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The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) invites applications from qualifying students for the 2026 academic year who intend pursuing an Undergraduate/ Post-Graduate Diploma /Advance Diploma/ Masters full programme in Disaster Management or Fire Technology/ Fire Engineering qualification (excluding Certificate courses and PhD qualifications) at a recognised Public Higher Institution of South Africa.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:
• Be South Africa citizens
• Have applied/ been accepted/ or registered for an Undergraduate/ Post-Graduate Diploma /Advance Diploma/ Masters full programme in Disaster Management or Fire Technology/ Fire Engineering qualification at a recognised Public Higher Institution of South Africa (Certificate courses or PhD qualifications will NOT be considered for this funding).

REQUIREMENTS
1. Undergraduate / Post Graduate Diploma /Advance Diploma Students
Eligibility Criteria:
• Certified copy of a valid South Africa Identity Document
• Most Recent Academic Results/ statement/ Academic transcript with a minimum average of 60%
• Certified copy of Matric Certificate
• Proof of application / acceptance / registration for a full programme in Disaster Management or Fire Technology / Fire Engineering qualification at a recognized Public Higher Institution of South Africa.

2. Master’s Students
Eligibility Criteria:
• Certified copy of a valid South Africa Identity Document
• Certified copy of Matric Certificate
• Brief Curriculum Vitae (maximum of 2 pages)
• Most Recent Academic transcript with a minimum average of 65%
• Proof of application / acceptance / registration for a full programme in Disaster Management or Fire Technology / Fire Engineering qualification at a recognized Public Higher Institution of South Africa.
• Master’s Research Proposal on one of the 16 Priority Thematic Areas https://onlinebursary.ndmc.gov.za/docs/ResearchAgenda.pdf

ALLOWANCES:
The Bursary Programme will cover the following:
• 100% tuition fees, including registration
• Research allowance for Master’s students only (capped at R 11 000)

HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should be done online at this link: https://onlinebursary.ndmc.gov.za/.

GENERIC ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
Email: bursary@ndmc.gov.za OR Tel: 012 848 4614/ 28/ 54

ICT RELATED ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
Email: bursary@ndmc.gov.za OR Tel: 012 848 4631/ 76

NB: Incomplete applications, applications submitted by email, late applications, documents requiring password and/ or corrupted documents will NOT be considered. Correspondence will be limited to successful candidates.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 September 2025