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bachelor's, master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAMAT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE 

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Application Deadline: Friday, 13 October 2023.

LOCATION: South Africa

The University of the Western Cape invites applications for a limited number of undergraduate and master’s degree scholarships from qualifying candidates from South Africa and the African continent who are prepared to register for full-time study in 2024. Click here to download the call for applications.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UWC supports academically talented youth from South Africa and other parts of the African continent. 

Undergraduate and Masters programs (refer to the official website for eligible field of study)

For Masters:

Be no older than 30 years for the master’s degree studies;

Meet the University’s minimum admissions requirements (for program/discipline-specific information, visit http://www.uwc.ac.za) and must have applied for academic admission to the University for 2024;

Be prepared to begin their first year of registration for full-time master’s degree study in January 2024;

Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers.

For Undergraduate:

Be no older than 26 years for the undergraduate studies;

Meet the University’s minimum admissions requirements (for program/discipline-specific information, visit http://www.uwc.ac.za) and must have applied for academic admission to the University for 2024;

Be prepared to register for full-time undergraduate study in January 2024;

Provide evidence that access to university studies is impeded by social and economic barriers.

BENEFIT:

The Scholars Program at UWC will provide fully-funded opportunities for young scholars to study for i) undergraduate qualifications or ii) master’s degree qualifications.  

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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

ALLAN GRAY CENTRE FOR AFRICA ENTREPRENEURSHIP (AGCAE) PHD AND MASTERS SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 22 September 2023 at 23h59

LOCATION: South Africa

The  AGCAE is currently accepting applications for its full-time, funded doctoral and masters research programmes. Applications will be considered for the PHD and Masters scholarship opportunities

ELIGIBILITY:

A candidate must meet the minimum criteria for admission to a PhD programme at Stellenbosch University. This requires a master’s degree in a relevant discipline for PhD applications.

A candidate must meet the minimum criteria for admission to a Master’s programme at Stellenbosch University. This requires an honours degree in a relevant discipline for Master’s applications.

The scholarships are open to South African citizens and African foreign nationals. Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged South African and African foreign national citizens.

Candidates must have achieved a minimum mark of:

70% in their master’s programmes to be eligible for the AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships.

70% in their honours’ programmes  to be eligible for the AGCAE Master’s Scholarships.

Only applications in one of the AGCAE’s 2023 AGCAE research themes will be considered.

BENEFIT:

AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships: Full-time doctoral scholarships valued at R250 000 per year for three years.

AGCAE Master’s Scholarships: Full-time masters scholarships valued at R150 000 per year for two years.

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