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Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) Bursary for Young South African Citizens 2024/2025 academic year

Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) Bursary for Young South African Citizens 2024/2025 academic year


Bursaries will be awarded to students residing in Mpumalanga, for undergraduate studies.


Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) Bursary for Young South African Citizens 2024/2025 academic year

Please attach certified copies of the following:

  • Identity document
  • Certificate of qualifications
  • Academic records
  • Family income or an affidavit if parents are unemployed
  • Admission letter from the university or Institution
  • Research Proposals for any

The vision of the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Area (IUCMA) is to supply sufficient, equitable and quality water resources for all in the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area.

The Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded to students residing in Mpumalanga, for undergraduate studies within the following fields:

  • Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology (BSc)
  • Environmental Science (BSc or B Degree)
  • Geohydrology, Geomorphology and Botany (BSc)
  • Hydrology / Water Resource Management (BSc)

What does the bursary cover?

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: registration fees, tuition fees, examination fees, prescribed study materials, meals, accommodation and a stipend.

Requirements

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must reside in Mpumalanga Province (within IUCMA’s Water Management Area)
  • You must have completed Matric
  • You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards an undergraduate qualification within one of the fields of study listed above, in 2024
  • You must be studying or have been accepted to study at a recognised tertiary institution in South Africa
  • You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65% in Matric
  • You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60%, if currently studying at tertiary level
  • You must NOT be in receipt of any other bursary funding
  • Female students and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply

How to apply

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM HERE

Alternatively, application forms may also be collected at IUCMA offices in Nelspruit, Piet Retief/ Usuthu and Bushbuckridge.

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form 

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Matric certificate (certified copy)
  • Full academic record or transcripts, if currently studying (certified copy)
  • Proof of tertiary admission or provisional acceptance letter (on institutions letterhead)
  • Parents or guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed)
  • Proof of residence (from Local Municipality or Headman/ Chief)
  • Motivational letter to support your application and explain why you should be awarded the bursary (to be completed on the application form) 
  • Description of where you see yourself after graduation or after 5 years (to be completed on the application form)

Applications must be submitted in either of the following ways:
Email: [email protected]
(Insert the words “IUCMA Bursary 2024” in the email subject line).

Hand delivery:
Floor Number 2
ABSA Square Building
20 Paul Kruger Street
Nelspruit

Post:
The Chief Executive Officer
Inkomati Usuthu Catchment Management Agency
Private Bag x 11214
Mbombela
1200
For Attention: Human Resource

DEADLINE: 02 February 2023

DEADLINE: 08 February 2024


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