Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development

The Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GDID) manages the province’s public infrastructure and building projects, including schools, hospitals, clinics and government facilities. GDID plays a central role in delivering and maintaining the buildings that public services in Gauteng depend on.

Registered name

Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development

Type

Provincial government department (Gauteng)

Fields funded

Engineering, architecture and quantity surveying

Website

gauteng.gov.za

Phone

011 355 6000

Sources for this profile

GDID’s pages on the Gauteng government website were not readable when BursariesAfrica researched this profile on 15 September 2026. This page therefore draws on a provider record checked in August 2026 and on BursariesAfrica’s earlier guide to the GDID bursary. Readers should confirm all details with the department.

Why GDID funds built environment students

Building and maintaining public facilities requires engineers, architects, quantity surveyors and project managers. When a province lacks those professionals, projects run late, costs rise and buildings are poorly maintained. GDID funds bursaries to build capacity in these critical infrastructure professions, so the province can manage more of its own projects.

The GDID bursary supports students who want to contribute to Gauteng’s built environment, in fields such as engineering, architecture and quantity surveying. Provincial government bursaries commonly require bursars to work for the department or the provincial government after graduating.

Status of the bursary

Our GDID bursary guide has not been refreshed with 2027 dates, and BursariesAfrica could not confirm a current call. Treat the guide below as background information about how the bursary has worked.

How to research the GDID bursary

Call the Gauteng provincial government’s switchboard on 011 355 6000 and ask for GDID’s human resource development or bursary office. Ask whether a bursary will be advertised for 2027, which built environment qualifications qualify, whether students must live in Gauteng and what the service obligation involves.

Watch the Gauteng provincial government’s vacancy and bursary notices, where provincial departments publish adverts. Students in civil engineering, architecture or quantity surveying should also look at municipal and private sector funders, because a single department can fund only a limited number of students.

Find out about GDID’s current projects, such as school or hospital building programmes, and mention one in your motivation to show why you want to work in public infrastructure.

Built environment graduates also need professional registration, so ask GDID how bursars gain the workplace experience required by councils such as ECSA.

See our built environment bursaries page for more funders.