emms[at]nwu[dot]ac[dot]za) while those interested in other sport bursaries can contact Corene Middleton at corene.middleton [at] nwu.ac.za (corene[dot]middleton[at]nwu[dot]ac[dot]za)
The application date for these sport bursaries close on 15 October annually.
NWU also offers a family discount on tuition fees for applicants that will be the second or third child of the same family studying at the university. The second students will enjoy 15% off tuition fees, 20% off tuition fees for the third student and 25% off tuition fees for a fourth student.
