DTEF Sponsorship 2025/2026 Online Application Form (PDF)
DTEF Sponsorship 2025… Are you looking for a way to apply for the DTEF (Department of Tertiary Education Financing) sponsorship in Botswana for the 2025/2026 academic year? If yes, then this informative article is for you. You will be given detailed information about the DTEF Sponsorship, Requirements, and How to Apply.
The Department of Tertiary Education Financing under the Ministry of Higher Education invites applications from qualified citizens of Botswana for the Tertiary Education Government Sponsorship for the 2025/2026 intake.
All applicants are therefore advised to adhere to the terms and conditions for applying for sponsorship as stated in this notice to ensure compliance with the set requirements.
Applicants are expected to have an email account/address in order to apply for sponsorship. The applicants will be allowed a maximum of three (3) choices of programmes.
Prospective students will submit their tertiary education financing application for the 2025/2026 sponsorship cycle online. The system will validate your citizenship, age, secondary school results, admission at the University/College, and accreditation status of the programme applied for before awarding a sponsorship.
All applicants who fall under the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), Remote Area Communities (RAC), and Special Educational Needs (SEN) categories should confirm their status with the respective administrative offices managing the programmes and subsequently log on to the system to apply for sponsorship within the time scheduled for students in this category of sponsorship.
The award of sponsorship will be confirmed by the issuance of a sponsorship letter. Please take note that if the documents on which the offer was based are at any time found to be incomplete or fraudulent, penalties will be imposed, including the withdrawal of the sponsorship.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants should be:
- Be a citizen of Botswana
- Be able to complete the programme of study before turning thirty-five (35) years of age
- Have obtained a minimum cut-off point of 36 points or better in BGCSE or equivalent for Mainstream and 31 points for OVC/RAC/SEN applicants
- Have a minimum of 36 points or better in BGCSE or equivalent, even if they have upgraded their results.
- Not having benefited from Government sponsorship before.
Required Application Documents:
The following documents should be uploaded into the system:
- Copy of Statement of Results/BGCSE or equivalent.
- Copy of National Identity Card (Omang) OR Birth certificate where one is below 16 years or doesn’t have an OMANG.
- Copy of admission letter from the institution of your choice stating programme of study and duration.
- Affidavit from the Commissioner of Oaths in case your names differ as contained in the academic certificate, Birth Certificate, and National Identity Card (Omang).
- An official confirmation of the change of surnames is required if surnames in the academic certificate and Omang differ.
- Copy of foreign certificates should be certified at the respective embassies and evaluated by the Botswana Qualifications Authority.
Application Period
The online applications will be open from Wednesday, 02 July 2025, to Thursday, 31st July 2025, on the DTEF website https://tef.gov.bw. Updates will also be posted on the DTEF Facebook page: Department of Tertiary Education Financing. The system shall not accept any application after the closing date.
The applicant is expected to upload supporting documents; therefore, keep ready scanned copies of such supporting documents in PDF, JPEG, PNG or JPG format for uploading. DTEF reserves the right to amend information on this public notice as it deems necessary.
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