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