Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary 2025/2026

The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality has opened its 2025/2026 academic year bursary application and is inviting all applicants that this bursary will be of interest to apply.

Closing Date: 21st January 2025/2026

Bursary Requirements:

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must reside within the municipal area of the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
  • You must be from a disadvantaged and indigent family
  • You must have completed Matric
  • You must intend on studying full-time, towards a qualification in one of the fields above, in 2025/2026 (students who are already studying will not be funded)
  • You must be registered or accepted to study at an accredited higher education institution
  • You must be in financial need

Bursary Coverage:

Bursaries will be awarded to students who intend on studying within any of these fields:

  • Accounting (BCom)
  • Agricultural Studies
  • Architecture
  • Auditing
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Development Studies
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Law
  • Public Management
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Social Science
  • Statistics
  • Tourism Management
  • Urban and Regional Planning/ Town Planning
  • Youth in Development
  • other Management studies

Method of Application:

Download and complete the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Bursary Application Form 2025/2026 (.pdf)

Supporting Documents:

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 or birth certificate (certified copy)
  • Matric certificate or Matric June results, if you have not yet received your Matric certificate (certified copy)
  • Proof of registration or acceptance at a higher education institution (on institutions letterhead)
  • Parents or guardians proof of household income (latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed, pension receipt if receiving pension, death certificate if deceased, letter from a social worker if orphaned)
  • Proof of residence
  • Proof of indigent status (letter from local social worker)
  • Proof of disability from a registered medical doctor/ hospital/ clinic, if disabled

Applications must be delivered to the Head Office or closest Municipal Regional Office.

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


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