UCT Postgraduate Research Scholarships

By | June 30, 2022

 

UCT Postgraduate Research Scholarships

UCT Postgraduate Research Scholarships – see details below to apply…
The major sources of merit-based awards are the 2 state-funded research councils:

National Research Foundation

The NRF offers the following honours, master’s and doctoral opportunities:
 Call for Applications NRF Postgraduate Scholarships for Full-time Studies in 2024 – 2025for Honours, Master’s & Doctoral study

 

CategoriesUCT Internal Closing Dates
Honours31 October
Masters (first time applicant)1 August (DATE CHANGE)
Doctoral (first time applicant)05 July
Masters and Doctoral Extension05 July
Doctoral Abroad (NRF-Nuffic)31 May
  • NRF bursary and scholarship calls
  • NRF Application and Funding Guide
See also  Sekhukhune TVET College Bursary

 

Medical Research Council (MRC)

For more information regarding the requirements for the MRC’s 2 scholarships, please visit the Medical Research Council’s website.

CSIR – DST Inter- Programme

Application closed

UCT research scholarships

UCT research scholarships are intended for students who are eligible for NRF (SET), NRF (SSH) and MRC bursaries but are unsuccessful with their applications.
Students who are eligible but fail to apply in time for the appropriate research council bursary will not be considered for UCT bursary assistance.