The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Bursary 2025 for Young South Africans (R40 000,00 per academic year)

Applications are now open for the 2025 City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Bursary Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it

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About The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Bursary

Opportunity Details

The City of Johannesburg Municipality is committed to providing skills development and educational opportunities, not only for its employees, but also for the Johannesburg community members.

The City is offering 200 bursaries to South African youth, who permanently reside in Johannesburg, to pursue full-time undergraduate studies in one of the following fields:

  • Actuarial Science Agricultural Sciences (All Fields)
  • Information Technology (All Fields)
  • International Relations and Protocol
  • Build Environment (Architecture, Construction, Inspectors)
  • Legal Commerce
  • Community Services
  • Logistics Marketing
  • Curatorial Studies
  • Emergency Management
  • Services/Disaster Management
  • Municipal Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Governance Engineering (All Fields)
  • Environmental Management
  • Nursing (All Fields)
  • Project Management Finance (All Fields)
  • Geo Information Science
  • Public Relations & Administration
  • Quantity Surveying

Benefits of The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Bursary

  • The Bursary covers Tuition and registration fees, prescribed books and/or study materials and is limited to the amount of R40 000.00 per academic year.

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Bursary Requirements

Selection Criteria

Selection of successful candidates will be strictly on academic merit.

  • Applicants are expected to study at an accredited South African tertiary institution.
  • Applicants should not be in receipt of any other grants/bursaries/any form of funding for study purposes.
  • The bursary is for qualifications of no less than one year.
  • The bursary is not applicable for post graduate qualifications.
  • The bursary is renewable annually, based on academic performance/results.

Application Date and Process

  • Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Certified copies of the following must accompany applications:

  • Most recent academic record.
  • South African identity Document.
  • Proof of residency in Johannesburg (statement of Water & Lights, Rates & Taxes).
  • Parents proof of income/death certificate(s) affidavit in cases where the student does not have one or both parents 


Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted. 
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. 
Contact Persons: Email address: Billy Baloyi and Takalani [email protected]@joburg.org.za

Application Deadline

04 November, 2024

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