The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, the largest in Mpumalanga in terms of population and land mass, is offering deserving students the chance to pursue their higher education dreams. For the academic year, the municipality is awarding bursaries to students from the Bushbuckridge area for studies in various fields.
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary Programme: Fields Covered
The bursary programme aims to support the studies in the following scarce skills fields:
- Accounting
- Agricultural Studies
- Architecture
- Auditing
- Chemistry
- Communication and Marketing
- 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
Selection Criteria
Applicants will be shortlisted after the closing date. If you do not receive any feedback within one month of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this bursary, you must:
- Be a South African citizen
- Reside within the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality area, in Mpumalanga
- Have completed Matric
- Be entering your 1st year of full-time study, within one of the fields listed above.
- Be accepted to study at an accredited higher education institution in South Africa
- Be from a disadvantaged and indigent family and in financial need
Application Process
Interested applicants can collect the application forms from the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality.
Along with the completed application form, applicants must submit clear copies of essential documents such as ID document or birth certificate, Matric certificate, proof of acceptance at a higher education institution, proof of indigent status or household income, proof of residence, and proof of disability (if applicable).
Applications can be submitted by post or hand delivery to specified addresses, but email or fax submissions will not be accepted.
The deadline for applications is 28th January. Please make sure to submit your application before the closing date.
For further information, contact the Bursary Office, Mr. Steve Maunye, at 071 607 8090 or 013 065 0983.
Don’t miss this golden opportunity to invest in your future. Apply for the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary today and take your first step towards a promising career!
