KwaZulu-Natal Department of HealthKwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

Partially funded

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health Bursary

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa

Scholarship overview

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health offers bursaries to KwaZulu-Natal residents studying degrees and diplomas in the scarce health skills the department needs. A poster listing the fields of study required is placed at every provincial hospital, clinic and municipal office, broken down by district, and an applicant may only apply if their intended field of study appears on the poster for their district.

Support is recommended on a sliding scale according to the income of the applicant's parents, ranging from full cover (tuition, meals, books and accommodation) for the lowest income band down to tuition only for the highest band the department lists.

Award Information

  • Applicant must be from KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Must have a good academic record.
  • Must have proof of application or registration at a tertiary institution.
  • Must not already be receiving another bursary.
  • Must not already hold another degree or diploma.
  • Field of study must be one of the scarce skills advertised on the poster for the applicant's district.

Recommendations follow a sliding scale based on parents' income:

  • R0 to R120,000: tuition, meals, books and accommodation.
  • R121,000 to R150,000: tuition, meals and accommodation.
  • R151,000 to R200,000: tuition, accommodation and books.
  • R201,000 to R250,000: tuition and accommodation.
  • R251,000 to R300,000: tuition only.
  1. Check the poster at a KwaZulu-Natal provincial hospital, clinic or municipal office for your district to confirm your intended field of study is listed.
  2. Collect a bursary application form from the Human Resource department of the government hospital nearest your family home in KwaZulu-Natal, not the hospital nearest your university; you or a family member must collect and sign for it.
  3. Complete the form in full and return it to the same hospital it was collected from.
  4. For enquiries, contact the bursary section on 033 395 2733.

Official page: https://www.kznhealth.gov.za/bursaries/.

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How selection works

Applicants are assessed against the criteria above, and the level of support is recommended on the parents' income scale.

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