Bursaries for the 2027 Academic Year

The City is offering 200 bursaries to South African youth, who permanently reside in Johannesburg, to pursue full-time undergraduate studies in one of the following fields:

• Actuarial Science
• International Relations and Protocol
• Build Environment (Architecture, Construction, Urban and Regional Planning, Quantity Surveying)
• Legal
• Commerce
• Logistics
• Community Services Marketing
• Emergency Management Services
• Municipal Governance (Monitoring and Evaluation)
• Engineering (All Fields)
• Real Estate (Property Management, Property Valuation)
• Health (All Fields)
• Geo Information Science (GIS)
• Finance (Accounting, Auditing, Small Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Treasury, Economists, Risk and Compliance Management)
• Information Technology and Management (All Fields)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (All fields)
• Business Management

Criteria for selection 

• Selection of successful candidates will be strictly on academic merit. 
• Applicants are expected to study at an accredited South African tertiary institution. 
• It is the student’s responsibility to seek admission to a tertiary institution. 
• The bursary is for qualifications of no less than one year. 
• The bursary is not applicable to postgraduate qualifications. 
• The bursary is renewable annually, based on academic performance/results. 
• It is the student’s responsibility to seek admission to a tertiary institution. 

The Bursary covers 

• Tuition and registration fees, prescribed books and/or study material and is limited to the amount of R40 000,00 per academic year. 

Certified copies of the following must accompany applications: 

• Most recent academic record. 
• South African identity document. 
• Proof of residency in Johannesburg (statement of Water & Lights, Rates & Taxes). 
• Parents' proof of income/death certificate(s), affidavit in cases where the student does not have one or both parents 

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2026