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Application Deadline: 30th September 2017
The Department of Transport and Public Works established the Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme in 2006. It partnered with higher education institutions (HEI), non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the relevant professional bodies to develop professionals in engineering and the built environment fields by offering bursaries to study towards a degree or higher diploma in the following disciplines:
- Property studies
- Transport economics
- Transportation engineering
- Mechatronics
- Electrical and/or electronic engineering
- Civil engineering
- Construction management
- Mechanical engineering
- Quantity surveying
- Town/City and regional planning
- Architecture, etc.
The Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme:
- Prioritises financially disadvantaged learners when awarding bursaries, especially women, students with disabilities and learners from rural communities.
- Provides support services programmes.
- Secures learning opportunities for Masakh’iSizwe bursars (i.e. interns).
- Secures employment opportunities for graduates.
Masakh’iSizwe offers bursaries for studies towards a degree or higher diploma in the following disciplines:
- Architecture
- •Construction Management
- •Civil Engineering
•Electrical Engineering
•Mechanical Engineering
•Quantity Surveying
•Town and Regional Planning
•Transport Economic
Requirements:
To apply for one of these bursaries you must be:
- A South African citizen
- Be accepted at the relevant tertiary institution.
- Preference will be given to financially disadvantaged female learners from rural areas of South Africa
Benefits:
- Tuition fees Support programmes all prescribed books and materials
- accommodation and meals (or transport costs
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 30 September every year. Applications can be requested form:
Thurston Highburg
Bursaries programme Administrator
Tel: 021 483 2963
Fax: 021 483 2615
E-mail: Thurston.Highburg@westerncape.gov.za
Lee Maggott
Assistant Director: Stakeholder Relations
Tel: 021 483 9545
Fax: 021 483 2615
E-mail: Lee.Maggott@westerncape.gov.za
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