University of KwaZulu-Natal

UKZN aims to establish a value-driven organisational culture that empowers the Institution and its people to achieve institutional goals

Sport is an important part of University life and UKZN caters for everyone – from the recreational through to highly competitive persons.

The Edgewood, Howard College, Pietermaritzburg, and Westville campuses all have an impressive range of indoor and outdoor facilities. Each of the campuses has its own tennis and squash courts, swimming pool, jogging areas and gymnasium for those who want to enjoy recreational sport in their own time. Those interested in a more structured sporting and competitive experience can join one or more of the available sports clubs, which provide excellent facilities, coaching and equipment for students who wish to compete at any level, from beginner through to international level.

Some of the major sporting activities offered at the Edgewood campus include rugby, football, tennis, swimming, squash hockey and athletics. There are both indoor and outdoor facilities. The following sports and activities are presently offered at the Howard College and Pietermaritzburg campuses: athletics, aerobics, basketball, ballroom dancing, canoeing, chess, cricket, cycling, hockey, karate, mountaineering, netball, rowing, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, underwater sports, volleyball, water polo and yachting. Howard College, which has its own indoor sports complex, also offers gymnastics, surfing and badminton, while Pietermaritzburg also offers waterski, golf and boxing. The Westville campus boasts a well equipped and modern indoor sports complex and an Olympic-size swimming pool. The following sports are offered on the Westville campus: athletics, aerobics, badminton, basketball, boxing, ballroom dancing, chess, cricket, gymnastics, golf, hockey, karate, netball, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tenniquoite, volleyball and weightlifting. All sport is administered by the Sport Administration Office on each campus.

University sport is affiliated to SASSU (South African Student Sports Union) and many opportunities are provided for competition at regional and national level, culminating in the World Student Games which are held biennially. Bursaries are available for top performers. Any student who is selected for provincial or national representation can apply to the Sports Administration for financial assistance.

A bursary does not have to be repaid, it is a free gift to financially needy students. Because there are far more students wanting free gifts than there is money available, bursaries are normally given to needy students with excellent academic results who are seen to be capable of obtaining their degree in the minimum amount of time. If you are offered several bursaries you will usually be permitted to accept only one (or two small bursaries) so that other needy students may benefit. One student cannot be over-funded whilst thousands of other needy students receive little or nothing.

BURSARIES AWARDED BY STUDENT FUNDING 

Student Funding administered bursaries (mostly for returning undergraduate students at UKZN) are usually awarded after Registration to financially needy applicants whose current Gross Family Income does not exceed R150,000 per year and who pays 100% of their registered courses in the previous year’s exam sessions and, who achieve an average mark above 64.5% in those same courses.

The value of the bursary may be decided by the specific sponsor but will not exceed full study costs.

Higher average marks will achieve higher bursary values.