Polokwane Municipality invites South African students to apply for Bursary Programme 2025 academic year.
Bursary Application Closing Date: 15 November 2024
Bursaries will be awarded to students residing within the Polokwane Municipal area (Limpopo), for studies towards a first Degree or National Diploma in ANY field.
Requirements
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 permanently reside within the Polokwane Municipality, in Limpopo province
- You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
- You must be studying or intend on studying towards your first Degree or National Diploma qualification, in 2025 (i.e. you must NOT have studied another qualification at the same level)
- You must be studying or intend on studying at a public University, University of Technology or TVET College in South Africa
- You must NOT be in receipt of any other bursary funding
- You must be from a disadvantaged background
- Students with disabilities who meet all the requirements, are encouraged to apply
How to apply
Download and complete the Polokwane Municipality Bursary Application Form 2025 (.pdf)
Alternatively, application forms can be collected from the any cluster office, Civic Centre office 901/908.
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed bursary application form (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)
- Proof of acceptance/ provisional admission at a tertiary institution (on institutions letterhead)
- Parents or guardians ID documents/ death certificates if deceased (certified copies)
- Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips or letter from employer if employed, affidavit if unemployed, latest financial statements if self-employed, proof of government grant if applicable)
- Proof of residence – original and stamped (Municipal Water utility/ Bank Statement/ confirmation letter from authorized traditional leaders)
Applications must be submitted in either of the following ways:
– Delivery:
Civic Centre
Cnr Landross Mare Street and Bodenstein Street
9th floor
(Office no 901/908 or ground floor)
Polokwane
0700
– Post:
P O Box 111
Polokwane
0700
