National Disaster Management Centre Bursary 2025

The Department of Cooperative Governance through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) is accepting applications for 2025 academic year bursaries.

Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Masters studies, towards a qualification in Disaster Management, Fire Technology, or Fire Engineering (excluding Certificate courses and PhD qualifications).

COVERAGE VALUE & SELECTION

The bursary will cover the following expenses: registration fees, full tuition fees and a resources allowance up to R11 000.

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:

You must be a South African citizen
You must have completed Matric
You must be studying or intend on studying towards an Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification, within one of the fields of study listed above (excluding Certificate courses and PhD qualifications)
You must be studying/ applied to study/ accepted to study/ registered to study at a public institution of higher learning in South Africa
Undergraduate aapplicants: you must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60% in Matric NSC
Postgraduate applicants: you must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60%, in your most recent results
Enrolled applicants: you must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65%, in your mid-year results
You must have a total income of LESS than R350 000 per year, if you are employed
You must have a total household income of LESS than R350 000 per year, if you are unemployed

How to apply

To apply, visit National Disaster Management Centre bursaries portal.

Successful candidates will be contacted and if you do not receive any feedback, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Bursary recipients will be required to sign a bursary contract with DCoG, through the NDMC.

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