DAAD-NRF Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships 2017 for South Africans
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DAAD-NRF Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships 2017 for South Africans
Brief description: DAAD and NRF offer up to 120 new scholarships for Master’s and Doctoral studies in 2017.
Applicants must be South African citizens or hold permanent residence status in South Africa in the latter case, both certified proof of university employment and residency must be provided.
Applicants must have obtained a minimum accumulative grade average of 65% in the previous degree to be considered.
Female candidates and those belonging to designated groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
An age limit of 36 years at the time of application applies.
Applicants’ last qualification should not be obtained longer than six years prior to year of application.
Applicants may come from all those fields of study that have a strong relevance to the national development of the country. Fields include: the natural sciences, mathematics, ICT, engineering, agricultural sciences, applied social sciences and humanities.
Applicants who already hold a qualification for the level of funding they are applying for are not eligible.
Scholarships-holders are allowed to hold supplementary bursaries, grants or emoluments which may be capped in line with NRF and university policies.
The scholarship must not be held simultaneously with a bursary/scholarship from any other NRF source, the NRF administered source, and DAAD administered source or other government sources without prior NRF / DAAD permission.
If the applicant does receive any supplementary funding during the duration of the scholarship, this has to be declared to the NRF/ DAAD.
Scholarship-holders must not hold full-time salaried employment during the duration of the scholarship. They will be allowed to undertake a maximum of 12 hours of employment which includes teaching, tutorials, and assistance or demonstration duties per week on average.
University staff members applying into the programme will have to provide a supporting letter from their human resource department clearly indicating their working hours and status of employment during the tenure of the award.
Number of Awardees: Up to 120
Value of Scholarship: Scholarship values are as follows:
Master’s degree : ZAR 80 000.00 p.a.
PhD degree : ZAR 110 000.00 p.a.
Additional research funds and travel grants to 2 conferences are not awarded to awardees on this scholarship: the exception will be for the short term (2-6 months) research visits to Germany (visit Scholarship Webpage for details)
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarships are designed for students enrolled in full-time two-year Master’s courses or three-year doctoral degree studies. Please Note: The initial award is for one year only. For extensions of the award an annual progress report will have to be completed by the applicant, with input from the supervisor of the proposed research, and submitted to the NRF via the university financial aid/ post graduate/ research office.
How to Apply: The following documents are required in the application attachment section.
Proof of South African Identity Document (ID) or proof of Permanent Residency together with letter indicating university employment (if applicable, only at PhD levels).
Official and certified university degree certificates and transcripts indicating a minimum accumulative academic achievement of 65% in previous degree.
Recommendation by Supervisor (compulsory for doctoral applicants).
Admission letter indicating full time registration (if available). This will be required if successful.
Reference Letters (if available).
All required documents must be attached as one PDF file in the following order: Identity document, proof of permanent residence and university employment letter (if applicable), certified university and transcripts, letter of admission (if available). It is the responsibility of the student to find a suitable supervisor and ensure that the supervisor supports the application.
Applications must be submitted through an online application process to the NRF. Applicants can apply for the DAAD/NRF Joint In-Country Scholarship Programme by accessing the link:Click
Visit Scholarship Webpage for details
Award Provider: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), National Research Foundation (NRF), German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Brief description: DAAD and NRF offer up to 120 new scholarships for Master’s and Doctoral studies in 2017.
Applicants must be South African citizens or hold permanent residence status in South Africa in the latter case, both certified proof of university employment and residency must be provided.
Applicants must have obtained a minimum accumulative grade average of 65% in the previous degree to be considered.
Female candidates and those belonging to designated groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
An age limit of 36 years at the time of application applies.
Applicants’ last qualification should not be obtained longer than six years prior to year of application.
Applicants may come from all those fields of study that have a strong relevance to the national development of the country. Fields include: the natural sciences, mathematics, ICT, engineering, agricultural sciences, applied social sciences and humanities.
Applicants who already hold a qualification for the level of funding they are applying for are not eligible.
Scholarships-holders are allowed to hold supplementary bursaries, grants or emoluments which may be capped in line with NRF and university policies.
The scholarship must not be held simultaneously with a bursary/scholarship from any other NRF source, the NRF administered source, and DAAD administered source or other government sources without prior NRF / DAAD permission.
If the applicant does receive any supplementary funding during the duration of the scholarship, this has to be declared to the NRF/ DAAD.
Scholarship-holders must not hold full-time salaried employment during the duration of the scholarship. They will be allowed to undertake a maximum of 12 hours of employment which includes teaching, tutorials, and assistance or demonstration duties per week on average.
University staff members applying into the programme will have to provide a supporting letter from their human resource department clearly indicating their working hours and status of employment during the tenure of the award.
Number of Awardees: Up to 120
Value of Scholarship: Scholarship values are as follows:
Master’s degree : ZAR 80 000.00 p.a.
PhD degree : ZAR 110 000.00 p.a.
Additional research funds and travel grants to 2 conferences are not awarded to awardees on this scholarship: the exception will be for the short term (2-6 months) research visits to Germany (visit Scholarship Webpage for details)
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarships are designed for students enrolled in full-time two-year Master’s courses or three-year doctoral degree studies. Please Note: The initial award is for one year only. For extensions of the award an annual progress report will have to be completed by the applicant, with input from the supervisor of the proposed research, and submitted to the NRF via the university financial aid/ post graduate/ research office.
How to Apply: The following documents are required in the application attachment section.
Proof of South African Identity Document (ID) or proof of Permanent Residency together with letter indicating university employment (if applicable, only at PhD levels).
Official and certified university degree certificates and transcripts indicating a minimum accumulative academic achievement of 65% in previous degree.
Recommendation by Supervisor (compulsory for doctoral applicants).
Admission letter indicating full time registration (if available). This will be required if successful.
Reference Letters (if available).
All required documents must be attached as one PDF file in the following order: Identity document, proof of permanent residence and university employment letter (if applicable), certified university and transcripts, letter of admission (if available). It is the responsibility of the student to find a suitable supervisor and ensure that the supervisor supports the application.
Applications must be submitted through an online application process to the NRF. Applicants can apply for the DAAD/NRF Joint In-Country Scholarship Programme by accessing the link:Click
Visit Scholarship Webpage for details
Award Provider: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), National Research Foundation (NRF), German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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