University of the Free State UFS Sundry Bursaries

Sundry bursaries

Christine Ferreira Bursary

EG Pelzer Bursary Fund

Dr Edward (“Tiffy”) King Bursary

Flippie Groenewoud Memorial Bursary

Model High School Bursary Fund

Johan Badenhorst Memorial Bursary

JF Havenga Bursary

National Women’s Council of South Africa (Bloemfontein branch)

Pieter and Florrie du Preez Bursary

United Transport and Allied Union Bursary
(previously SA Footplate Staff Association Bursary)

Visser-Neser Bursary Fund

Five or more children at the UFS bursaries

Willie Scheepers Bursaries

Undergraduate Bursary of the South African Society For Food Science and Technology.

Kovsie Alumni Trust Bursary

Description and conditions

The bursary is only available to needy descendants of the late Chief Commandant IS Ferreira, in life from De Stadesfontein, Ladybrand district.

Only students from the Northern Cape region will be considered for the bursary.

A student must apply in writing on the recommendation of the head of the department. The closing date is 15 October every year.

The bursary is available to honours, master’s, and doctoral study and also HED (Postgraduate).

Former pupils of the Model High and Primary School will be given preference, and secondly, pupils from the city of Bloemfontein can be considered for these bursaries.

The bursary is awarded to a full-time enrolled postgraduate Law student at the University of the Free State.

Preference will be given to descendants of the late Mr Havenga’s brothers and sisters, and thereafter to descendants of the sister of his former wife, the late Anna Catharina Petronella Havenga (born Noeth) in the following order:

HERMANUS CHRISTOFFEL HAVENGA
BAREND HERMANUS HAVENGA
SAREL PRETORIUS HAVENGA
PETRUS CAROLUS HAVENGA
IZAK FREDERIK HAVENGA
JOHANNES CHRISTIAAN HAVENGA
MARTHA MARIA WALTERS (BORN HAVENGA)
JACOB J BENSON and LOVEDALE, GRIEKWASTAD CHILDREN
PETRUS and JOHANNA BENSON

Students must apply in writing on the recommendation of the Dean of Students. Application forms are available at the Dean of Students: Kovsie Support Services, UFS, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300.

Descendants of the late PJJ and FJ du Preez qualify for these bursaries.

Applicants must be children of members of the association.

This fund was a grant, made by the late Mr TC Visser and his wife, Mrs RC Visser. The interest is used annually under the following conditions:

• Applicants must be related to the donor and his wife.
• The financial position of the trust beneficiary will be considered.
• Bursaries are available for undergraduate or postgraduate studies, for full-time or part-time studies.
• Students who attended one of the following schools, may also qualify for the bursary:High Schools: Werda (Fauresmith), Jagersfontein, MT Steyn (Philippolis), Genl Hertzog (Smithfield), Louw Wepener (Wepener), Rouxville, Edenburg, Koffiefontein, Trompsburg, Christiaan de Wet (Dewetsdorp), Hendrik Potgieter (Reddersburg), Pellissier (Bethulie), Zastron.
  Primary Schools: Springfontein, Luckhoff, Goedemoed-laerskool (Aliwal-Noord), Welbedachtdam-laerskool (Wepener), Hendrik Verwoerd, Rosary-laerskool (Zastron).

  * The above-mentioned bursaries and/or fees may also be awarded for studies at any university in any other country outside the Republic of South Africa.

A bursary(ies) is awarded for the fifth or later child(ren) of the same parents studying at this university.

Bursaries are awarded under the following conditions:

• Bursars must be students at the UFS
• Descendants of the late WTD. Scheepers and his wife will be given preference.

The bursary is awarded on recommendation of the Department of Food Science.

Every year, the Alumni Trust makes bursaries available to deserving students who achieve academically. Preference will be given to children of alumni.