Masakh’iSizwe is recruiting! Applications are open for the Bursary Programme 2025.
The closing date for applications is 31 August 2024.
The name Masakh’iSizwe comes from the Nguni languages and means “Let’s Build the Nation”.
The aim of the programme is to address skills shortages whilst empowering youth by providing them an opportunity to obtain tertiary qualification through full-time studies at Higher Education Institutions in the Western Cape Province.
About Masakh’iSizwe
The Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary Programme was established in 2006 by the Western Cape Government in order to make available cohorts of trained professionals in the 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) for a field of study relating to a degree or diploma in the transport, engineering and built environment or any other disciplines deemed to be scarce and critical by the Department of Infrastructure.
The Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme:
- Prioritises financially 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.
Available bursary study fields
Masakh’iSizwe offers bursaries for full-time studies towards a degree or diploma in the transport, engineering and built environment disciplines, amongst others, includes:
•Architecture
•Construction Management
•Civil Engineering
•Electrical Engineering
•Mechanical Engineering
•Quantity Surveying
•Town and Regional Planning
•Transport Economics
•Geomatics
•Property Studies
Who can apply for a bursary?
•A South African citizen
•Students accepted or intending to study at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape
•Preference will be given, but not limited to:
-Persons with disabilities, the financially disadvantaged, female learners and applicants from the Western Cape.
How to Apply
Applicants can complete an online application or physical application. Take a look at the links and documents attached below to guide you on how to apply:
- Masakh’iSizwe Advert 2025
- Supporting documents requirements
- Masakh’iSizwe application form 2025
- Masakh’iSizwe Bursary online application form
Contact Info:
Tel: 021 483 9545/0964 | Cell: 081 040 6562
Email: [email protected]
Address: 23rd floor, 9 Lower Burg Street, The Box, Cape Town, 8001
