an economy class return airfare and housing allowance. The scholarship duration is 12–24 months (depending on the particular institution) for Masters and 36–48 months for PhD programmes.
External Statutory Funding NRF DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Scholarships Postgraduate funding is intended to support Honours, Master’s and Doctoral candidates to pursue full-time studies at South African public universities, in all areas of Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, including Indigenous Knowledge Systems, focusing on research aligned with one of the National Priority Research Areas. The overall percentage of supported students by the NRF will be 80% from the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) disciplines and 20% from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). Name of Funding Opportunity (Bursary, Scholarship, Grant, Award etc.) NRF Honours Scholarships (General)
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Fields Covered
All areas of Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, including Indigenous Knowledge Systems, focusing on research aligned with one of the National Priority Research Areas
Value and Academic Criteria Full Cost of Study (FCS): R144 700 pa based on need and academic merit (> 75%) Partial Cost of Study (PCS): R105 700 pa based average mark of 65% - 74% in the previous degree
Period of Support
Application Procedure and Closing Dates
Eligibility Requirements
Contact Person and Weblink
1 year
Applications for funding must be submitted to the university where students intend to register, through the NRF Online Submission System by accessing the link: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/ Universities set their own internal cut-off dates for applications and applicants must abide by those dates. Further instructions on the application process will be made available by accessing the link: https://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/ framework-documents
Nationality: South African citizens and Permanent residents only Race: 90% Black (African, Coloured and Indian); 10% White; and 1% students living with a disability.
Nandy Theka Tl: 0117171062 nandy.theka@wits.ac.za
Gender: 55% to women. Applicants must be 28 years of age or younger in the year of application
Online submission system: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/ Information: https://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/ framework-documents
Internal closing date: 7 January 2023
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