DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries 2024: Grade 12 Qualification Holders Can Receive Financial Aid

About the DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation)
The Department of Water and Sanitation, or simply referred to as the DWS, is an establishment in South Africa that is responsible for providing quality water resources. Striving to create more accessible means to clean water and sanitation, the DWS utilises effective and sustainable methods to achieve economic and social development with their resources. As a people-centred department, the DWS works hard to meet the demands of local communities without any compromise.

About the DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries 2024
The DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) is offering financial aid for South African students in universities who are studying fields related to the department. The DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries is a helpful opportunity that boosts a student’s morale by giving them the extra support to do their best with their education.

Students who pursue the following study fields are eligible for the bursaries:

• BSc (Hons) in Hydrology
• BSc (Hons) in Geohydrology
• BSc/BEng in Civil Engineering
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Sciences
• National Diploma in Water Care
• BSc in Environmental Sciences
• National Diploma/BEng Tech in Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current)
• National Diploma in Environmental Management
• National Diploma/BEng Tech in Civil Engineering
• BSc in Hydrology
• BSc/BEng in Electrical Engineering
• BSc in Environmental Management
• National Diploma/BEng Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• BSc/BEng in Mechanical Engineering
• BSc in Environmental and Water Sciences
• BSc in Geohydrology
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental and Water Sciences
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Management.

Eligibility Criteria
If you are keen on signing up for the DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries, you will need to fulfill the programme’s eligibility criteria. The selection committee will be taking a look at all candidates based on a set of requirements attached to it. Each of these items will play an integral role in figuring out whether you’d make a qualified candidate or not. To ensure you have a successful application, make sure you fulfill all these items below.

The DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries Eligibility Criteria are as follows:

• 1st year students studying one of the qualificaitons above
• Displays outstanding academic potential as a student
• Shows need for urgent financial assistance
• Previously disadvantaged and and impoverished individuals from poverty-stricken areas encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions
Download application form: DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries 2024.

Once you have the application form ready, please read through the instructions before providing your personal information. All of the queries should be filled in correctly and according to your current conditions.

Besides filling in their application form, candidates must provide the following documents:

• Your Grade 12 certificate
• If you have yet to complete your Grade 12 qualification, please attach your most recent results (e.g. Grade 11 and/or first semester Grade 12 results)
• A copy of your Identity Document
• New or first-time students: Please provide a copy of the documentation that demonstrates your university application,
• First-year Honors students, kindly include your undergraduate academic transcript and evidence of your acceptance.

All these documents must be included in your applications. Any applications that are missing in any document will not be eligible for registrations.

Once everything is set, please send in your applications to this email address: [email protected].

Submissions must be made through the method mentioned above. Applications sent through other methods, such as fax or hand delivery, will not be considered by the selection committee.

Closing Date
Applications for the DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) Bursaries must be submitted before the closing date on 30 November 2023.

To guarantee a smooth application process, candidates are advised to send in their applications way before the closing date. This will help you avoid any last-minute occurrences that could potentially mess with your registration.

Shortlisted candidates will be given an announcements by the selection committee. If you have not heard back from the selection committee within 3 months past the closing date, we regret to inform you that you have not been accepted by the bursary.

The selection committee has absolute zero tolerance for late submissions. Candidates discovered to be sending in their application past the closing date will be disqualified from registrations.

All decisions made by the DWS (Dept of Water and Sanitation) are final. Anyone attempting to canvass with the selection committee’s decision will be revoked of their registration rights.