Location: South Africa
Closing Date: 31 January 2024
Hessequa Local Municipality: Bursaries 2024
The Hessequa Local Municipality, in collaboration with Provincial Treasury, is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within the Hessequa Municipal area (Western Cape)
Fields of study:
Bursaries will be awarded to students for Degree studies within the following fields:
- Accounting
- Civil Engineering
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Finance
- Infrastructure
- Internal Audit
- Risk Management
- Supply Chain Management
Eligibility Requirements for the Bursary
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying for the bursary:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must reside within the Hessequa Municipal area, in the Western Cape province
- You must be between 17 and 35 years old
- You must have completed Matric
- You must be studying or intend on studying towards a Degree, within one of the fields listed above, in 2024
- You must be registered to study at an accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
- You must have a strong academic record
- You must NOT be receiving another bursary award or NSFAS funding
- You must have a desire to uplift and change the community for the better
- You must be in financial need (unable to afford to study towards a degree)
- Students with disabilities and students from historically disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply
How to Apply
Download Bursary Application Form 2024 (.pdf)
Required Documents:
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form:
- ID document (certified copy: not older than 3 months)
- Matric certificate
- Proof of qualification/ latest examination results
- Proof of tertiary registration (on institution’s letterhead)
- Proof of residential address (recent municipal account)
- Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed: certified copy, affidavit if unemployed etc)
- Proof of disability, if applicable (letter from a medical doctor confirming permanent disability)
- Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae
Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:
Via Email: jaundre@hessequa.gov.za (Insert the words “Hessequa Municipality Bursary 2024” in the email subject line).
or
Via Post:
Hessequa Municipality
Human Resources
PO Box 29
Riversdale
6670
