Forms
Please read all of the available documentation when submitting an application, to ensure that your application will be complete, with all of the required information and documentation to support your application.
Please see the ‘Directions for Postgraduate Applicants’ document for closing dates for various postgraduate applications. They are also listed on the online applications site.
You may apply online. In order to apply online you will need a working email address and your South African identity number, or, if you are an international applicant, your passport number.
Undergraduate applications have opened on 1 April and will close on 31 July 2025. We will not consider applications received after this date. All postgraduate applicants must apply online.
Undergraduate application information
- 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus
- 2026 Directions for Undergraduate Applicants
- 2026 Undergraduate Application Form
- 2026 Bachelor of Architectural Studies Portfolio Form
- 2026 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Portfolio Form
- First-time applications for financial aid are handled centrally via NSFAS. For further information on the application process, please see undergraduate student funding.
Links to forms for 2026 will be activated on this page as soon as the forms are available.
Postgraduate application information
All postgraduate applicants must apply online.
- 2025 Directions for Postgraduate Applicants
- Postgraduate Studies at UCT – the essential guide for all prospective postgraduate students
- Apply for postgraduate degree funding.