The UK Friends of the University of Pretoria Charitable Trust is a UK-based non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the University of Pretoria (UP) in South Africa.

The Trust seeks donors in the UK to fund financial aid and bursaries, and other forms of assistance for UP students and faculty. Additionally, it supports research projects aimed at enhancing the social, political, and economic landscape in South Africa and across the African continent.

Your support empowers:

• World-class teaching and cutting-edge research infrastructure;
• The establishment of Research Chairs in disciplines vital to Africa’s development;
• Prestigious scholarship programmes that support students from across Africa; and
• A fund dedicated to fostering transdisciplinary research collaboration among African universities.