Located in the southern tip of the Gauteng province, the Vaal University of Technology has been in existence for more than five decades and has become a fully-fledged university of technology.
To date, this university has at least four faculties that offer courses in Applied and Computer Sciences, Human Sciences, Engineering and Technology and Management Sciences.
There are a number of funding options that are available for both prospective and existing students of the university of technology.
Should a student intend on applying to one of the VUT bursaries that are funded by the university, they are required to apply at the institutions Financial Aid Office and external bursaries offered by sponsors are administered through this office as well.
As there is a sport bursary, students that are interested may contact the VUT Sports Bureau at (016) 950 9282.
The government bursary, National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) caters to students who are South African citizens, with a combined annual household income of not more than R350 000 per annum and responds in real time should you be a recipient of one of the South African Social Security Agency social grants. The qualifying criteria for this bursary does not end here.
Formerly known as EDU-LOAN, Fundi has been approved to offer financial assistance to students on the university campuses that may be found in three provinces in the country.
Students have been advised that they need to be a registered student before a loan / bursary can be allocated to them.
According to VUT, its loan and academic bursaries do not cover registration fees and deposits. Students will only receive their loan/bursary application results in April/August, and in the meantime, they will need to make some provision for their first minimum payment, registration fee and the needed books, for at least the first quarter of the semester.
Fundi has a representative stationed at the university’s Finance Department to assist students. Further assistance is available by contacting Fundi’s Client Service to get details of the nearest representative.
