Western Cape Dept of Public Works: Masakhi’Sizwe Bursaries Program 2023

Western Cape Dept of Public Works: Invite Students to Apply for the Masakhi’Sizwe Bursaries Program 2023

Closing Date: 31 August 2022
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: South Africa

Bursary Description

Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works invites South African students to apply for Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme 2023 academic year.

Fields of study:

Bursaries will be awarded for studies at Higher Education Institutions within the Western Cape, within the Transport, Engineering and Built Environment sector, specifically within these fields:

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

Requirements:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must be currently in Matric or you must have completed Matric
• You must be studying or you must intend on studying full-time, towards a Degree or Diploma in one of the fields listed above, in 2023
• You must be studying or have applied to study at one of the following universities: the University of Cape Town, University of Stellenbosch or Cape Peninsula University of Technology
• Preference will be given to financially disadvantaged students, female students, students with disabilities and students from rural communities

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.

After graduation, bursary recipients who are employed by the Department of Transport and Public Works will be required to undergo a Professional Development Training Programme to acquire professional registration.