Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ): Bursaries 2023

The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) invites applications from South Africa students to apply for the 2023 Bursaries Programme.

Fields of study:

Bursaries will be awarded to students who reside within the King Cetshwayo District, in KwaZulu-Natal, for undergraduate degree studies within the following fields:

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Environmental
• Information Technology
• Marine / Maritime
• Mechanical Engineering
• Surveying

Successful candidates will be selected based on 2 main criteria: 

• Academic merit
• Financial need.  

Requirements:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must reside within the King Cetshwayo District, in KwaZulu-Natal province
• You must have completed Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for English in Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for Mathematics (Core) in Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for Physical Science in Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for Accounting in Matric
• You must have achieved a minimum of level 5 for Economics in Matric
• You must intend on studying full-time, towards a qualification within one of the fields of study listed above, in 2023
• You must be accepted to study at a recognised and accredited University or University of Technology in South Africa
• You must have proven financial need

Students may also be selected for an assessment programme, depending on their performance. The candidates acceptance into the bursary programme will be determined by the success of their interview; the bursary is also renewable annually based on the recipients conduct and academic performance.