The University of Venda (Univen) is located in Thohoyandou, in the Vembe district of the Limpopo Province. Their mission is to produce graduates with knowledge, skills and qualifications which are locally relevant and globally competitive.
You may be keen to pursue your studies at Univen as they offer multiple undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications across six faculties.
However, Tertiary education comes at a high price so you may be seeking financial assistance from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is a government bursary that is available to underprivileged South African students who are looking to study at a public university or TVET College.
So does NSFAS fund students at the University of Venda (Univen)?
Fortunately, yes they do.
They provide funding for registration, tuition and allowances. These allowances cover transport, living expenses and learning materials.
The criteria to be funded by NSFAS is as follows:
- Must be a South African citizen
- Must be accepted or applying to a Public South African University
- SASSA grant beneficiaries are immediately accepted
- Household income must come to below R350 000 per year
- People with disabilities need to have a household income which comes to below R600 000 per year
NSFAS will fund students based on the duration of their course or degree, however they have granted students an extra year of funding if they were to fail one year.