KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport Bursary 2024

The Department of Transport in KwaZulu-Natal is now inviting South African students to apply for their 2024 bursary. The programme is targeted at tertiary institution students who reside in the area and are studying towards select qualifications.

As the name implies, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport’s goal is to build, upkeep, and repair the roads within its province by constructing and maintaining a balanced road network. The department also hopes to regulate public transportation whilst ensuring safety, accessibility, and efficiency. The department is on a mission to provide the public within the province, with safe, regulated, accessible, reliable, affordable, and integrated transport systems.

This article will help you with your application by giving you information about the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport bursary, its eligible fields of study and requirements, how to apply for the programme and its closing date.

About KZN Department of Transport Bursary

There are a total of 22 bursary awards available, for students residing KwaZulu-Natal, studying towards the following qualifications:

• Civil Engineering (BSc) (10 bursaries available)
• Geographic Information (BSc) (2 bursaries available)
• Law (BCom) (2 bursaries available)
• Project Management (3 bursaries available)
• Transport Economics (BCom) (5 bursaries available)

Reciepients of this bursary will have the following expenses covered for them: tuition fees, meals, accommodation, and prescribed textbooks where necessary. After graduating from school, the reciepients will be required to serve the relevant Department of Transport for the same amount of years specified in their bursary contract (this will be based on the availability of vacancies).

Eligibility Requirements

For you to be considered eligible for the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport bursary programme, you must meet up with the following requirements:

• You must be a South African citizen
• You must reside within KwaZulu-Natal province
• You must be between the ages of 18 and 35 years old
• You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
• You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, within one of the fields of study listed above
• You must be studying or have been accepted/ provisionally accepted to study at a public higher education institution in South Africa

Note that preference will be given to students who are studying or intend on studying at institutions within KwaZulu-Natal. Students living with disabilities are encouraged to apply

How to Apply for KZN Department of Transport Bursary

If you are rerady to apply, download the KZN department of transport bursary application form 2024 and fill it. In the part where you are asked how you heard about the bursary, put in “bursaryradar.com”. You will also be required to submit copies of the following documents:

• ID document (certified copy)
• Matric latest results, if currently in Matric, or Matric certificate (certified copy)
• Most recent academic record/ statement of results, if currently studying (certified copy)
• Proof of registration/ acceptance into a higher education institution (on institutions letterhead)
• Course curriculum for your qualification (stating number of years of study, number of modules/subjects to be taken)
• Tuition fee statement from institution, if currently studying
• Parents or guardians ID documents or death certificates if deceased (certified copies)
• Parents or guardians proof of income (payslips if employed/ affidavit or letter from the Department of Labour if unemployed/ pension receipt if receiving pension/ SASSA letter if receiving a social grant)
• Parents or guardians expenditure statement for monthly expenses
• Proof of residence
• Motivational letter stating why you should be awarded the bursary

You can submit your application via post or hand delivery:

– Post:
The Bursary Section
Private Bag X9043
Pietermaritzburg
3200

– Hand delivery:
Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House
172 Burger Street
Pietermaritzburg
3200

Only successful applicants will be contacted. If you do not get contacted 4 months after the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date

Applications for the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport bursaruy will close on 24th November 2023. Make sure you apply on or before the closing date so that your application can be considered.