JOHANNESBURG SOUTH – The University of Pretoria Vice Chancellor, Cheryl de la Rey announced that in 2016, Students who qualify for NSFAS funding, students who submit letters from sponsors, and financially needy students who make the necessary financial arrangements with the university will be allowed to register without paying the initial fee on registration, provided that they meet all other criteria.
Moreover, students in financial need who have outstanding residence fees will be considered individually for assistance should they meet all other residence placement criteria. Also, for students in financial need, the application fee will not be payable during 2016 for the 2017 academic year.
“To assist with meals, the university also undertakes to provide additional support to financially needy students. Furthermore, the university has substantially increased its own contribution to top up NSFAS funding by an amount of R20m, and to make these additional funds available to support poor students in 2016,” de la Rey told News24.
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