City of Johannesburg Bursary

ABOUT THE COMPANY – CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is separated into various departments and branches which manage the local governance of Johannesburg. The metropolitan municipalities services include: Emergency Services, Metro Police, Traffic Fines, Water and Sanitation, Waste Management, Electricity, Public Transport: Metro Bus, E-Services, Building Plans, Driver’s License and more.

The municipality covers a large area including 2 major urban centres – Midrand and Johannesburg, as well as 11 smaller urban centres, including Sandton; Melrose Arch; Randburg; Soweto; Rosebank; Killarney; Roodepoort; Sunninghill and Diepsloot.

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The City of Johannesburg will be awarding 100 bursaries within the following fields of study:

Engineering (all fields)
Actuarial Science
Commerce
Marketing
Finance
Accounting
Auditing
Economics
Entrepreneurial
Supply Chain Management
Small Business Management
Treasury
Built Environment
Architecture
Construction
Quantity Surveying
Environmental Management
Regional Planning
Real Estate (Property Valuation, Property Management)
Municipal Governance
Quality Assurance
Public Management
Community Services
Curatorial Studies
Local Government Science/ Political Science
Monitoring and Evaluation
Logistics
Law
Library
Production and Operations Management
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Information Technology
International Relations and Protocol
Communications/ Social Media
Emergency Management Services
Sports Science
Health (Nursing)
Medicine

MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE & SELECTION

The bursary will cover the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, prescribed textbooks and study material – the cover will be limited to R25 000 per year. Bursaries are renewed each year, depending on academic performance.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted – should you not receive any feedback, 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 Johannesburg Bursary Application Form (.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 be disregarded):

ID Document (certified copy)
Latest academic record (certified copy)
Proof of residence in Johannesburg (rates account/ utility bill) (certified copy)
Parents/ guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ death certificate if deceased) (certified copy)

Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:
1) Post:
City of Johannesburg Municipality
Group Corporate & Shared Services (Organisational Capacitation)
P.O. Box 1049
Johannesburg
2000
(Attention: Bursary Office)

2) Hand delivery:
Reception Area
Ground Floor A-Block
Metropolitan Centre
Braamfontein (opposite the Civic Theatre)

CLOSING DATE

11 October 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 Johannesburg Municipality directly:
Contact Person: Billy Baloyi
Tel: 011 407 6979 / 0860 562 874
Email: [email protected]

City of Johannesburg Bursary