Saldanha Bay Municipality Bursary 2025/2026

Saldanha Bay Municipality Bursary Application Requirements 2025/2026

1. Only candidates who have been accepted at a university or a University of Technology or are pending acceptance will be evaluated;
2. Candidates must be accepted to study for an undergraduate degree in the following fields:
   • Finance
   • Accounting
   • Economics
   • Supply Chain Management
   • Internal Auditing
   • Risk Management
   • Surveying
   • Civil engineering
   • Electrical engineering
3. Only students with a minimum level of 40% in Mathematics or 50% in Mathematical Literacy will be considered.
4. Only candidates with an average mark of 60% or higher will be considered; or candidates with an average mark of 50% or higher, with a Mathematics mark of 60% or higher.
5. Successful candidates will be required to enter into an agreement with Saldanha Bay Municipality whereby they will be obligated to enrol into the internship program at the municipality after successful completion of their studies.
6. Preference will be given to candidates whose parents reside within the Municipality’s municipal area, affording partiality to individuals from historically disadvantaged societal groups and/or are individuals with disabilities, to succeed in Higher Education Institutions.

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS APPLICATION

(failure to provide all required documents in this section will disqualify your application)

Certified copies of:

• Applicants’ ID;
• Parents’/ Guardians’ ID;
• Proof of Parents’/ Guardians’ salary advice, payslip or 3 months bank statement (if unemployed);
• Grade 11 Results and also September Grade 12 results;
• Grade 12 results (statement of symbols);
• University provisional acceptance letter;
• Copies of ID documents of persons dependent on family income;
• Affidavit of guardianship (if not staying with parents); and
• Proof of address of Parent or Guardian.

In your own handwriting on a separate sheet of paper write an essay on:

Firstly What motivates you to study in the funded field; Secondly Why do you believe you should be awarded the bursary. (Note that the essay must not exceed 1 000 words.)