Varsity College is a brand of the IIE (Independent Institute of Education) – the largest registered and accredited private provider of higher education in South Africa.
Varsity College offers full-time, part-time and short learning programmes in 6 schools, namely: School of Management, School of Finance and Accounting, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Information Technology, School of Education and the School of Law.
The College has 8 physical campuses throughout South Africa, including in: Cape Town, Sandton, Waterfall (Midrand), Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg, Durban North, Durban Westville, Nelson Mandela Bay. The College also offers online distance learning to students who prefer to study off-campus.
Fields Covered
Varsity College is inviting students to apply for their scholarship programme, for the 2024 academic year.
The Scholarship Programme consist of 2 categories: the Excellence Scholarship and the Achiever Scholarship. Both scholarships cover full-time undergraduate studies at any Varsity College campus, in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Commerce
- Education
- Engineering
- Humanities
- Information Technology
- Law
Varsity College will be awarding scholarships to 180 deserving students – at the total value of R25 million, it is the biggest Scholarship Programme of its kind in South Africa.
Coverage Value
The aim of the Scholarship Programme is to provide top quality Private Higher education, to students who may otherwise not be able to afford it.
The value of the scholarship will be between R35 000 and R55 000 per annum. Both scholarships will cover full-time contact learning, for the minimum duration of the qualification (between 3 and 4 years). Renewal of the award will be based on the student receiving satisfactory academic results each year, and completing the qualification in the minimum time frame.
Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
Excellence Scholarship:
- You must be currently in Matric OR have completed Matric (or equivalent)
- You must have achieved one of the following:
- a minimum overall average of 75% in Grade 11 (or equivalent), if currently in Matric
- a minimum overall average of 75% in Grade 12/ Matric (or equivalent), if completed Matric
- a minimum result of 80% for 4 subjects (excluding Life Orientation)
- You must intend on studying full-time at a Varsity College campus in 2024
- You must be entering your first year of undergraduate studies
- You must meet the minimum entry criteria for your chosen undergraduate qualification
- You must have read and agreed to the Varsity College Scholarship T&C’s
Achiever Scholarship:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have achieved one of the following:
- a minimum overall average of 60% in Grade 11 (or equivalent), if currently in Matric
- a minimum overall average of 60% in Grade 12/ Matric (or equivalent), if completed Matric
- You must have a total household income of LESS than R400 000 per year
- You must intend on studying full-time at a Varsity College campus in 2024
- You must be entering your first year of undergraduate studies
- You must meet the minimum entry criteria for your chosen undergraduate qualification
- You must have read and agreed to the Varsity College Scholarship T&C’s
How to apply
Applicants must follow these steps to apply:
Step 1: Complete an undergraduate application to Varsity College
Step 2: Complete the scholarship application form for the Varsity College campus you would like to study at:
Step 3: Upload clear copies of the following supporting documentation (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
- Grade 11 final results and Matric latest results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
- Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
- Parents or guardians proof of household income (most recent payslip or letter from the employer stating annual income) (certified copy)
- Parents or guardians bank statements showing monthly income for the last 3 months (certified copy)
- Both parents or guardians tax certificates for 2022 (not required if they are not registered for tax) (certified copy)
- Achiever Scholarship applicants: motivation letter (maximum 600 words) (read the Varsity College Scholarship Motivation Form)
* Note: documents may be uploaded in any of these formats: pdf, doc, docx, jpeg or png.
Closing date
6 October 2023.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)