MBOMBELA – Applications for tertiary study bursaries from the provincial government are now open, the provincial Department of Education announced this week.
The bursaries are available to deserving learners who intend to study full-time at any South African university next year.
The department noted that preference will be given to those who intend to pursue fields of study on the critical skills list. These include civil engineering, medicine, accounting, financial management, education with majors in maths and science, indigenous languages (particularly siSwati and isiNdebele) and human movement sciences.
Learners with disabilities who have passed grade 12 and have been admitted to institutions of higher learning will also be given first preference in the awarding of the bursaries.
“Our wish is that learners should take advantage of this opportunity to benefit from the resources that government is availing. At the same time this opportunity needs to motivate learners and students to study hard because they know that financial burdens will no longer be a hindrance towards their studies,” said education MEC Ms Reginah Mhaule.
“I wish to encourage the girls in particular to do everything possible in order to benefit from the bursaries and to further their education.”
Bursary application forms have been dispatched to secondary schools. The closing date for applications is September 30. Adjudication will be completed by the end of February next year and confirmation letters to students will be finalised in the second week of March.
Enquiries: busaries@education.mpu.gov.za
