Rand Water Bursary South Africa 2025 – 2026

Rand Water, a South African water utility company that supplies Gauteng (and various other areas of South Africa) with potable water, was founded in 1903. The company, previously known as the Rand Water Board, is Africa’s biggest water utility.

Rand Water provides purified water which has been extracted from various sources, to metropolitan municipalities; local municipalities; industries, and mines. The company is also involved in wastewater sanitation.

The distribution network includes over 3000 km of pipeline, which supplies 58 service reservoirs. The average supply of water is over 3500 million liters of water per day.

ABOUT THE RAND WATER BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Rand Water is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for undergraduate studies, within these Water Sector-related fields:

Accounting / Finance: B Comm (1 bursary to be awarded, to a 3rd year student)
Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Biochemistry: BSc (2 bursaries to be awarded, to 3rd year students)
Chemistry: BSc (2 bursaries to be awarded, to 2nd year students)
Corporate Communication: B Comm (1 bursary to be awarded, to a 2nd year student)
Economics: BCom (2 bursaries to be awarded, to 2nd and 3rd year students)
Electrical: Diploma (2 bursaries to be awarded, to 2nd year students)
Hydrology / Modeling: BSc Hons (1 bursary to be awarded, to a 4th year student)
Instruments and Process Control: Diploma (2 bursaries to be awarded, to 2nd year students)
Maintenance Engineering: BEng (3 bursaries to be awarded, to 2nd year students)
Mechanical Engineering: BEng (3 bursaries to be awarded, to 2nd year students)
Microbiology: BSc Hons (1 bursary to be awarded, to a 2nd year student)
Natural Science (Environmental Education): BSc (2 bursaries to be awarded, to 3rd year students)

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RAND WATER 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 be under 35 years old
You must have completed Matric or equivalent
You must be studying full-time towards one of the qualifications listed above
You must be studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65% and academic performance in major subject
You must be interested in working within the water sector
You must be from a previously disadvantaged background
You must NOT be receiving any other bursary awards or funding
You must be self-motivated
You must be results-driven
You must have good written and verbal communication skills
You must intend on completing your qualification within the specified amount of time, per the bursary agreement
Preference will be given to female students, as well as students with disabilities (in line with Rand Water’s Employment Equity objectives)

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE RAND WATER BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: Rand Water Bursary Application 2025
(Reference number: RAN250123-2)

Applicants will be required to Register an Account before they can Login and apply.

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):

ID document (certified copy)
Matric certificate (certified copy)
Most recent academic record (on institutions letterhead)
Proof of Registration/ Acceptance letter (on institutions letterhead)

CLOSING DATE FOR THE RAND WATER BURSARY

6 February 2025.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Rand Water directly:
Head Office
Tel: 011 682 0911

Please do NOT contact the Rand Water if this bursary has already closed.

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