South African Geomatics Council Bursary
South African Geomatics Council Bursary
South African Geomatics Council Bursary
The South African Geomatics Council (formerly the “South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors-PLATO”) is a committee of elected members, all of whom are GISc qualified professionals; surveyors; technical surveyors and technical surveyors must be registered.
This scholarship will be awarded to a student who is enrolling or studying in the following fields:
- Surveying/Surveying and Mapping (BSC)
- Surveying/Mine Surveying/Surveying and Mapping (Bachelor of Technology)
- Surveying/Mine Surveying/GIS (Diploma)
Please note:
Students who have completed a university degree must register as a GISc surveyor or professional practitioner within 4 years after completing the bachelor’s degree.
Students who complete the national diploma must register as a mine surveying technician/topographic technician/GIS technician within 2 years of completing the national diploma.
* Read the scholarship conditions on pages 4 and 5 of the scholarship application form.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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):
- South African citizen
- Completed Matric
- Studying towards one of the aforementioned qualifications
- Registered to study at a recognized University or University of Technology in South Africa
The following South African Universities and Universities of Technology offer these qualifications:
Land and Engineering Surveying: University of Cape Town; University of KwaZulu-Natal; Durban University of Technology; Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Tshwane University of Technology; Mangosuthu University of Technology
Mine Surveying: University of Johannesburg; University of South Africa
Geo-Information Science: University of Cape Town; University of Stellenbosch; University of Pretoria; University of the Free State; Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Esri South Africa
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Download and complete the South African Geomatics Council Bursary Application Form (.pdf)
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 be disregarded):
- ID document (certified copy of)
- Matric certificate (certified copy of)
- Tertiary qualifications certificates (certified copy of)
- June and November exam results (certified copy of)
- Proof of registration at University/ University of Technology
- Provisional acceptance letter at University/ University of Technology
Complete application forms and supporting documents must be posted to:
South African Geomatics Council
P O Box 83018
South Hills
2136
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the SAGC directly:
South African Geomatics Council
Contact Person: Mari Pater (Mari Pater)
Tel: 011 626 1040 /1080
Fax: 011 626 2007
Email: admin@sagc.org.za
for more info visit sagc.org.za
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