Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarship of the University of Pretoria 2025, South Africa

Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarship 2025: The University of Pretoria is awarding the Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarship 2025 to outstanding students from Commonwealth countries (excluding South Africa). This scholarship is designed to support doctoral students who will make a significant contribution to the University’s research efforts. The scholarship is highly competitive and provides significant financial support for accommodation, tuition fees and other costs. The scholarship does not cover ongoing research costs but offers additional benefits such as air tickets and visa fee reimbursement. Applications are open until 1 October. 11 September 2024.

Overview table:

Study area:
The scholarship is aimed at doctoral students in every research-intensive field available at the University of Pretoria.

Description of the scholarship:
This scholarship is part of South Africa’s contribution to the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. It is awarded on a competitive basis to candidates who will begin their doctoral studies at the University of Pretoria from 2025. The scholarship is R184 000 per year and covers accommodation, living expenses, tuition fees, medical care and books/stationery. It also includes additional benefits such as air tickets to and from South Africa and visa costs.

Eligibility:

• Must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country (except South Africa).
• Must begin studies at the University of Pretoria in 2025.
• Must have applied for a doctoral program at UP for the academic year 2025.
• Must have identified a potential supervisor at UP.
• Must have submitted academic documentation to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
• Must have completed a postgraduate course/Master’s degree within the last two years.
• Applicants must be under 40 years old.
• Current or former UP students (PhD or Master) are not eligible to participate.

Required documents:

• UP online application ref. “T” number or registration number 2025.
• Written motivation of the future doctoral supervisor at the UP with confirmation of research funding.
• An outline (one A4 page) of the proposed research.
• CV (maximum 3 pages).
• Proof of study leave (if available).
• Copy of a valid passport.
• Complete academic transcripts (no certificates).
• Two reference forms from different researchers/supervisors.

Application:
To apply, candidates must submit the UP PhD Commonwealth Scholarship Application Form along with the required documents as a single PDF file to the following address: pgbursary@up.ac.za with the subject line “UP Commonwealth 2025”.

Last date:
The application deadline is 11 September 2024Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

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