Masakh’iSizwe 2024 Bursary Programme
About Masakh’iSizwe:
The Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary Programme was established in 2006 by the Western Cape Government in order to make available cohorts of trained professionals in the engineering and built environmental fields. The MIS Bursary Programme awards external bursaries for studies at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Western Cape Province (WCP) for a field of study relating to a degree or diploma in the transport, engineering and built environment or any other disciplines deemed to be scarce and critical by the Department of Infrastructure.
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
Bursaries in the following disciplines:
- Property studies
- Geomatics
- 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.
What the bursary cover:
• Tuition fees
• Accommodation and
• Support programmes meals (or transport costs)
• All prescribed books and materials
Where can the bursaries be taken up:
• University of Cape Town
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology
• Stellenbosch University
Minimum Requirements:
• A South African citizen
• Students accepted or intending to study at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape
• Preference will be given, but not limited to:
- Persons with disabilities, the financially disadvantaged, female learners and applicants from the Western Cape.
How to apply:
The application closing date for the 2024 academic year will be 31 August 2023.
No late applications will be accepted.