Gauteng Department of Health Bursary

Gauteng Department of Health The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) funds health training for Gauteng residents through two current programmes. The Gauteng College of Nursing (GCON) student nurse intake trains Diploma in Nursing students on a learning contract, with a monthly stipend paid by the department. The Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro (NMFC) programme sends students from disadvantaged communities to study medicine in Cuba. Applications for the GCON 2027 Student Nurse Intake close on 30 October 2026. As of 12 October 2026, the department had not published a 2027 bursary call for university health-sciences degrees such as pharmacy or physiotherapy, or a new NMFC intake. Gauteng Department of Health supports students in the following disciplines

✓ South African citizen who lives in Gauteng and matriculated in Gauteng ✓ GCON: a Senior Certificate, National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) or National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 that meets the college's admission requirements ✓ GCON: not currently funded by any government department, state-funded scheme or public entity (including NSFAS), and not already enrolled at a tertiary institution ✓ GCON: shortlisted applicants must complete a compulsory psychometric assessment; successful candidates undergo medical surveillance and document verification ✓ NMFC (2025 call): university-entrance Grade 12 pass with at least level 4 (50%) in Physical Science, Life Sciences, Mathematics and English, aged 18 to 30, never registered at a higher education institution and never bursary-funded ✓ NMFC: the 2025 cohort was shortlisted from households earning R350,000 a year or less, with priority for learners from Quintile 1 to 3 schools

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