Martin & East Gap Year and Bursary South Africa 2025 – 2026

 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – MARTIN & EAST

Martin & East (Pty) Ltd stands as one of South Africa’s longest-established civil engineering and construction firms. With a history spanning over seven decades, the company has played a key role in developing and maintaining critical infrastructure across the country, earning a solid reputation within the industry.

Their expertise covers a wide range of services, including large-scale earthworks, water and sewer infrastructure, road and bridge construction, as well as low-cost housing projects. Martin & East also takes on the maintenance and upgrading of existing infrastructure.

As a B-BBEE Level 1 supplier, the company remains deeply committed to advancing broad-based economic empowerment.
 

ABOUT THE MARTIN & EAST BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Martin & East is inviting students to apply for their Matric Gap Year programme, for the 2025 academic year, followed by their Bursary programme, for the 2026 academic year.

Students completing Matric in 2024, are invited to apply for the 2025 Matric Gap Year, which will allow them the opportunity to participate in the following disciplines:

  • Bulk Earthworks and Landfills
  • Bridges and Concrete Structures
  • Crushing and Screening
  • Erosion Protection and Gabions
  • Low Cost Housing and Services
  • Pipelines and Underground Services
  • Road Construction and Rehab
  • Road Surfacing and Maintenance
  • Synthetic Playing Fields
  • Trenchless Solutions

Candidates will earn a salary during the gap year and will be placed on a Construction Roadworks and Supervision Learnership.

After completing the 2025 gap year programme, students will receive bursary funding, to study Civil Engineering or Construction Management in 2026, to study at these selected institutions: UCT, SU, CPUT, NMU.
 

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MORE ABOUT THE MARTIN & EAST BURSARY PROGRAMME

Bursary selection will be based on the following main factors: overall site performance during the gap year and acceptance into one of the approved programmes at an approved institution. Final selection will be made by the bursary committee.

www.zabursaries.co.za is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the Martin & East bursary.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MARTIN & EAST BURSARY

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying for this bursary (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must be currently in Matric, in 2024
  • You must be keen to complete the Matric Gap Year programme in 2025
  • You must be interested in studying within the fields of Civil Engineering or Construction Management (BSc/ BEng/ BEng Tech/ Dipoma) in 2026
  • You must be interested in studying at one of these institutions in 2026: University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of Pretoria, Nelson Mandela University
  • You must have achieved a minimum result of 60% for Pure Mathematics/ Mathematical Literacy/ Technical Mathematics and Physical Science

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE MARTIN & EAST BURSARY

Students who meet the above criteria, can apply via email to: careers@megroup.co.za
(Insert the words “Scholar Recruitment 2025” in the email subject line).

Note: there is no application form to be completed for this bursary application – students need only submit the list of documents below to apply.
 

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your email application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Matric June results and latest results
  • Curriculum Vitae

 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE MARTIN & EAST BURSARY

31 October 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
 

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Martin & East directly:
Contact people: Megan Adonis or Zelia Cyster
Email: careers@megroup.co.za
 

Please do NOT contact Martin & East if this bursary has already closed. View our other bursaries open for application here: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/bursary-news/

This bursary listing was last updated in October 2024.

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