Key Facts
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Eligibility Requirements
- Youth from previously disadvantaged areas, with a focus on rural areas
- Deserving and capable student from a disadvantaged community
- Studying, or planning to study, engineering, project management, or finance and accounting
- Willingness to take part in tutoring, mentoring and follow-up sessions
Documents Needed
- Certified copy of your ID
- Matric results or latest academic transcript
- Proof of acceptance or registration
- Proof of household income, if TCTA asks for it
About TCTA Project Naledi Bursary
The TCTA Project Naledi Bursary helps young people from disadvantaged areas to study engineering, project management and finance. The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority, or TCTA, launched Project Naledi in 2005, and the scheme has both a bursary part and an internship part.
TCTA's page gave no application dates or funding amounts when we checked on 8 November 2026. Read it again before you plan, and ask TCTA for the details.
Funding Details
The page describes support that goes beyond money. Students receive academic tutoring, mentoring and regular follow-up sessions during their studies. This kind of help can make a real difference to a student from a rural school who finds the first year of university hard.
The page does not say what the bursary covers, how much it pays or whether you must work for TCTA afterwards. Ask for these terms in writing before you accept.
The internship part of Project Naledi gives students and graduates practical experience. If you win a bursary, ask how it links to an internship, because a placement can help you to find your first job.
Where You Can Study
TCTA's page does not name the institutions that it supports. Bursaries for engineering and finance normally apply to South African universities and universities of technology. Ask TCTA to confirm which institutions and programmes it accepts before you register.
Choose a programme that leads to a recognised professional qualification, since that is what an employer in this sector expects.
Students from rural areas sometimes worry that a large state body will overlook them. The page says the opposite, because the scheme was built to reach such students. Describe your school, your community and the obstacles that you overcame, and explain what you hope to build after you qualify. A sincere account of this kind carries weight.
About TCTA (Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority)
About TCTA The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority, or TCTA, is a South African state-owned entity. It finances and builds bulk raw water infrastructure so that cities, industry and farms can count on a steady supply. Its off…
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Fields of Study & Who Can Apply
The scheme targets youth from previously disadvantaged areas, with a particular focus on rural areas. TCTA says that it wants to identify deserving and capable students from disadvantaged communities. If you come from a small town or a village and you do well at school, you may be the kind of student that it wants.
TCTA says that it recruits candidates into engineering, project management, and finance and accounting. These fit the work of the authority, which funds and manages big water infrastructure projects. A student who studies civil engineering, construction management or accounting can explain how the study will help to build water projects.
Because the page gives no detailed rules, ask TCTA about the marks, subjects and age limits that apply to each field.
Application Procedure
Open the TCTA interns and bursaries page for the latest information. The page does not describe how to apply, so use the general contact details on the TCTA website to ask. TCTA lists the telephone number (012) 683 12 31 and the email address info@tcta.co.za. These are general contacts and may not belong to the bursary team.
Questions about this application?
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Project Naledi?
It is TCTA's bursary and internship scheme, launched in 2005 for youth from disadvantaged areas.
Which fields does it cover?
Engineering, project management, and finance and accounting.
Is there a closing date?
The page gives none. Ask TCTA for the current date.
