The KZN Office of the Premier, eThekwini Municipality and the African Renaissance initiative have joined forces to introduce a programme that will prioritise and strategise access to bursaries  by the youth. The programme has obtained the buy-in of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, as well as various provincial universities in order to promote the opportunities available.

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Bursary Programme offers  transversal bursaries to students who are residents of KwaZuluNatal  and interested in pursuing a tertiary qualification in various fields of study, especially where skills gaps have been identified. Current examples, which show the wide scope of bursaries available for diplomas and degrees include :

• Office of the Premier:  Industrial engineers, boiler   maker, financial management,   accounting, chemistry,   geology, metrology, aviation,   mining, forestry.
• Department of Agriculture   and Rural Development:   Veterinary sciences, animal   health, agriculture engineering,   soil conservation, veterinary   technologist.
• Department of Arts and   Culture: Public management,   practical music, drama, jazz   and popular music, jewellery   design, fine art, graphic design,   African languages, arts
• Department of Human Settlements: Property   management, land and   quantity surveying, town and   regional planning,   Engineering, Architecture
• Department of Provincial   Treasury: Financial   management, cost and   management , accounting,   economics
• Department of Public Works: Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil  engineering, construction   project management
• Department of Cooperative   Governance and Traditional Affairs: Civil/electrical engineering, land surveying, local economic development,   disaster management, project   management, graphic design.
• Department of Transport:   civil mechanical engineering,   transportation Students must be already admitted/registered at any institution in the Province, but not private institutions. Students must be from previously disadvantaged backgrounds and from vulnerable groups e.g. child headed households, orphaned, disabled, grandparents headed households and must be earning R60 000 per annum or below for single parent/guardian or R120 000.00 per annum for both parents combined. All applicants  will be required to submit the following documents:
• Application letter clearly   indicating a proposed field of   study and motivate as to why you should be offered  financial assistance with  contact details i.e. cell phone   number
• Certified copies of Identity  Document (ID) - including   your parents ID and or your Guardian
• Certified copy of your  Matric Certificate and other   qualifications (where   applicable)
• Proof of income of your parents/guardian
• Certified copy of death   certificate, if parents are   deceased
• Proof of registration/  acceptance letter from the  institution of your choice or CAO
• Academic record from the   tertiary institution
• Signed copy of an affidavit  by both parents if they are unemployed
• Affidavit indicating that the   applicant is unemployed. It is the responsibility of the student to seek admission with tertiary institutions and accommodation within university residences. Successful applicants will enter into a contract with the number of years equivalent to the duration of their period of study. The bursary is for full time study only and covers tuition fees, accommodation, meals where necessary, and prescribed textbooks.