City of Cape Town invites South African student to apply for the 2024 Bursary Programme. Bursaries will be awarded to students who reside within the Cape Metropolitan Area/ Cape Town

Required Fields of study:

Bursaries for studies within these scarce skills fields (at undergraduate or postgraduate level):

• Accounting (CA and Cost Management)
• Artisan Training
• Auditing
• Contract Management
• Data Science/ Analytics (Statistics, Computer Science)
• Engineering (Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Fire Engineering, Port Engineering, Coastal Engineering)
• Environmental (including Air Pollution and Water Studies)
• Fleet Management
• Forensics
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
• Heritage
• Information Systems and Technology
• Legal (various fields)
• Organisational Psychology
• Payroll
• Project Management
• Public Accountability
• Renewable Energy – Solar
• Supply Chain Management
• Technical training/ qualification in Electricity/ Energy/ Refrigeration/ Electronic/ Process Control and Operations
• Transport Management
• Urban Design, Landscape, Town and Regional Planning, Surveying and Architecture

NB. The above scarce skills have been identified by the City of Cape Town as these are the qualifications in demand at the City.

Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must reside within the Cape Metropolitan Area/ Cape Town
• You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum overall average result of 65% in Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards a qualification within one of the scarce skills areas listed above (undergraduate/ postgraduate/ honours/ masters/ doctorate)
• You must be studying or registered to study at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa (University, University of Technology or TVET College)
• You must NOT be in receipt of any other bursary awards or financial assistance (including NSFAS)
• You must NOT be a City of Cape Town employee