Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) Bursary South Africa 2025
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY (DMRE)
ABOUT THE FIELDS COVERED
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, for undergraduate studies within mining and energy related fields, preferably the following fields:
SELECTION PROCESS
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by no later than 31 January 2025 – if you do not receive any feedback by this date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.
Bursaries will be awarded at the sole discretion of the DMRE and the Department reserves the right not to award a bursary if a suitable candidate is not found.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DMRE BURSARY
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must NOT be older than 35 years old
- You must be currently in Matric or have completed Matric
- You must have achieved a minimum of level 6 for pure Mathematics and Science in Matric
- You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, within one of the fields of study listed above (undergraduate studies only – postgraduate qualifications will NOT be funded)
- You must be studying or have been accepted/ registered to study at a University or University of Technology in South Africa
- You must be in financial need
- You must be from a disadvantaged social background and from a rural area
- You must be currently unemployed
- Preference will be given to first year students
- Preference will be given to female students and students with disabilities
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE DMRE BURSARY
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric certificate or Matric latest results (certified copy)
- Latest academic transcript/ record, if currently studying (certified copy)
- Proof of tertiary registration or acceptance (on institutions letterhead)
- Parents or guardians ID documents (certified copies)
- Parents death certificate, if deceased (certified copy)
- Affidavit if you do not know where one or both parents are
- Parents or guardians proof of income (payslips not older than 3 months if employed/ affidavit if unemployed)
- Proof of residence (municipal utility bill not older than 3 months/ stamped letter from tribal authority/ sworn affidavit)
- Motivational letter to support your application
Note: students currently in Matric must send their final matric
results and final acceptance letters within the first week of the
release of matric results.
Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:
– Email: GirlLearnerBursary@dmre.gov.za
(Insert the words “DMRE Bursary 2025” in the email subject line).
– Delivery:
The Director: Ms. Nondumiso Zulu
The Department of Mineral Resources & Energy Matimba House
192 Visagie Street
Pretoria
0001
– Post:
Private Bag X59
Arcadia
0007
CLOSING DATE FOR THE DMRE BURSARY
20 December 2024.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please
apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)