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Faculty Funding
Grants to individuals administrated by the Faculty Research Committee (FRC)
Faculty Name Value Period of support Application procedure and closing dates Eligibility
Health Sciences Research Office
MMED/ MDENT, MSc, and PhD research grants from the Medical Faculty Research
Endowment Fund (MFREF), which supports mainly postgraduate students The amount of funding available for disbursement in 2022.
Dependent on the allocated budget from the University and the FRO. Applicants are eligible for funding for Masters degrees within the first 2 years from the date of first registration, for MMeds
Postgraduate Committee approval of the protocol, and for PhDs within the first 3 years if full-time and within the first 4 years if part-time Submit the electronic copy of the application to Mr M Meela Research.Health@wits. ac.za.
Closing date: 25 February 2022 Only persons who are academic members of Health Sciences Faculty staff or are postgraduate students registered within the Faculty, may apply for funding
General travel, travel for conferences, field trips and data collection are excluded
Contact Person/ webpage
Mr Moraba Meela Research.Health@ wits.ac.za.
Connective Tissue Diseases Research Fund The value is at the discretion of the Committee and ranges from R10 000 – R35 000 One year, renewal Application form available here Where tenable Faculty of Health Sciences, its Affiliated teaching hospitals, and National Health Laboratory Services Conditions open only to full-time Wits staff, NHLS staff, joint staff and postgraduate students researchers with an interest in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases to apply for funding.
The fund will support research in either clinical or laboratory aspects of rheumatic diseases, preference being given to the following conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis Scleroderma Systemic Lupus Erythematosus https://www. wits.ac.za/health/ research-new/ research-office/ research-funding/ connective-tissue/
Students should approach their prospective M or D supervisors, or the respective faculty representatives to enquire about any funding opportunities offered by the Faculty– see table below.
Faculty
Commerce, Law and Management
Engineering and the Built Environment
Health Sciences Contact Person/Webpage
Senior Faculty Research Officer: CLM Faculty Research Office
Mr Selelo Matimolane
T: 011 717 8015 Selelo.Matimolane@wits.ac.za
ACCOUNTING: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/accounting-bursaries-south-africa/ LAW: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/law-bursaries-south-africa/ COMMERCE: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/commerce-bursaries-south-africa/
Students who are pursuing (or looking to pursue) studies can make use of this comprehensive list of bursaries. ENGINEERING: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/engineering-bursaries-south-africa/ CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/construction-and-built-environment-bursaries-south-africa/
Mr Moraba Meela
Research Projects Officer T: +27 11 717 2023 Email: Moraba.Meela@wits.ac.za or
Research.health@wits.ac.za
Humanities
Science
Rene Jordaan Administrative Officer Telephone: 27 (0)11 717-8203 Email:Rene.Jordaan1@wits.ac.za
ARTS: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/music-and-performing-arts-bursaries-south-africa/ EDUCATION: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/education-bursaries-south-africa/
Rene Vosloo Faculty Registrar (011) 717 6006 Rene.Vosloo@wits.ac.za
Students who are pursuing (or looking to pursue) studies within the SCIENCE field, can make use of this comprehensive list of bursaries.
Science Bursaries South Africa 2022 - 2023 (zabursaries.co.za) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT: https://www.zabursaries.co.za/computer-science-it-bursaries-south-africa/
