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UNISA Postgraduate Bursaries | Open for Application | Requirements & Deadline

UNISA is here to announce that the 2023 UNISA Postgraduate Bursary Application period is now open from 1 December 2022 to 31 January 2023 for all UNISA PG Diploma, Honours, Master’s, and Doctoral bursaries.

UNISA Postgraduate Bursaries


And its core purpose is to provide financial support to postgraduate students via a student-centered platform and assist the university in gathering & supporting postgraduate students in delivering quality research outputs.

Important Notices:

PG Diploma & Honours applicants should please note that:

The ICT department is addressing the current error that some students are experiencing, however, it is important to note that students who do not have a UNISA NQF level 7 undergraduate qualification, and or do not have a PG Diploma/ Honours application to study with UNISA in 2023 are not eligible for the bursary and will therefore be rejected by the application system.

Also, note that the 2023 PG Bursary applications will be inactive when the University closes on 21 December 2022 and will be re-active when the university opens on 5 January 2023 until the deadline for the bursary applications:

The 2023 PG Bursary application app guide for PGD/ Honours students is now available, Click here to download

Also, the 2023 PG Bursary application app guide for M&D students is now available, Click here to download

The 2023 PG Bursary application period has been moved from 1 December 2022 to January 2023, due to system updates.

Watch the 2023 UNISA Postgraduate Bursary Q&A Sessions live recordings:

2023 UNISA PG Diploma/ Honours Q&A Session Click here to watch

2023 UNISA Master’s and Doctoral Q&A Session Click here to watch

To all 2022 Approved & Awarded students:

Ensure that you have submitted your banking details through the link sent to your email account and have submitted your refund/ allowance claim form to DSF-POSTGRD@unisa.ac.za

Contact DSF-POSTGRD@unisa.ac.za for inquiries relating to the processing of bursary refunds/allowances, and payment of funds, and make sure that you submit your bursary contract as instructed in the outcome/awarding communication.

It is important to note that no student’s account will be settled, and no bursary refunds will be processed till the Bursary contracts have been submitted & processed.

For further information visit:

Master's and Doctoral Bursary

PGDiploma and Honours Bursary

Clickhere to visit the official site of the UNISA Postgraduate Bursaries

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