Bursaries: Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Funding

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Funding

The Centre for Student Adminstration (CSA) and the CUBL bursary officers on Tygerberg campus (Clinical Building) provide assistance to FMHS students.

CSA focuses on providing a comprehensive service to prospective and current Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) students that includes the administration of undergraduate bursaries. View the funding options available to FMHS undergraduates.

CUBL bursary officers can assist FMHS students who are SU funded, SU external donor funded, or non-SU funded, however any NSFAS-related queries are to be directed to the SU campus assistance desk at [email protected]. The SU funding application process is online and you will be will be directed to a secure site to complete the application. We recommend you first review the Application Process tab instructions to prepare your support documents before you click ‘Apply Now’.

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Bursary Yearbook: FMHS

The Bursary Yearbook is a comprehensive list of financial aid available for the academic academic year.

Bursaries are grouped by faculty and include SU funded bursaries: Review bursaries for most faculties (pages 7–16; pdf 14–23) and those specifically for FMHS undergraduates (pages 46–48; pdf 53–55).

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iThemba FMHS bursary fund

As part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ (FMHS) sustained endeavour to realise its values, vision and mission, the faculty actively promotes access to quality education and works hard to ensure student success. The FMHS iThemba Bursary Fund was established in 2015 in support of students who have exhausted all other avenues to access funding for their studies.

The FMHS has limited funding available in 2026 for TygerMatie undergraduate students in financial need.

Please note the following important points about the bursary fund:

  • Awards are determined by financial need and allocated to students who have exhausted all other available options for funding
  • Applicants must provide proof they do not qualify for or have been unable to access any other funds, bursaries, and/or loans
  • Non-SA citizens will be considered
  • Final year undergraduate students and fifth year MBChB students will not be considered for this fund if they are unable to prove that they have accessed or exceeded all available funding options (e.g., the Secured Standard Bank Loan)
  • The University reserves the right to validate all information and cancel the application and/or bursary allocation if false information has been supplied
  • Awards are allocated to a maximum of R50 000 for the 2023 academic year only (allocations exceeding this amount can be made under exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case merit basis)
  • The University reserves the right to retract the iThemba allocation should a recipient be awarded with other funds during the year that cover all study-related expenses
  • The iThemba fund allocation may not be used towards historic study-related debt

How to apply

Step 1 Download and complete the

application form

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Step 2 Prepare the required support documents as noted on the application form. Save all these documents as one pdf file. Please include your SU# as a prefix to the file name, ‘12345678-iThemba’.

Step 3 There are two options to deliver your application:

Email your application to [email protected]. Remember to include your SU# in the subject line, ‘SU # / iThemba application’ and double-check you have attached the application form and the support document pdf; or

Hand-deliver your printed application and support documents in a clearly marked envelope to the Bursary Office, Room 1043, Clinical Building, Tygerberg Campus.

2026 Applications open: 2 - 20 February 2026.