Bursary Opportunities

Criteria:

To qualify, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Must be a South African citizen (permanent residents, asylum seekers, and refugees are not eligible)
• Must be of African, Coloured, or Indian ethnicity
• Must have completed their qualification at a participating university
• Must have completed a qualification in STEM, Digital Economy, Green Economy, Commerce, or Education fields
• Combined Household Income (CHHI) must not exceed R700,000 per annum, or R850,000 per annum for students living with disabilities
• Must be between the ages of 18 and 35 in 2026

Fields of Study

The intervention prioritises qualifications within STEM disciplines, as well as fields aligned with the Digital Economy, Green Economy, Commerce, and Education.

Application:

All applications will be submitted via the Feenix online portal:

Criteria:

This bursary opportunity is specifically available to students originating from the following areas:

• Breipaal
• Douglas
• Bongani
• Griekwastad

All are within the Siyancuma Local Municipality. In addition to geographic eligibility, applicants will be assessed based on academic excellence, with a strong preference given to those pursuing STEM-related study programmes.

Closing Date:

17 April 2026

Application:

Find the link to the applications form here:

Criteria:

Bursaries will be awarded to students residing in Johannesburg, for undergraduate studies within the following fields:

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

Application:

Applications must be submitted online:

Eligibility:

• Must be a South African citizen
• Must permanently reside in Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards an undergraduate qualification within one of the fields of study listed (the bursary does NOT fund postgraduate studies)
• Must be studying or intend on studying at a recognised tertiary institution in South Africa
• Must have a strong academic record
• Must NOT be receiving any other bursary/ grant/ other form of funding

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) directly:
Contact people: Billy Baloyi (Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) / Takalani Wakpo (Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)