The North West Provincial Government has opened its 2025/2026 bursary application and is inviting all interested applicants to apply ASAP.
Closing Date: 7th January 2025/2026
Bursaries are available at various departments within the NWPG, for the following fields of study:
Community Safety & Transport Management
- Electrical Engineering (Advanced Diploma)
- Road Safety Management (B Tech)
- Road Transport Management Freight (Diploma)
Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
- Agricultural Economics (BSc)
- Agriculture Irrigation (Diploma)
- Agriculture Mixed farming (Diploma)
- Agro-Meteorology (BSc)
- Agronomy (BSc Agriculture)
- Animal Husbandry (BSc Agriculture)
- Arable Farming (BSc Agriculture)
- Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)
- Land Survey (BSc)
- Pasture Science (BSc Agriculture)
- Soil Science (BSc Agriculture)
- Veterinary Technology (B Vet)
Department of Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation
- Archival Studies/ Records Management, History, Sociology and Knowledge Management (Degree, Diploma)
- Film and Television (Bachelor of Arts)
- History/ Art History/ Archaeology/ Museums and Heritage Studies (Bachelor’s Degree)
- Library and Information Science (Bachelor’s Degree)
- Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree)
- Sign language (National Diploma)
- Translation Studies (Setswana & English; Sesotho & English; English & Afrikaans; isiXhosa & English) (Bachelor’s Degree)
Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs
- Anthropology
- Civil Engineering
- Disaster Management
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Organizational Development
- Town & Regional Planning
Department of Economic Development, Environment & Tourism
- Business Administration (Local Government) (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Business Management (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Conservation Planning (B Degree)
- Conservation Planning (B Degree)
- Disability Programmes (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Entrepreneur Development (B Com)
- Environmental Economics (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Environmental Education (B Degree)
- Environmental Law (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Environmental Management (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Environmental Management: Air Quality (B Degree)
- Environmental Management: Climate Change (B Degree)
- Environmental Planning (B Degree)
- Geo –Informatics (B Degree)
- Law (B Com)
- LLB (specialising in BEE) (B Degree)
- LLB (B Degree)
- Local Economic Development (B Com)
- Local Economic Development (Diploma)
- Nature Conservation (National Diploma)
- Public Administration Management (National Diploma, B Degree)
Department of Education
- B.Ed (Mathematics) FET
- B.Ed (Physical Science ) FET
- B.Ed (Setswana) FET
- B.Ed (Technical Math’s) FET
- B.Ed (Technical Science) FET
- Civil Engineering (Diploma, Degree)
- Engineering & Graphic Design (Diploma, Degree)
- Mechanical Engineering (Diploma, Degree)
Department of Health
- Artisans: Boiler Making / Plumbing
- Audiology
- B Pharm
- Civil Engineering
- Clinical Psychology
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Technology
- Dental Therapy
- Dentistry
- Dietetics (BSc)
- Electrical Engineering (Technicians)
- MBChB
- Mechanical Engineering (Technicians)
- Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Occupational Therapy
- Optical Dispensing
- Optometry
- Oral Hygiene
- Pharmacy Assistant
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physiotherapy
- Speech Therapy
- Surgical Bootmakers
Department of Human Settlement
- Building (National Diploma)
- Civil Engineering (National Diploma, Degree)
- Construction Project Management (Degree)
- Policy Development & Research (Degree)
- Quantity Surveying (Degree)
- Town and Regional Planning (Degree)
Department of Public Works & Roads
- Architecture Studies (Degree, B Tech, Advanced Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Honours)
- Building (National Diploma)
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor, BSc, B Tech, Advanced Diploma)
- Construction Studies (BSc)
- Electrical Engineering (Diploma, Advanced Diploma, BSc, B Tech)
- Horticulture (National Diploma, Degree)
- Mechanical Engineering (Diploma, BSc, B Tech)
- Municipal Finance, Local Government Finance (National Diploma, Degree)
- Project Management (BSc, B Tech, Honours)
- Property law, Conveyancing, Deeds Registry studies (National Diploma, Degree)
- Quantity Surveying (BSc, B Tech, Honours)
- Real Estate (National Diploma, B Degree)
- Structural Engineering (Bachelor, BSc, B Tech, Advanced Diploma)
Department of Social Development
- Information Technology (National Diploma)
- Law (B Com, BA)
- Logistics Management (B Com)
- Organizational Development (National Diploma)
- Project Management
- Public and Business Administration (National Diploma)
- Safety Management (National Diploma)
Office of The Premier
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Performance Monitoring & Evaluation
- Policy & Planning
- Research and Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
Provincial Treasury
- Accounting / Financial Management (B Com)
- Communications (BA)
- Information Systems (B Com)
- Internal Auditing (B Com)
- Supply Chain Management (B Com)
Bursary Requirements:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must reside within the North West province
- You must have completed Matric
- You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards one of the qualifications listed above, in 2025/2026
- You must be studying or intend on studying at a recognized and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
- You must be in need of financial need
- You must have a strong academic record
Bursary Coverage:
The coverage of this bursary will be communicated to all applicants who will be shortlisted for this bursary program.
Method of Application:
Download and complete the North West Provincial Government Bursary Application Form 2025/2026 (.pdf)
Alternatively, you can collect an application form at one of these Offices or Distribution Centers:
- Office of the Premier: Bursary Offices (Ga-Rona Building, Ground Floor)
- Labour Centres, District Municipalities, Local Municipalities, High Schools, Traditional Authority Offices
- Office of the Premier Regional Offices: Brits – 45 Harrington Street/ Bojanala – Opposite NW FM, Mabe Business Park/ Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati – Mini-Garona Building, Entrance B, Vryburg/ Dr Kenneth Kaunda – 309 West end Centre, Leask Street, Klerksdorp
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 final results/ certificate (certified copy) (NSC certificate must be submitted as soon as possible after the release date)
- Final results/ latest academic results, if currently studying (certified copy)
- Proof of University acceptance letter, if available (certified copy)
- Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed, pension statements if on state pension, death certificate if deceased)
- Proof of residence (letter from Traditional Authority Offices if residing in a village, letter from Municipality Offices if residing in a Town, Township or farm) (NOT statement of account, e.g. water bill, etc.)
- Proof of disability, if disabled (doctors letter/ medical record)
Note: if you have not yet received your University acceptance and final year-end results (at Matric or Tertiary level), submit your application without these documents and send the outstanding documents at a later stage.
Applications must be submitted in either of the following ways:
– Uploaded online via the: North West Provincial Government Bursary Application Portal
– Delivered to the Office of the Premier (Ground Floor, Ga-Rona Building: Bursaries Offices)
– Delivered to the distribution centers: Brits – 45 Harrington Street/ Bojanala – Opposite NW FM, Mabe Business Park/ Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati – Mini-Garona Building, Entrance B, Vryburg/ Dr Kenneth Kaunda – 309 West end Centre, Leask Street, Klerksdorp
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