UCT Postgraduate Degree Funding / Bursaries 2016
UCT Postgraduate Degree Funding / Bursaries 2016
Applications & requirements
Introduction
Various categories of funding provide support towards the cost of study at UCT. For students who will register for Honours, Masters and Doctoral degrees.
It is important to note that the University is not able to provide full-cost funding to postgraduate students. Scholarships and bursaries awarded will contribute towards the cost of study and applicants are advised to secure additional support.
Criteria for funding eligibility
To qualify for postgraduate funding, intending postgraduate students must first formally apply for an academic place at UCT. Only students registering for Honours, Masters and Doctoral degrees are eligible.
Students who register for postgraduate diplomas and certificates, the BArch, the LLB, or for the Undergraduate 4th year of any Bachelors degree are not eligible for UCT’s postgraduate awards, and are referred to the Student Financial Aid Office. Students who intend to study for a second degree at the same level as one they already hold, (e.g., a second Honours degree) are also not eligible for funding.
With the exception of a small number of prestigious and full-cost fellowships, all UCT Scholarships are supplementary. Students who apply must have the means to fund their studies. Applicants must apply for admission through the UCT Admissions Office or the Faculty Office. Late applications are not accepted.
Part-time employment
The regulations governing the National Research Foundation (NRF), Medical Research Council (MRC) bursaries and UCT awards allows, but does not guarantee, some degree of concurrent part-time employment. Some departments may offer demonstratorships, teaching assistantships or research assistantships. The details can be obtained from the supervisor or head of department.
Tenures of scholarship and bursary assistance
All fellowships, scholarships and bursaries are subject to the following tenure:
- strictly 1 year (honours)
- 2 years (master’s) the second year of funding is subject to satisfactory progress and continued evidence of need in the case of need-based bursaries.
- 3 years (PhD) the second and third years of funding are subject to satisfactory progress and continued evidence of need in the case of need-based bursaries.
Candidates requiring financial assistance must make every effort to complete their studies within the specified time frames. Funding will not be available beyond the above-mentioned tenures.
Note: Students studying for a second degree at the same level (e.g. honours graduate doing a second honours degree) are ineligible for UCT funding.
Applications for Renewal of all awards must be submitted annually by the relevant closing dates.
Application for admission to study and registration
Students applying for financial assistance who have not registered for the degree of their choice are reminded to do so, and should consult UCT’s Admissions Office or relevant faculty office for the closing dates. The selection committees will only consider students whose full-time registration has been finalised.
International and Refugee Students
A limited number of awards are available to International and Refugee students. As there is only one call for applications each year, it is important that the application procedure is strictly adhered to.
- NRF Travel Grant linked to NRF Scholarships and Fellowships
- UCT 2016 FORM 10C – Application For International/Refugee Scholarships For Postgraduate Full-Time (Honours, Masters & Doctoral) Students
- UCT 2016 Application for Financial Assistance for South African & Permanent Residents Postgraduate (Honours, Master’s & Doctoral) students (Form 10A)
Application deadline was: 31 October 2015
Applications during the month of August 2015
- 2016 SKA SA – HCD – Postgraduate Bursary Programme call for Applications
Closing date 14 August
- The Postgraduate Conference Travel Grant 2015
Application deadline: 31 August 2015
- 2015 Scholarship for International Travel Application form
Application deadline: 31 August 2015
- 2016 Doctoral Studies Abroad call for application
Closing date 7 August
South African-Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (SA-JINR) Collaboration
Closing date 31 August 2015
Applications during the month of September 2015
- The Association of Commonwealth Universities – Scholarships in South Africa for 2016
Application deadline: 7 September 2015
- 2016 The David and Elaine Potter Fellowships
Application deadline: 15 September 2015
- The Douglas Banks Renewable Energy Vision Schoalrship for 2016
Application deadline: 18 September 2015
- NRF – TWAS Doctoral / Renaissance Doctoral Fellowships – Call for 2016
Application deadline: 23 September 2015
- SKA SA – HCD – BSc BSc Honours and BEng Bursary Programme 2016
Application deadline: 25 September 2015
- Brian O Connell Partial Scholarship Programme: 2016
Application deadline: 30 September 2015
- The Wilhelm Frank Trust Doctoral Scholarship in Engineeering for 2015
Application deadline: 30 September 2015
Applications during the month of October 2015
- Call for SACEMA Internal Bursaries for 2016
Application deadline: 01 October 2015
- 2016 Fuchs Doctoral Scholarship
Application deadline: 02 October 2015
- Integration of seasonal forecasts information with crop model for improved small scale farming support
Application deadline: Open-ended, with intent to start PhD as early as August 2015 and no later than January 2016
Please refer to Booklet No.14 Financial Assistance, etc for full details.