1. What is the Masakhi' iSizwe Centre of Excellence?
2. Which Bursaries Do the Masakh' iSizwe Centre Offer?
3. What Does the Bursary Cover?
4. Will I Have to Pay or Work Anything Back?
5. Where Can the Bursaries be Taken Up?
6. Who Can Apply for a Bursary?
7. How Do I Apply?
8. Where Can I Find out More Information?

At the beginning of 2006, the Department of Transport & Public Works of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape established the Masakh' iSizwe Centre of Excellence with the vision to make available to the province, the country and the continent of Africa, cohorts of professionals in engineering and built environment fields critical to the growth of the economy. These professionals will be characterised by excellence in learning, citizenship and service.

The Masakhi' iSizwe Centre of Excellence offers bursaries for study towards a degree or higher diploma in the following disciplines:

• Architecture
• Construction Management
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Quantity Surveying
• Town & Regional Planning

The bursaries cover tuition fees, all prescribed books and materials and accommodation and meals (or transport costs) during term time. Bursaries are renewed each year for the duration of the degree, subject to academic performance and fulfilment of the bursary conditions.

The bursaries are offered on a work-back basis, in other words, you will have to work for the public service for every year of the bursary. During your studies you will also need to:

• Attend workshops, learning events and meetings organised by the Centre
• Undertake academic vacation placements at sites determined by the Centre
• Participate in service learning and/or volunteer programmes organised by the Centre

The University of Cape Town, the University of the Western Cape, the University of Stellenbosch and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

To apply for one of these bursaries you must be:

• A South African citizen
• Be accepted at the relevant tertiary institution

Bursaries are advertised in all leading and community newspapers during September each year. The closing date for applications is 31 October every year. Applications can be fax or delivered to:

Department of Transport and Public Works
Human Resource Development, 2nd Floor
Protea Assurance Building
Greenmarket Square
Cape Town
8001

You can also download a bursary application form.

The Department of Transport and Public Works

The Bursary Coordinator
Department of Transport and Public Works
Tel: 021 483 5851
Fax: 021 483 7547
Email: masakhisizwe@pgwc.gov.za

Obrigado De Gama
Bursaries Programme Manager
Tel: 021 483 8924
Fax: 021 483 7751
Email: odegama@pgwc.gov.za