City of Joburg Municipality

Closing Date:

2026/10/30

Qualifications: Accounting Science, Applied Mathematics, and Investment Banking or related Finance qualification

This opportunity is open to YOUTH in the Johannesburg community The City of Johannesburg Municipality is committed to provide 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
• Build Environment (Architecture, Construction, Urban and Regional Planning, Quantity Surveying)
• International Relations and Protocol
• Legal
• Commerce
• Community Services
• Logistics
• Marketing
• Emergency Management Services
• Municipal Governance (Monitoring and Evaluation)
• Engineering (All Fields)
• Real Estate (Property Management, Property Valuation)
• Health (All Fields)
• Finance (Accounting, Auditing, Small Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Treasury, Economists, Risk and Compliance Management)
• Geo Information Science (GIS)
• Information Technology and Management (All Fields)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (All fields)
• Business Management

Criteria for selection

Selection of successful candidates will be strictly on academic merit.

Applicants are expected to study at an accredited South African tertiary institution.

It is the student’s responsibility to seek admission to a tertiary institution.

The bursary is for qualifications of no less than one year.

The bursary is not applicable to postgraduate qualifications.

The bursary is renewable annually, based on academic performance/results. It is the student’s responsibility to seek admission to a tertiary institution. The Bursary covers Tuition and registration fees, prescribed books and/or study material and is limited to the amount of R40 000,00 per academic year.

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