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UCT Postgraduate Application 2025-2026 Closing Date

Calling all ambitious minds! Gear up, because the highly anticipated University of Cape Town (UCT) Postgraduate Application Window for 2025-2026 is now open and accessible. Take your first step towards academic excellence at one of Africa’s leading universities, but make sure you mark those calendars, because missing the closing date could mean waiting another year.

Save the Date: 2025 Application Deadlines Revealed

The University of Cape Town (UCT) opens its doors for postgraduate applications on Monday, April 1, 2024. However, keep an eye on the UCT website’s “Key Dates” page and the “2025 Directions for Postgraduate Applicants” document for the exact closing dates specific to your desired program. Remember, these deadlines apply to all postgraduate qualifications, including Honours, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

Application Fee to be paid by Applicants

An applicant must pay the application fee after he or she receives formal acknowledgement of the application, and
Proof of payment bearing the applicant’s application number must be submitted to the Admissions Office.

UCT students and graduates (unless applying at the GSB): No Application Fee
Postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region (R100)
Postgraduate applications from outside of the SADC region (R300)
GSB applications from African citizens and permanent residents (R1 940)
GSB applications from outside of Africa are US$300

PLEASE NOTE: that application fees are not refundable and paying an application fee does not guarantee your success in the admission process

How to Pay the Application fee at UCT

The application fee for postgraduate applications may be paid by the following means:

Direct Deposit
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
Credit card: Credit card payments must be made online at https://payments.uct.ac.za/admissions/.

UCT Postgraduate Payments Method

Applicants (excluding GSB) who want to make direct deposits or electronic fund transfers must use the following banking details:

Beneficiary: University of Cape Town, No. 1 Sundries Account
Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd
Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
Branch Code: 025009
Account: 071503854
Swift code (for international payments): SBZAZAJJ

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (GSB) APPLICANTS MUST USE THE DETAILS BELOW

Beneficiary: University of Cape Town, No. 9 GSB Account
Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd
Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
Branch Code: 025009
Account: 072953004
Swift code (for international payments for GSB programmes): SBZAZAJJ

Please note the GSB Reference Number: GSB, applicant’s first name, applicant’s last name.

How to Apply for Postgraduate Programmes

Prospective applicants who are interested in applying for postgraduate programmes must go through the following process:

Step 1: Know your Department For Course Requirements

Visit the department or faculty website or email the relevant postgraduate office or administrator within your department. Before you start, check that you have the required qualifications.

Step 2: Get Funding if Possible

Postgraduate funding applications are not considered unless you have already applied for the degree you’re
interested in.
If an applicant is seeking a scholarship, he or she must start the application as early as possible because the scholarship deadlines are mostly a month before the semester starts.

Step 3: Begin and Submit the Online Application

Visit applyonline.uct.ac.za to begin your application

Step 4: Confirm and Acknowledge

Applicants must get prompt acknowledgement of their application. The applicant will get a formal acknowledgement of their application within three working days, along with their application number and login information for PeopleSoft, UCT’s online student self-service system. To check the status of your application, log into PeopleSoft.

Step 5: Track your Status

Consideration of an application may take up to a couple of months or more. Applicants may be asked to submit further information and/or documentation. Communication about the application will reach an applicant by email at the UCT email address assigned to him or her at the time of the first application.

Step 6: Begin your Registration

Registration takes place at the start of the academic year; for certain research-only postgraduate degrees, students may register later. The process and dates for your programme registration will be sent at the time of acceptance or admission, but applicants must check for updates on faculty or programme websites.

List of UCT Postgraduate Faculties

UCT offers a full range of postgraduate programmes in its six faculties: