Stellenbosch Municipality: Bursaries 2023

Stellenbosch Municipality invites students to apply for Bursary Programme 2023 academic year.

Bursary Application closing date is 10 March 2023

Bursaries will be awarded to students who residing within the Stellenbosch Municipality’s municipal and surrounding areas, for undergraduate or postgraduate studies within these fields:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Finance
• Infrastructure (Civil Engineering and Quantity Surveying)
• Internal Auditing
• Risk Management
• Supply Chain Management

The bursary is made available by a collaboration between Stellenbosch Municipality and the Western Cape Government, via the Provincial Treasury Department.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 20 working days after the closing date – if you do not receive any feedback within this time frame, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

Stellenbosch Municipality reserves the right not to not award any bursaries, should suitable candidates not be located.

Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must permanently reside within the Stellenbosch Municipality’s municipal or surrounding areas (WC024)
• You must have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in one of the fields of study listed above
• You must be studying or intend on studying at a registered Higher Educational and Training Institution in South Africa
• You must be currently unemployed
• You must have a strong academic record

How to apply

Download and complete the Stellenbosch Municipality Bursary Application Form 2023 (.pdf)

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

• ID document (certified copy)
• Matric certificate (certified copy)
• Full academic record, including latest results, if currently studying (certified copy)
• Proof of application/ registration at tertiary institution (on institutions letterhead)
• Proof of address (Municipal account, affidavit) (certified copy)
• Curriculum Vitae

Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:
– Hand delivery:
71 Plein Street
Ecclesia Building
Stellenbosch
7599
(Attention: HR Specialist: Training & Skills Development, Human Resource Services)

– Post:
Stellenbosch Municipality
PO Box 17
Stellenbosch
7599
(Attention: HR Specialist: Training & Skills Development, Human Resource Services)

Note: applications submitted via email or fax will NOT be accepted.