NWPG Bursary South Africa 2022 – 2023

 

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

The North West Provincial Government is one of the departments of the South African government. The Office of the Premier department is responsible for providing leadership for efficient, coordinated and integrated service delivery that will enable the growth and development of the province and its residents.

The other departments of the North West Provincial Government include: Health; Public Works and Roads; Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development; Local Government and Human Settlements; Education and Sports Development; Community Safety and Transport Management; Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development; Tourism; Social Development; Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs
 

ABOUT THE NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BURSARY PROGRAMMES – FIELDS COVERED

The North West Provincial Government Office of the Premier is inviting students to apply for the Victor Thebe Sifora Provincial Bursary Scheme, for the 2023 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within the North West province, for studies within the following fields:

Community Safety & Transport Management

  • Information Technology (Degree/ National Diploma)
  • Transport Economics (BCom Degree)

Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

  • Agriculture – Agro Meteorologist (BSc)
  • Agriculture – Bio Resource Engineering (BSc)
  • Agriculture – Economists (BSc)
  • Agriculture – Geographic Information Systems (BSc)
  • Agriculture – Land Care Specialists (BSc)
  • Agriculture – Science (BSc)
  • Agriculture – Soil Science (BSc)
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)
  • Community Development Studies (BSc)
  • Risk and Disaster Management (National Diploma)
  • Rural Development Studies (BSc)
  • Veld Management (National Diploma)
  • Veterinary Technology (B Vet)

Department of Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation

  • Archival Studies/ Records Management, History, Sociology and Knowledge Management (Degree, Diploma)
  • Film and Television (Bachelor of Arts)
  • History/ Art History/ Archaeology/ Museums and Heritage Studies (Bachelor’s Degree)
  • Library and Information Science (Bachelor’s Degree)
  • Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree)
  • Sign Language (National Diploma)
  • Translation Studies (Setswana & English; Sesotho & English; English & Afrikaans; isiXhosa & English) (Bachelor’s Degree)

Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs

  • Anthropology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Disaster Management
  • Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Organizational Development
  • Town & Regional Planning

Department of Economic Development, Environment & Tourism

  • Business Management (Bachelors Degree)
  • Climate Chance (Masters Degree)
  • Graphic Design and Videography (Diploma)
  • Information Technology (BSc)
  • Marketing (Bachelors Degree)

Department of Education

  • BEd (Geography) FET
  • BEd (Life Science) FET
  • BEd (Mathematics) FET
  • BEd (Physical Science ) FET
  • BEd (Setswana) FET
  • BEd (Setswana) Foundation Phase
  • BEd (Technical Math’s) FET
  • BEd (Technical Science) FET
  • Civil Engineering (Diploma/ Degree)
  • Mechanical Engineering FET (Diploma/ Degree)

Department of Health

  • Audiology
  • B Pharm
  • Dentistry
  • Dietetics (BSc)
  • Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics
  • Medicine
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Speech Therapy

Department of Human Settlement

  • Civil Engineering (Bachelors Degree)
  • Construction/ Building (BTech/ Degree/ National Diploma)
  • Construction Project Management (Bachelors Degree)
  • Quantity Surveying (BTech/ Bachelors Degree)
  • Urban/ Town and Regional Planning (BTech/ Degree/ National Diploma)

Department of Public Works & Roads

  • Architecture (Degree/ National Diploma)
  • Civil Engineering (Degree/ National Diploma)
  • Construction Project Management Engineering (National Diploma)
  • Electrical Engineering (Degree/ National Diploma)
  • Landscape (National Diploma)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Degree/ National Diploma)
  • Quantity Surveying (Degree/ National Diploma)

Department of Social Development

  • Information Technology (National Diploma)
  • Law (B Com/ BA)
  • Organizational Development
  • Project Management (National Diploma)
  • Safety Management (Minimum Information Security Standard) (National Diploma)

Office of The Premier

  • Bachelor of Science in Public Administration/ Bachelor of Administration/ Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation/ Bachelor of Science in Population Studies (Monitoring & Evaluation)
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Systems/ Information Technology/ Statistics/ Information Management/ Geographic Information Systems/ Geo-Informatics/ Geography and Land Survey (Monitoring & Evaluation Systems)
  • Bachelors Degree majoring in Economics/ Econometrics/ Bachelor of Administration majoring in Policy Management (Policy & Planning)
  • Bachelors Degree majoring in Strategic Management/ Bachelors Degree in Spatial Planning (Strategic Management)
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management/ Accounting (professional stream)/ Financial Systems and Economics (Financial Management)
  • Bachelor of Computer Science/ Information Systems (Government Information Technology Office)

Provincial Treasury

  • Accounting (BCom)
  • Human Resources (BCom)
  • Information Systems (BCom)
  • Internal Auditing (BCom)
  • Public Administration with specialisation in the fields above (Bachelors Degree)

 

** RELATED BURSARIES **

 

MORE ABOUT THE NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BURSARY PROGRAMMES – SELECTION

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 4 months of the closing date (by no later than end of March 2023) – if you do not receive any feedback by this time, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

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 North West Provincial Government Bursary.
 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NWPG BURSARIES

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (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 reside within the North West province
  • You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
  • You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards an undergraduate qualification in one of the fields listed above, in 2023
  • You must be studying or intend on studying at a recognized and accredited public tertiary institution in South Africa (studies at private institutions will only be funded in exceptional cases to address the skills need of the province)
  • You must have a strong academic record
  • Preference will be given to students in financial need

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE NWPG BURSARIES

Applications must be submitted online at: NWPG Bursary Application 2023

Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the NWPG bursary.
 

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

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Matric final results/ certificate (certified copy) (NSC certificate must be submitted no later than 7 January 2023)
  • Final results/ latest academic results, if currently studying (certified copy)
  • Proof of University acceptance letter, if available (certified copy)
  • Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed, pension statements if on state pension, death certificate if deceased)
  • Proof of residence (letter from Traditional Authority Offices if residing in a village, letter from Municipality Offices if residing in a Town, Township or farm) (NOT statement of account, e.g. water bill, etc.)
  • Proof of disability, if disabled (doctors letter/ medical record)

Note: if you have not yet received your University acceptance and final year-end results (at Matric or Tertiary level), submit your application without these documents and send the outstanding documents by no later than 7 January 2023.
 

CLOSING DATE FOR THE NWPG BURSARY

30 November 2022.
(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 the North West Provincial Government directly:
Office of the Premier
Tel: 018 388 1259 / 018 388 1207 / 018 388 1510/ 018 388 1099
Email: bursaries@nwpg.gov.za
 

Please do NOT contact the North West Provincial Government 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 November 2022.

SA Bursaries wishes you the best of luck with your application! Please remember to SHARE this page with anyone you know who may be in need of bursary funding.