Western Cape Dept of Infrastructure: Masakh’iSizwe Bursaries 2024

Western Cape Dept of Infrastructure invites South African student to apply for Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme 2023 / 2024 academic year.

Fields of study:

Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the Transport, Engineering and Built Environment sector (Degree or Diploma), including the following fields:

• Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Geomatics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Property Studies
• Quantity Surveying
• Town/ City and Regional Planning
• Transport Economics
• Transportation Engineering

NB. Bursaries will also be awarded for studies in disciplines deemed to be scarce and critical by the Department of Infrastructure.

Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must be currently in Matric or you must have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards a Degree or Diploma in one of the fields listed above, in 2024
• You must be studying or have applied to to study at one of the following universities in the the Western Cape:

1. University of Cape Town,
2. University of Stellenbosch
3. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

• Preference will be given to: financially disadvantaged students, female students, students with disabilities and students from the Western Cape

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses:

• Tuition fees,
• Prescribed textbooks,
• Prescribed study materials,
• Food/ transport and accommodation in residence.

The bursary also provides students with the following benefits:

• Support services programmes,
• Secures learning opportunities for bursary recipients (interns)
• Secures employment opportunities for graduates.

Obligations:

• During the course of studies, bursary recipients may be required to perform the following during certain weekends:  attend workshops; events and meetings, partake in academic experiential training and partake in outreach programmes.
• Upon graduation, students are required to “work back” the bursary – the requirement is 1 year of work within the public sector, for every year of bursary funding received.