External Statutory Funding

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.

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.) Fields Covered Value and Academic Criteria Period of Support Application Procedure and Closing Dates Eligibility Requirements Contact Person and Weblink

NRF Honours Scholarships (General) 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 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 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

Internal closing date: 7 January 2023 Nationality: South African citizens and Permanent residents only Race: 90% Black (African, Coloured and Indian); 10% White; and 1% students living with a disability.

Gender: 55% to women. Applicants must be 28 years of age or younger in the year of application Nandy Theka Tl: 0117171062 nandy.theka@wits.ac.za

Online submission system: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/

Information: https://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/ framework-documents

Name of Funding Opportunity (Bursary, Scholarship, Grant, Award etc.) Fields Covered Value and Academic Criteria Period of Support Application Procedure and Closing Dates Eligibility Requirements Contact Person and Weblink

NRF Masters Scholarships (General) Full Cost of Study (FCS): R144 700 pa Partial Cost of Study (PCS): R105 700 pa Student registered for the 1st year Masters: 2 years support

Students registered for the 2nd Master’s: 1 year of support 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/

NRF Doctoral Scholarships (General)

Masters upgraded to Doctoral study Full Cost of Study (FCS): R170 430 pa Partial Cost of Study (PCS): R95 430 pa 1st year of the Doctoral study : 3 years support

2nd year of the Doctoral study :2 years of support

3rd year of the Doctoral study: 1 year of support 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

Internal closing date: mid-July

Upgraded in 1st year of the Masters: 2 years of support Upgraded in the 2nd year of the Masters: 2 years of support Applicants must be 32 years of age or younger in the year of application

Applicants must be 32 years of age or younger in the year of application

Applicants must be 30 years of age or younger in the year of application Ndhuvazi Kubayi T: 011 717 294 ndhuvazi.kubayi@wits.ac.za

Online submission system: https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/

Information: https://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/ framework-documents

Name of Funding Opportunity (Bursary, Scholarship, Grant, Award etc.) Fields Covered Value and Academic Criteria Period of Support Application Procedure and Closing Dates Eligibility Requirements Contact Person and Weblink

NRF Grantholder- linked Scholarships 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 Varies according to specific funding levels Refer to Honours, Masters and Doctoral PCS and FCS

Extension Support for Masters and Doctoral Refer to NRF Honours, Masters and Doctoral period of support Postgraduate students who have been recruited by an NRF-funded supervisor to be part of a research project/ group, under any of the NRF Funding Instruments listed below, should apply via the General Scholarships Category and should provide the NRF GrantUID Number (unique identification number), OR, provide the NRF Application Reference Number if the research project application has been submitted to the NRF for review. Students should list the supervisor under the reference section of their application for support under the application and indicate the role as Master’s or Doctoral supervisor:

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

Internal closing date: mid-July NRF criteria on age, race and gender applies Ndhuvazi Kubayi T: 011 717 294 ndhuvazi.kubayi@wits.ac.za

Ndhuvazi Kubayi T: 011 717 294 ndhuvazi.kubayi@wits.ac.za