What it costs and how to pay
Medicine costs about R60,000 to R90,000 a year, over six years. NSFAS, Department of Health bursaries, and the Cuba programme can pay for you.
Medicine is expensive and long, but there is strong money help because the country needs doctors.
NSFAS
NSFAS pays for medicine at public universities if your family earns under R350,000 a year.
Learn more →Department of Health bursary
The provincial Departments of Health give medical bursaries. You often work for the government for a few years after.
Learn more →Nelson Mandela-Fidel Castro (Cuba) programme
The government funds you to study medicine in Cuba, then finish in South Africa. Apply through your provincial Department of Health.
Learn more →Ready to apply?
When you have picked a way in, apply before the closing date.
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