- Which Bursaries does the Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning offer?
- What Does the Bursary Cover?
- Will I Have to Pay or Work Anything Back?
- Who Can Apply for a Bursary?
- How Do I Apply?
- Where Can I Find More Information?
1. Which Bursaries does the Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning offer? The Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning offers about five bursaries each year for full-time studies in fields where there is a shortage of skills. In 2006, for example, there were bursaries for environmental studies and town and regional planning.
2. What Does the Bursary Cover? Tuition, books, accommodation and transport for the duration of the course. The bursaries are for study at one of the recognised technikons or universities in the Western Cape. If you fail a year, you will have to repeat it at your own cost, after which the bursary will be reinstated if you pass. You can apply for additional funding (for equipment etc) if you can motivate your need.
3. Will I Have to Pay or Work Anything Back? The bursaries are offered on a work-back basis, in other words, you will have to work in the province for every year that you received a bursary.
4. Who Can Apply for a Bursary? To apply for one of these bursaries you must be: - A South African citizen or permanent resident
- A resident of the Western Cape
- Able to prove financial need
- Ideally from a historically disadvantaged background
- Be academically strong enough to be accepted at the relevant tertiary institution
5. How Do I Apply? Applications are now open until October 31 2008. |
