City of Cape Town Bursary

ABOUT THE COMPANY – CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Cape Town, also known as the “Mother City”, is infamous for it’s landmark sight (and “7th wonder of the world”) Table Mountain. The port city is situated on the southwest coast of South Africa, covers an area of almost 2500 km² and has a coastline of almost 300km.

The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is categorised as a “Category A municipality”.

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The City of Cape Town will be awarding bursaries within the following “scarce skills” fields of study:

Accounting (BCom)
Accounting (CA and Cost Management)
Management Accounting (BCom)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Qualifications (CIMA)
Contract Management (Design and Implementation)
Business Science (Bachelors)
Fleet Management
Information & Systems Technology
Computer Science (BSc)
Electrical Engineering (BSc)
Industrial Engineering (BSc)
Nursing (Medical Specialist)
Library and Information Science (B Degree)
Library and Information Science (Postgraduate Diploma)
Data Science (MSc)
Sustainable Energy Engineering (MSc)

MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE & SELECTION PROCESS

The bursary award will cover the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees and exam fees.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted – if you have not received any correspondence by 28 November 2019, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

ELIGIBILITY 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):

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY

Download and complete the City of Cape Town Bursary Application Form (.pdf)

Alternatively, you may collect a copy of the application form at one of the City libraries (http://www.capetown.gov.za/Work%20and%20business/See-all-City-facilities/Our-service-facilities/Libraries) or Walk-in Centres listed below.
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 be disregarded):

ID document (certified copy)
Matric June results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
Proof of registration or provisional acceptance at a tertiary institution
Awards/ certificates won, where applicable
Recommendation letter from a teacher/ mentor/ peer
2 x references (with their contact details)
Proof of work completed in your chosen field of study
Parents/ guardians ID documents (certified copies)
Proof of residence
Payslip or proof of Government grant if applicable (certified copy)

Applications must be submitted to one of the following Walk-in Centres:
Bellville: Reed Street, Bellville, 7530
Brackenfell: Cnr Paradys and Old Paarl roads, Brackenfell, 7560
Cape Town Civic Centre: Civic Centre, 2nd Floor Podium (Cash office & MVR), 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, 8000
Parow: Civic Centre, Voortrekker Road, Parow, 7500
Plumstead: Municipal Office/ MVR, Cnr Victoria and Main roads, Plumstead, 7140
Strand: Ground Floor, Municipal Office/ MVR Office, Cnr Fagan and Main roads, Strand, 7140

CLOSING DATE

19 September 2019.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the City of Cape Town directly:
HR Service Desk
Tel: 086 010 3089 (option 6)
Email: [email protected]

City of Cape Town Bursary