Closing Date: 26 January 2024
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality: Bursaries 2024
The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within the Bushbuckridge area.
Fields of study:
Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the following scarce skills fields:
- Accounting BCom
- Agricultural Studies
- Architecture
- Auditing
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Engineering
- Financial Management
- Information Technology (IT)
- Law Studies
- Public Management
- Quantity Surveying
- Social Science
- Statistics
- Tourism Management
- Urban and Regional Planning/ Town Planning
- Water and Wastewater Management
- Youth in Development
- other Management studies
Eligibility Requirements for the Bursary
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must be under 35 years old
- You must reside within Bushbuckridge Local Municipality area, in Mpumalanga
- You must be currently in Matric (in 2023) or have completed
- You must be studying or intend on studying towards a qualification within one of the fields listed above, in 2024
- You must be studying or intend on studying at an accredited higher education institution in South Africa
- You must be from a disadvantaged and indigent family
- You must be in financial need
How to Apply
Application forms can be collected from the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (R533 Graskop Road, Opposite Mapulaneng Driving Licensing Testing Centre, Bushbuckridge) or nearest municipal regional offices.
Required Documents:
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form:
- ID document or birth certificate (certified copy)
- Matric certificate/ statement (certified copy)
- Proof of indigent status/ parents or guardians proof of household income (latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed, pension receipt if receiving pension, death certificate if deceased, letter from a social worker if orphaned)
- Proof of residence
Applications:
Completed application forms and supporting documents must be delivered to the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality or nearest municipal regional offices.
