City of Cape Town: Bursaries 2026

The City of Cape Town is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2026 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to students who reside in Cape Town (Western Cape), for studies within these scarce skills fields (at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Honours, Masters or Doctorate level):

• Accounting (CA and Cost Management)
• Artisan Training
• Auditing (for registration purposes)
• Automation and Instrumentation (Specialised with Mechatronics qualification)
• Change Management
• Construction Management
• Contract Management (Design and Implementation)
• Data Science / Analytics (Statistics, Computer Science)
• Economics
• Engineering (various fields, including but not limited to Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering)
• Environmental Management and Health (Specialists, including Air Pollution and Water Quality)
• Fleet Management (Fleet Systems)
• Forensics
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
• Graphic Design
• Heritage
• Horticulture / Landscaping (Open Spaces design)
• Industrial / Organisational Psychology
• Information Systems and Technology
• Insurance: COID Finance, Claims and Risk Management and Underwriting
• Landfill Management
• Legal (various fields)
• Library Sciences
• Medical Audit (Assessor – Fire Services)
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Occupational Health and Safety / Therapy / Medicine
• Payroll Accounting and Management Accounting
• Project Management (General and specialisation)
• Pharmacy
• Public / Primary Health Care
• Property Valuations
• Project Management
• Psychology (Industrial / Organisational Psychology)
• Renewable Energy
• Science
• Supply Chain Management
• Technical Engineering
• Transport Network Management
• Water Care / Technology / Environmental Engineering and Science / Chemistry / Water
• Resource Management
• Urban Design, Landscape, Planning, Surveying and Architecture

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:

• Registration fees,
• Examinations
• Tuition fees.

After graduation, students will complete a year-for-a-year service commitment at the City, which will allow students to gain hands-on work experience.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must reside in Cape Town, in the Western Cape province
• 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 (part-time studies may be considered if the qualifications is not offered full time, subject to a written confirmation from the academic institution)
• 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)