The number of needy students has increased due to the current economic challenges the country is facing. The NWU cares for our students and therefore extends financial assistance to the neediest and most deserving of them. This assistance covers study fees, meals, clothes and accommodation. The NWU’s structured care programme is driven by dedicated social workers and other professionals.

The university is committed to community engagement and originated and manages a number of projects, particularly in low-income communities in the vicinity of our three campuses. You may choose to support a specific category or project below, or you can leave it to the NWU to allocate your contribution to where it is most needed at a particular point in time.

The NWU is saving for a number of ambitious projects. It may take five to 10 years to get there, but we are committed to reach these goals.

The university’s management selects and approves projects for listing under the Vice-Chancellor’s Fund.

You may choose to support a specific category or individual project below, or you can leave it to the NWU to allocate your contribution to where it is most needed at a particular point in time.

NWU researchers are at the forefront of inventing solutions to everyday challenges. The university would like to provide them with opportunities to create new sustainable companies and to position them in the market. Once again, this requires capital and your donation will help us to create future returns for the university.

Here are a couple of our current projects:

We prefer our Innovation and Technology Transfer Committee to allocate funding to projects and companies where it is most needed.

Should you want to donate or invest an amount greater than R200 000 into a specific project, please contact us at innovation@nwu.ac.za