The Musina Local Municipality is inviting students to apply for the Mayor’s Bursary Fund, for the 2024 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within the Musina Local Municipality.

Fields of study:

Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the following fields:

• Agriculture
• Building Science
• Civil Engineering
• Development Planning
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Human Resources
• Human Settlements
• Information Technology
• International Relations
• Mechanical Engineering
• Media Studies
• Project Management
• Public Administration
• Public Relation
• Tourism
• Town Planning

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:

• Registration fees,
• Tuition fee,
• Prescribed textbooks
• Accommodation.

NB. Bursary recipients will be required to take up a service contract with the municipality after graduation – the contract period will be anywhere between 1 year and the number of years of funding received.

Eligibility Requirements for the Bursary:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• Preference will be given to students who have passed Matric
• You must have a strong academic record
• You must reside within the Musina Local Municipality, in Limpopo province
• You must be currently in Matric (in 2023) or have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying towards a qualification within one of the fields of study listed above, in 2024
• You must be studying or enrolled to study at any recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa (University, College of FET College)
• You must be from a disadvantaged community
• Your parents or guardians must be unemployed or classified as indigent or earning less than R3 500 per month
• You must be in financial need and be unable to afford tertiary studies within financial support
• You must NOT be a child of a councillor or official