What is the Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme about?
The Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary Programme was established in 2006 by the Western Cape Government to provide cohorts of trained professionals in the engineering and built environment fields.

The MiS Bursary Programme awards external bursaries for studies at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Western Cape Province (WCP) for a field of study relating to a degree or diploma in the transport, engineering and built environment or any other disciplines deemed to be scarce and critical by the Department of Infrastructure.

Which bursaries are offered through the Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme?
Masakh’iSizwe offers bursaries for full-time studies towards a degree or diploma in the renewable energy, engineering and built environment disciplines, amongst others, includes:

• Architecture

• Construction Management

• Civil Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Quantity Surveying

• Town and Regional Planning

• Geomatics

• Property Studies

• Renewable Energy

Where can the bursaries be taken up?

• University of Cape Town

• Cape Peninsula University of Technology

• Stellenbosch University

Will I have to pay anything back?
The bursaries are offered on a work-back basis. In other words, you will have to work in the public service and/or partnered companies for one year for every year you have received a bursary. During your studies, there will be weekends when you are required to:
• Attend workshops, events and meetings
• Partake in outreach programmes; and
• Undertake academic/experiential training

Who can apply for a bursary?

• A South African citizen residing in Ceres, Bella Vista, Nduli, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Vredebes and surrounding farms

• Students accepted or intending to study at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape

• Preference will be given, but not limited to:
  – Persons with disabilities, the financially disadvantaged, female learners and applicants from the Western Cape.

How do I apply?
https://www.westerncape.gov.za/service/masakhisisizwe-bursary-programme

Complete Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary Application Form for 2026 funding NEW BCV Applicants and

Submit via email to Shannon Lombaard:
Shannon.lombaard@weareinfinitypower.com and hand delivery to Project Office:

at 51 Voortrekker Street, Ceres, 6835 (Behind ABSA Bank).

Telephone: 083 789 8426

The closing date for applications are 14 November 2025.