Doctoral Funding
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The Doctoral degree at UJ develops the intellectual, research and professional skills of the student. At UJ we provide doctoral programmes that are intense, challenging and stimulating within a heightened learning environment, thereby creating an intellectually rewarding experience. UJ Doctoral graduates are recognised experts who have made distinctive contributions in their fields.
The Postgraduate School (PGS) provides support to the University of Johannesburg’s Doctoral students. This is done through the Postgraduate Funding Management (PFM) area. PFM is responsible for communicating the various postgraduate funding options made available at UJ for Doctoral level of study.
Doctoral students are funded from internal and external funds in order for them to successfully complete their qualifications. Scholarships that are offered under internal funding are categorized as Global Excellence Stature with the research focus on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and URC funds. URC funds have various sub-categories and are listed as UJ-Commonwealth, URC International, Supervisor-Linked (SLB) bursaries and Special URC. SLB bursaries are available for both the part-time and full-time students.
PFM has embarked on reaching our success plan by increasing number of postgraduate students. Funding for doctoral students are crucial to the university’s goals, hence external funders are assisting the university in reaching these goals. External funders are National Research Foundation (NRF), Department of Science and Innovation and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (DSI-CSIR), Duke CE, Organisation for Women in Science (OWSD) and various Sector of Education and Training Authority (SETA) organisations. Students can only apply when the call for these scholarships is out.
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2025 FirstRand International Postgraduate Scholarships are now open!
Scholarships available:
– FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship: for international postgraduate study.
– FirstRand Empowerment Foundation Scholarship: for international postgraduate study.
– FirstRand Oxford African Studies Scholarship: for a M Sc in African Studies at University of Oxford.
– FirstRand Oxford Blavatnik School of Government Scholarship: for a Masters in Public Policy at the University of Oxford.
– FirstRand Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment Scholarship: for a M Sc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.
–FirstRand IHE Delft Water Education Scholarship: for a M SC in Water and Sustainable Development at IHE Delft.
–FirstRand IE University Scholarship: for a Masters in Business Analytics and Big Data or Masters in Computer Science and Business Technology at IE University, Madrid.
Session details:
Date: 13 November 2024
Time: 14:00 pm – 15:00 pm
Location: Online
In order to receive a meeting link, please RSVP to giselle.ras@firstrand.co.za by 12 November 2024 with the subject: Presentation RSVP 13 Nov.
The Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Johannesburg are offering a Joint Call for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for the 2025 academic year.
Application Deadline: 30 November 2024
For queries, please contact:
• Mr Lucas Shai (shaiLK@tut.ac.za) at TUT
• Ms Lusiwe Gwala (lusiweg@uj.ac.za) at UJ
The 2025 Allan Gray Postgraduate Fellowship Programme is now open!
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, aims to empower South African youth and cultivate the next generation of high-impact entrepreneurs.
Application Deadline: November 8, 2024
For more details band application links :
https://allangrayorbis.org/programmes/fellowship/
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future through innovation and the collaborative pursuit of knowledge and striving towards Global Excellence and Stature (GES). The embodiment of core values such as independent thinking, meaningful engagement and sustainable development with a foundation deeply rooted in consistency and transparency make the University an international institution of choice for global excellence and stature.
Interested candidates may apply online here.
Interested Master’s candidates may apply online here while Doctoral candidates may apply here.
Closing date for applications: Friday 15 November 2024
These GES Scholarships and Fellowships are highly competitive and limited in number.