masakhisizwe-bursary-programme

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: