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UniApplyForMe Bursaries

How it works

From listing to the last payment

Four steps your team and your learners go through, with UniApplyForMe Bursaries doing the paperwork in between.

1

List your bursary and build its form

Publish the listing and build the application form your way: questions, documents and eligibility rules, previewed on a phone as learners will see it.

Your team

  • Request your listing in the portal; we publish it on UniApplyForMe and apply your changes
  • Build the application form, with documents and eligibility rules
  • Preview it on a phone and publish when you are ready

The learner

  • Sees your bursary in the app and on apply.org.za
  • Reads the requirements and closing date
The form builder: question types on the left, the form's sections and questions in the middle and the settings of the selected question on the right.

2

Learners apply in the app

Learners find your bursary in UniApplyForMe and apply with their profile and documents already filled in, so you get complete applications.

Your team

  • Applications arrive complete, with documents attached
  • Eligibility is checked as learners apply
  • A daily summary email tells your team what is new

The learner

  • Applies with their UniApplyForMe profile filled in
  • Saves and finishes later, and consents to sharing with you
  • Hears by email when their status changes
The applications list with filters by bursary and status, status chips and eligibility for each learner.

3

Review, shortlist and award

Filter, shortlist and decide as a team, then send offers and agreements that learners, guardians and your signatories sign electronically.

Your team

  • Review, shortlist and interview as a team
  • Send offers with coverage and conditions
  • Send the agreement for electronic signature and sign it yourselves

The learner

  • Accepts the offer in the app
  • Signs the agreement on their phone, with a parent or guardian when under 18
An award: the signed agreement with each signature and date, the award overview and the budget for each year.

4

Track progress and payments

Request results, check them against your conditions, record invoices and payments with approvals, and report or export an audit pack at any time.

Your team

  • Request results and proof of registration, and verify them against the conditions
  • Record invoices and payments, approved by a second person
  • Report on spend and progress, and export an audit pack

The learner

  • Uploads what you ask for from the app
  • Sees the payments made for their bursary and downloads a statement
Reports: budget, committed, paid and remaining, with spend by academic year, category, institution and bursary.

Getting started

Getting started

  1. First

    A demo and a plan

    We walk through your current process and agree how your bursaries move across.

  2. Then

    Your organisation set up

    We create your organisation and invite your team; you build your first form with our help.

  3. Live

    Open for applications

    Your bursary goes live in the app and applications start arriving.

See UniApplyForMe Bursaries with your own programme in mind

Book a 30 minute demo, or apply to join the founding funder pilot at no cost.

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