Application for an ISFAP bursary does not in any way guarantee that you will be selected for funding. There is a strict selection process based on merit and funder requirements and funding is limited.

The application process for financial funding from ISFAP entails:

• Apply and get accepted at your University of choice.
• Assess if you qualify based on the University you have been accepted at and then check against Universities we have partnered with.
• Assess if you qualify based on ISFAP funded degrees/programmes at University we have partnered with.
• Check your e-mails regularly once you have started your application process for further engagement and application status update.

The application process for Postgrad financial funding from ISFAP entails:

• • Apply and get accepted at your University of choice.         Among the 26 public Universities in South Africa.
  • Assess if you qualify based on the University you have been accepted at.
  • Assess if you qualify based on ISFAP funded postgraduate degrees/programmes at the universities
  • Check your e-mails regularly once you have started your postgraduate online application process for further engagement and application status update

Once you have applied we will provide you with an update on the status of your application once the following key processes have been completed:

1. Application verification & Assessment(June - February 2025)

2. Funding Offers and Contracting (February - April 2025)

To conveniently monitor the status of your application, we encourage you to utilize the chat-bot feature available on application website.