Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary is open and proudly inviting every enthusiastic young South African to apply and contribute more for the city and the community. The bursary aims to widen the chance of every artists and potential students to grow and innovate. Now is your time!

About Ekurhuleni Municipality
Ekurhuleni is the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa and is one of the five districts of Province Gauteng and one of the eight metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. Ekurhuleni means “place of peace” in Tsonga. Ekurhuleni confidently build an Integrated Transport Plan within its responsibilities the next 5 years. The Municipality is a well-known manufacturing centre in South Africa and described as “the workshop of the country”.
 
 
The Available Field of Study

Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary will provide funding for 4 years of study cycle and for the following field of study:

• Arts Management
• Fashion Design
• Ceramic Design
• Fine Art
• Classical Music
• Graphic Design
• Copywriting
• Jewellery Design
• Creative Writing
• Multimedia
• Dance and Choreography
• Music
• Drama
• Performing Arts
• Photography
• Textile Design
• Puppetry
• Theatre
• Sound Engineering
• Visual Arts

The Requirement of Bursary
The criterion for applying Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary that every applicants must adhere are:

• Applicants must be South African citizen
• Certified copy of ID and latest CV
• Provisional letter of acceptance/registration from the desired Higher Education Institute
• Full official academic results
• Two written recommendation letters from competence individual/group
• Applicants are not permanently employed at any public/private institution

The burasary will only be given to students studying in public university/institution. Undergraduate and postgraduate (specifically in fields of Arts and Culture Research) are encouraged to apply. The coverage of Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary include registration fees, tuition fees and prescribed book.
Applying For Bursary
Applying for Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary needs several documents to be attached along with application form and those are:

• Certified copy of ID
• Certified copy of academic records
• Latest CV (include practical experience related to the fields of art taken)
• Written and signed reference letter from competence imdividual/group
• Motivation letter for taking the bursary

The closing date of Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary can be obtained here:
www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/attachments/article/61/Arts%20and%20Culture%20Bursary%20Application%20Form.pdf
Kindly submit the all required documents and application of Ekurhuleni Municipality Bursary to:
Grants Officer: Arts and Culture
Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Private Bag X33
Marshalltown Johannesburg 2000