Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) Bursaries 2025
Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) invites South African students to apply for Bursary Programme 2025.
Bursary Application Closing date is 31 December 2024 (at 16:30).
The UYDF Bursary Programme provides financial support for students from the uMkhanyakude, Zululand, and King Cetshwayo districts in KwaZulu-Natal, who are pursuing health science degrees and need additional top-up funding from NSFAS.
Health Science Degrees Supported:
The bursary is available for students studying the following qualifications:
- Audiology
- Dentistry
- Dental Therapy
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Physiotherapy
- Radiography (Ultrasonography)
- Speech and Language Therapy
Bursary Support and Benefits:
The bursary provides the following:
- Top-up funding for NSFAS allowances, covering costs not covered by NSFAS.
- Academic and social mentoring to help students with challenges.
- Work exposure opportunities at rural hospitals to gain practical experience.
- Student Lifeskills Workshops to develop life and work skills.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a Zoom interview between January and February 2025.
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Residency: Must be from the uMkhanyakude, Zululand, or King Cetshwayo districts (KwaZulu-Natal) and the surrounding hospital catchment areas (listed below).Hospitals in the catchment areas:
- Umkhanyakude District: Bethesda, Hlabisa, Manguzi, Mosvold, Mseleni
- Zululand District: Benedictine, Ceza, Itshelejuba, Nkonjeni, Vryheid
- King Cetshwayo District: Catherine Booth, Ekombe, KwaMagwaza, Mbongolwane, Nkandla
- Academic Status:
- Must be currently in Matric or have already completed Matric.
- Must be studying or planning to study one of the health science qualifications listed above.
- Must have been accepted to study at a recognized public university in South Africa (excluding UNISA).
- Must be entering the 1st or 2nd year of study in 2025 for a 4-year degree or entering the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of study for a medical degree.
- Must be pursuing your first degree (no previous degrees or diplomas).
- NSFAS Funding:
- Must have NSFAS funding or have applied for NSFAS funding for 2025.
- Work Commitment:
- Must be willing to work at one of the listed hospitals for at least two years after graduation.
- Preference: Preference will be given to Matriculants.
How to Apply:
- Download and complete the UYDF Bursary Application Form 2025 (available as a PDF).
- Supporting Documents: Submit clear copies of the following:
- Certified copy of your ID document or passport.
- Certified copy of your Matric June results or Matric certificate.
- Full academic record and a letter from your department stating the year you are in (if currently studying).
- Proof of application or acceptance at a tertiary institution.
- Latest fee statement (if currently studying).
- Proof of NSFAS acceptance.
- Completed Declaration form (last page of the application form).
- Submit your application:
- Email: Send to Cebile@umthomboyouth.org.za (Subject: “UYDF Bursary Application 2025”).
- Fax: Send to 086 554 1565.
Note: In your application, be sure to mention which hospital is nearest to you so UYDF can inform them about your application.
