{"id":99240,"date":"2015-09-09T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/99240\/metro-bursary-applications-close-on-sep-18\/"},"modified":"2015-09-09T09:28:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T07:28:48","slug":"metro-bursary-applications-close-on-sep-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/09\/09\/metro-bursary-applications-close-on-sep-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Bursary application now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the 2015 Ekurhuleni Community Bursaries are open.<\/p>\n<p>These bursaries are offered to women, people living with a disability or individuals from a disadvantaged background, who reside in the Ekurhuleni region.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The minimum requirements are a grade 12 certificate or current matric exam results.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will be expected to enter into a bursary agreement with the municipality.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCandidates and those who comply with all the minimum requirements are encouraged to apply,\u201d said Themba Gadebe, spokesman for the metro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBursaries are open to suitably qualified and deserving candidates with a good academic track-record wishing to pursue full-time studies of bachelor degrees, national diplomas, certificates and accredited learning programmes from recognised and accredited higher education and training institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following disciplines will be focused on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Science, engineering and built environment;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Finance and commerce;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Law (LLB);<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Humanities, health and environment management;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Management;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Vocational programmes and<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Information technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Application forms are available at all Ekurhuleni Customer Care Centres, libraries and clinics and should be returned on or before September 18.<\/p>\n<p>No late, faxed or emailed application forms will be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Contact the following personnel for more information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Busi Sibiya on 011 999-6339 or Busi.Sibiya@ekurhuleni.gov.za<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Norman Shongwe on 011 999-7852 or Norman.Shongwe@ekurhuleni.gov.za<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Princess Mathe on 011 999-7711 or Princess.Mathe@ekurhuleni.gov.za<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Matsie Molotsi on 011 999-6342 or Matsie.Molotsi@ekurhuleni.gov.za<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Colin Ramogale on 011 999-7747 or Colin.Ramogale@ekurhuleni.gov.za<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Morris Nkoana on 011 999-8602 or Morris.Nkoana@ekurhuleni.gov.za<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other bursaries presented by the metro:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/53069\/two-katlehong-youngsters-get-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two Katlehong youngsters get scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/78859\/78859\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top matric students to shine at the annual Academic Excellence Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='d28daa9a55ca462cb83a1c8933a3b9b1'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metro bursary applications close on September 18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":97058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,8515,2],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730,1002,1004],"class_list":["post-99240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-local-municipal-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson","tag-metro","tag-municipality"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Municipal"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson","metro","municipality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}