Breede Valley Municipality

Breede Valley Municipality serves Worcester, De Doorns, Rawsonville and Touwsrivier in the Cape Winelands region of the Western Cape. Like other municipalities, Breede Valley Municipality supplies water, electricity, roads and community facilities, and the municipality invests in local young people through a bursary scheme.

Registered name

Breede Valley Municipality

Type

Local government (local municipality)

Fields funded

Tertiary study for residents through a mayoral bursary

Website

bvm.gov.za

Phone

023 348 4983

What this profile is based on

Breede Valley Municipality’s website blocked BursariesAfrica’s research tools on 15 September 2026. This page therefore draws on a provider record checked in August 2026 and on the municipality’s past bursary adverts. Residents can confirm current information by visiting the municipal website in a normal browser or calling the municipality.

A valley of farms and towns

The Breede Valley stretches from the wine and fruit farms around Rawsonville and De Doorns to the Karoo edge at Touwsrivier, with Worcester as the main town. That mix of agriculture, towns and long distances shapes the skills the municipality needs, such as engineers for water and roads, finance officers and community development staff.

An early-December bursary deadline

Breede Valley Municipality’s bursary closes early in December. The 2026 round closed on 8 December 2025 at 14:00, and earlier rounds also closed in early December. The 2027 advert had not been published when BursariesAfrica checked, so residents should expect a similar deadline in early December 2026.

A December deadline falls during school examinations, so Grade 12 learners should gather documents in November rather than waiting until results arrive.

How residents can check the details

Call the municipality on 023 348 4983 and ask for the office that handles the mayoral bursary. Ask which fields the bursary funds, whether TVET college students qualify, what proof of residence the municipality accepts, and whether bursars must work for the municipality after completing their studies.

Check notice boards at municipal offices and libraries in Worcester, De Doorns, Rawsonville and Touwsrivier, where municipalities often display bursary adverts for residents without internet access. Keep a copy of every document you submit and ask for proof of receipt.

Residents who miss the December deadline should look at national funders, such as NSFAS, and at district-level programmes in the Cape Winelands.

Worcester also hosts colleges and training institutions, so ask whether the bursary supports study at local institutions as well as universities further away.

Cape Winelands students can compare the Breede Valley bursary with other public funders listed on our Government Bursaries page.