University Administered Awards Name
Fields covered
Value
Eligibility and Closing Dates
Collaboration Programme between the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
All
Grant covers 3 years of project funding. R100 000 per student per year for 3 years. Can cover travel and tuition but cannot exceed this amount.
The scholarship is open to PhD candidates from Wits University and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Up to 10 PhD candidates (5 at CNRS, 5 at Wits) will receive a 3-year scholarship to conduct their research project in any discipline, with additional support to travel between the two countries. The scholarships will be shared equally between the two institutions and every selected student will be expected to spend time in each other’s organisation over the course of their PhD. The PhD candidates will be selected from qualifying projects at the two institutions in line with the strategic investment for developing and strengthening Wits-CNRS partnership. The bursary can be awarded to South African students with no restriction on the demographics related to gender, race, age or discipline. A minimum aggregate for the relevant Masters of 75%, which is regarded as a degree awarded with distinction
Period of Support 3 years
Contact Person/Weblink derci_amoi@cnrs.fr or Amel FEREDJ, the Deputy Director for Africa, Middle East & India : amel.feredj@cnrs-dir.fr Lucille.Mooragan@wits.ac.za For more information on the call, please visit https://international.cnrs.fr/wpcontent/uploads/2021/01/Joint-PhDWits-CNRS_call-2021_guidelines.pdf
CLOSED TILL 2024 UNTIL 1ST CYCLE ENDS
Phillip Vallentine Tobias Educational Bursary - 2022
HUAWEI SCHOLARSHIPS
10
All
50 000 - 60 000 per annum
The recipients are referred to as holders of the Phillip Tobias Educational Bursary. South African citizenship;
Based on satisfactory performance
Applications prepared by students must be emailed to Ms Lucille Mooragan (Lucille.Mooragan@wits.ac.za) in PDF format before the closing date, 16 February 2023.
Celine Steyn: celine.steyn@wits.ac.za
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