Scholarships

Opportunity For Zimbabwean Youth: 2015 University of Johannesburg URC International Scholarships for study in South Africa

Application Deadline: May 15 2015

URC International Scholarship is a scholarship awarded to non-South African students currently
registered for Master’s and Doctoral degrees.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In order to qualify, students must:
  • Not be South African citizens or permanent residents. Students from SADC and other African countries should be given preference.
  • Be registered for a full-time Master’s or PhD and within the following term:
  • Master’s–within two years from first date of registration for the degree
  • Doctoral–within three years from first date of registration for the degree
  • May not hold any bursaries, awards, assistantships or emoluments concurrently with the URC international scholarship,
    which bind him/her to enter the service of any organisation upon
    completion of his/her studies. In addition, the scholarship may not be
    held concurrently with any other NRF, university or Government funded
    scholarship/bursary.
  • Have an average of at least 60% in the previous degree.
  • Registering for the first time for the specific level of study.
  • The scholarship-holder may not
    hold full-time salaried employment during the tenure of the
    scholarship, but he/she will be allowed to undertake a maximum of twelve
    hours of teaching, tutorials, assistance or demonstration duties per
    week on average during the year of study, and he/she may be remunerated
    for his/her services, provided that he/she is reimbursed at the normal
    university tariff for services rendered.
  • All awardees will be required to enter into a signed agreement with the University of Johannesburg.
Scholarship Worth:
The value of the scholarships are:
  • Master’s = R65,000
  • PhD = R95,000
Funding is provided for one
year and is renewable for subsequent years within the term of the degree
(indicated above) and is subject to sufficient progress and
availability of funds. The scholarship amount is available in two
portions, one per semester
NOMINATION PROCESS
  • The nomination form must be completed electronically by the student and signed by the student and Dean of the Faculty.
  • Forms must be submitted with attachments to Ms Dudu Mbatha at the Postgraduate Centre, APK Library, Level one).

Submission

Completed applications forms
together with the requested documents can be hand delivered to the
Postgraduate Centre, Kingsway Campus, Nano Building Resolution Circle,
Auckland Park to Ms Dudu Mbatha’s attention ([email protected]).
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