Closing Date: 13 December 2024
Department of Tourism: Bursaries 2025
The Department of Tourism is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the following fields, at Undergraduate (Diploma/ Degree) and Postgraduate (Honours/ MSc/ M Tech Masters/ PhD) level:
- Development Studies
- Digital Technologies
- Economics
- Graphic Design
- International Relations
- Migration Studies
- Policy Development
- Risk Management / Ethics Integrity / Business Community Management
- Social Science
- Tourism Development
- Tourism Marketing
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must have completed Matric
- You must be studying full-time towards a Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification, in one of the fields listed above
- You must be studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
- You must NOT be employed by the Department of Tourism
How to Apply
Download Bursary Application Form 2025 (.pdf)
Alternatively, hard copy application forms can be collected from the reception of the Department of Tourism.
Required Documents:
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form:
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric certificate (certified copy)
- Most recent academic records/ transcripts (certified copy)
- Proof of registration at a tertiary institution (certified copy)
- Proof of parents or guardians proof of household income (latest payslips if employed / affidavit if unemployed/ proof of SASSA grant or pension if applicable) (certified copies)
- Motivational letter supporting your application
- Research proposal: Honors and Masters students
Applications must be submitted in either of the following ways:
Via Email to: Bursary2025@tourism.gov.za OR kmalemela@tourim.gov.za (Insert the words “Department of Tourism Bursary 2025” in the email subject line).
Or
Via Post to:
Tourism House
Private Bag X424
Pretoria
0001
(For attention: Skills Development)
Or
Hand Deliver to: Tourism House, 17 Trevena Street, Sunnyside, 0002
(For attention: Skills Development)
