Masakh'isizwe Bursary Programme
NOTICE: Click here to apply for the Masakh'iSizwe Bursary. Applications close on 31 August.
The name Masakh’iSizwe comes from the Nguni languages and means “Let’s Build the Nation”. The programme aims to address skills shortages. It also empowers youth by giving them an opportunity to obtain a tertiary qualification. They do this through full-time studies at Higher Education Institutions in the Western Cape Province.
About Masakh'iSizwe
The Western Cape Government established the Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary Programme in 2006. The goal was to make cohorts of trained professionals available in engineering and built environmental fields. The MiS Bursary Programme awards external bursaries for studies at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Western Cape Province (WCP). The studies should relate to a degree or diploma in transport, engineering, built environment, or disciplines the Department of Infrastructure deems scarce and critical.
It partnered with higher education institutions (HEI), non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the relevant professional bodies to develop professionals in engineering and the built environment fields by offering bursaries to study towards a degree or higher diploma in the following disciplines:
- Property studies
- Geomatics
- Electrical and/or electronic engineering
- Civil engineering
- Construction management
- Mechanical engineering
- Quantity surveying
- Town/City and regional planning
- Architecture, etc.
The Masakh'iSizwe Bursary Programme receives applications in a broad range of study disciplines. While applicants may meet the minimum eligibility requirements, bursary awards are not guaranteed and are made competitively according to the Department of Infrastructure's workforce planning requirements, identified scarce and critical skills needs, available budget and the overall strength of applications received. The Department reserves the right to prioritise specific qualifications, specialisations and levels of study within a discipline in any particular funding cycle.
The Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme:
- Prioritises disadvantaged learners when awarding bursaries, especially women, students with disabilities and learners from rural communities.
- Provides support services programmes.
- Secures learning opportunities for Masakh’iSizwe bursars (i.e. interns).
- Secures employment opportunities for graduates.
Policies
Bursary application
Applicants must complete an online application.