Financial Aid

Leadership Bursaries

​These bursaries are allocated to students who have proved exceptional leadership abilities and skills in the institution or their communities.

Allocation Rules and Criteria

  • The Directorate of Student Leadership & Governance (SL&G) shall make bursary allocations within the specified terms of reference of the policy.
  • This reflects on leadership and talent of the Student Affairs and Extra Curricular Development  (SAED) approved activities in:
    • Student Life & Governance
    • Health & Wellness
    • Accommodation, Residence Life & Catering
  • The allocation shall exclude the Directorate of Sport & Recreation.
  • The allocation shall exclude individuals in the roles as SRC and RC members.
  • Students need to apply at the various SAED managers at each campus prior to a pre-determined date.
  • Eligibility shall be determined by performance up to the end of December of the previous year.
  • A pre-determined set of criteria shall be used by the screening committee to test eligibility.
  • Students shall have completed a minimum of two semester courses and shall have achieved a 55% average for all subjects registered;
  • Full-time registration of any candidate shall be a prerequisite;
  • A final decision on the number of students and the amounts allocated shall be taken by SL&G within the confines of the annual budget allocation.
  • A student shall have to be involved in at least two (2) or more projects in the environment;
  • At no point shall a bursary exceed the maximum award per student category within the confines of the amount allocated by the committee for the Leadership & Talent Bursaries.
  • If a student qualifies for any other meritorious awards allocated by the University, the combined allocation shall not be more than their full cost of study for the academic year in which it is allocated.
  • The list of recipient names shall be forwarded to the Directorate of Financial Aid to credit their student accounts.
  • Any credit balance may be refunded, if permissible to the student if the student account is paid in full.
  • The bursary may only be allocated once to any student during their enrolment at TUT.
  • The Director of Student Leadership & Governance shall constitute a committee that will review the nominations for the Leadership & Talent Bursaries and make recommendations;
  • The committee shall compromise of representatives from the following environments: ​
    • Leadership Centre
    • A representative of SL& G Pretoria campuses
    • A representative of SL& G in the distance campuses
    • A representative of ARLC
    • A representative of Health & Wellness
    • A representative of the CSRC​​