Applications for the SRC Afri-Fund
Purpose
The Afri-Fund is a first of its kind and is dedicated to assisting African International students with debt clearance. Serving as a starting point, it seeks to aid a fellow African student in thriving in the academic space without financial debt and the emotional debt it comes with. Both of which, impact greatly on the academic performance of a student.
With the help of donations to the fund, the fund can only grow from a debt clearance fund to a scholarship programme, and/or both. All of which, assist in the advancement and development of the African student in a post-colonial Africa.
Principles of Selection
The award conditions outline the criteria that need to be considered. The Selection Committee may fine-tune these criteria based on available funding, including setting the maximum award that will be made to a student. Factors that will be considered are:
- Financial Need
- Debt size
- Year of study
- Immigration Status
- Academic performance
- Proof of funding for the upcoming academic year.
- Whether applicants have paid or will be able to pay the international registration fees.
- ALL Undergraduate and Post Graduate Honours and Diploma students will be considered. Masters and PhD students will not be considered.
Requirements for applicants:
AfriFund is open to all RETURNING Foreign African National students provided that:
Debt Clearance Applications are accompanied by proof that they can pay for the upcoming year’s fees since the international students cannot register unless they pay the initial amount and admin fees at the beginning of the year.
For our access to your immigration documents please first go through the IAPO preregistration process. Below are the guidelines:
IAPO Pre-registration Guideline
Please note that you are required to submit supporting documents. Should you not submit supporting documents your application will be viewed as incomplete.
As supporting documents please submit:
- Proof of Income of Parents, Guardians or Spouse
- Proof of international registration fees
- Any documents to support your motivation (affidavits, death certificate, bank statements etc)
Should you have any questions, please contact srcinternational@uct.ac.za.