2022 is getting closer with every day and those looking for funding for tertiary studies should check out the City of Joburg Bursaries programme which closes tomorrow on 5th November 2021.

“The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is committed to fulfil its socio-economic mandate by providing training opportunities in the form of Financial Assistance to community recipients, within the Johannesburg metropolitan area who intend pursuing academic studies at a recognised tertiary institution in South Africa and who adhere to the prescribed criteria in order for them to acquire their qualification at a recognised FET and / or HET,” reads a description of the programme.

The bursary awarded here covers not only tuition, but also study material, books and registration fees, but only to R35 000 per academic year.

The criteria for receiving funding through this initiative should also be taken into account with permanent residence in Johannesburg being one of them, as well as studies being undertaken full time.

The other criteria is as follows:

• 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 with a tertiary institution.
• The bursary is for study programmes of no less than one year.
• The bursary is renewable annually, based on academic performance/results.
• The bursary is not applicable for post graduate qualifications.

Full information about the programme can be found in this PDF with the application form itself available here. We suggest reading the PDF in full before filling out the form as it provides a list of study fields which are supported. The list is long allowing for a lot of freedom in choice of study, but there are limitations.

The City of Joburg Bursaries have been open for a while, but the official account for the governmental arm sent out a reminder to spread the word on Twitter today, so if you are a student – or know of one – who can benefit from this programme it’s best to do so soon.

????Reminder: don’t forget to spread the word on our Bursaries for the 2022 Academic year, CLOSING this week????

Apply online here: https://t.co/Xc9vDvBPzZ #bursaries #JoburgBursaries #JoburgVacancies #MondayMotivation ^NS pic.twitter.com/hEPIv44GGD

— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) November 4, 2021