scholarships and development opportunities · 2016-09-15 · local and international scholarships...
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It'sthehomestretchoftheacademicyear,butthatdoesn'tmean
that this week's edition of the Take Note Newsletter isn't jam
packedwithopportunitiesforyou!
If you're an established academic take note of theHarry
OppenheimerFellowshipAwardtofundyourresearchaswellas
thecall fortheLeuven-SUStaffExchange.Forourfutureleaders
oftomorrow,don'tmissthechancetopursueamaster'sdegreein
CanadaaspartoftheirAfricanLeadersScholarshipProgramme.
Eager to learn Spanish? 10 master's degrees are being made
available for study in Chile, through theHorizontal Cooperation
Scholarship. Finally, remember the upcoming deadline for your
DSTPostgraduateBursaryApplications!
We'd also like to remind our readers of the PGIO International
Week taking place from 19-23 September! Come share and
celebrateinternationalexperienceswithyourfellowMaties.From
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postgraduate,internationalandmore!
Takealookatthe"AdHocBursariesandScholarships"pageonthePGIOwebsitetofindanotherreferencelisttosomeofthe
opportunitieslistedhereandmore.
DeadlinesToNote:HerearealistofupcomingdeadlinesforthemonthofSeptember,remembertobeginyourapplicationsearly!
-DSTPostgraduateBursaryApplications:30September
Announcements:
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SCHOLARSHIPSANDDEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITIES
Disclaimer:Pleasenotethat,unlessotherwisestipulated,theseopportunitiesarenotofferedbythe
Postgraduate and InternationalOffice. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into
programmes and institutions. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information
givenbythesponsorsupersedesthedetailsprovidedbelow.
HarryOppenheimerFellowshipAward2016
The Harry Oppenheimer Trust is calling for nominations from South African Universities, Science
Councils,ResearchandPolicyInstitutesandotherinstitutionsoragenciesofsimilarnationalstanding.
Theawardisgrantedtocandidatesofthehighestcalibretoenablethemtoundertakeaprogrammeof
cuttingedge,internationallysignificantwork.TheawardisintendedtoenablescholarsbasedinSouth
Africatoundertakeaprogrammeofworkthatwillbuildtheacademyandcontributerichlytointellectual
life.
Target:EstablishedAcademic
Deadline:31October2016
Moreinfo:Clickhere
StaffExchange&ResidentRepresentativeProgramme2017
Academic staff, researchers, post-doctoral fellows and administrative staff are invited to apply to
participate in theKULeuven-SUStaffExchangeprogramme for the first semester of 2017.The call
includes the opportunity for a successful exchange participant to be appointed as the resident
representative for SUwhile participating in the academic programme at his/her host department or
researchgroup.
Target:Academicstaff,researchers,post-doctoralfellowsandadministrativestaffDeadline:3October2016
Moreinfo:Clickhere
Canada:AfricanLeadersofTomorrow
TheCanadianBureau for InternationalEducation (CBIE) in collaborationwith the Institute ofPublic
Administration of Canada (IPAC) is offering the African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) Scholarship
Program. ALT program commemorates the late NelsonMandela's commitment to equity and social
justicebyofferingyoungAfricanwomenandmentheopportunitytostudyaMaster'sdegreeinCanada.
Target:Master's
Deadline:14October2016
Moreinfo:Clickhere
Chile:HorizontalCooperationScholarship
TheChileanInternationalCooperationAgency(AGCI) isoffering10Master’sdegreescholarshipsat
accreditedChileanuniversitiesorotherhighereducationinstitutionsinChile.ThepurposeoftheAGCI
Scholarship Program is to contribute to the formation of advanced human capital, through the
participationofprofessionalsinMaster’sprogramstaughtbyaccreditedhighereducationinstitutionsin
Chile.StudiesaretaughtinSpanish.Upto6monthslanguagetrainingcanbeincludedifrequired.
Target:Publicservant,academics,applicantswithindesignatedfields.Seemoreinfo.
Deadline:31October2016
Moreinfo:Clickhere
CallForDSTPostgraduateBursaryApplications-2017
TheCSIRand theDepartmentofScienceandTechnology (DST)arepleased toannounce theDST
Inter-ProgrammeBursarySupport(IBS)callforapplications.TheIBSpostgraduatebursarysupportis
intendedforfulltimestudiesforHonours/4thyearEngineering/BTech,Master'sorPhDdegreesatany
SouthAfricanpublicuniversity.Thefocusareasforthebursarysupportarerestrictedtothefollowing
researchareas:Aerospace,Composites,Modelling andDigitalSciences,MicrosystemsTechnology,
Titanium (Manufacturing Elements), Photonics, Biotechnology: Biopharming, Bioprocessing,
BiocatalysisInformationandCommunicationsTechnology.
Target:Honours,4thyearEng/BTech,Master'sandPhD
Deadline:30September
Moreinfo:Clickhere
Ernst&EthelEricksenTrust
The Ernst & Ethel Ericksen Trust was established by Ethel Eriksen in the early 1980's. The trust
providesstudygrantstostudentsdoingpostgraduatestudyandhasenabledscholarsfromallwalksof
lifetofulfilltheirdreams,andinsodoingbenefitSouthAfrica.
Target:Master'sandPhD
Deadline:31October
Moreinfo:Clickhere
2017CallforCommonwealthScholarshipsforstudiesintheUnitedKingdom
ThecallforCommonwealthScholarshipsfor2017isopen.StellenboschUniversityhasbeeninvitedto
nominate amaximum of TEN (10) studentswho are currently registered at SU andwho are South
Africancitizens.Thesemaybeineitherofthefollowingcategories:
•Oneyeartaughtmaster'scoursesorequivalentdegrees(excludingMBA)
•PhD
Target:Master'sandPhD
Deadline:20October2016
Moreinfo:Clickhere
TravelGrants
The PGIO Overseas Conference Grant (OCG) is a supplementary award to attend an international
conferenceoutsideofSouthAfricatopresentapaperorposter.Preferencegiventofull-timeregistered
PhDstudentsintheir3rdyear.
Pleasevisitthefollowinglinkhereformoredetailsabouttheapplicationanddeadlinecycles,aswellas
informationregardingthecriteriaforapplication.
NewZealandLEARNAwardsScheme
The New Zealand Government, through its research institution LEARN, is offering exchanges and
trainingforagriculturalgreenhousegasresearchers.LEARNisanawardsschemesponsoredbythe
NewZealandGovernmenttobuildinternationalcapabilityinlivestockemissionsresearch.
FourLEARNawardsoffered:
TechnicalTrainingAward
Co-fundedPhDScholarship
PostdoctoralFellowship
GlobalResearchAllianceSeniorScientistAward
Target:targetapplicantsanddeadlinesvary
Moreinfo:Clickhere
CentralEuropeanBusinessSchool:MScinFinanceScholarships
SwedishInstituteScholarshipsforSouthAfricanStudents
TheSwedishInstituteisofferingopportunitiestohighlyqualifiedSouthAfricanstoapplyforamaster's
degree programme at any Swedish university. Please note that scholarship applicants must apply
separately foradmittance toaSwedishuniversityvia thewebsitewww.universityadmissions.se.For
generalguidelinesonthescholarshipapplicationprocess,visittheSwedishInstitutewebsite.
Target:SouthAfricanstudents
Deadline:Applicationdeadlinesmayvarybutareusuallysetinmid-Januaryforfirstsemesterandin
mid-Augustforthesecondsemester.
Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation
For more Information on scholarship and development opportunities such asthoselistedaboveandbelowpleasevisitthePGIOwebsite.ScholarshipsforDevelopment
DepartmentofHigherEducation
Mandela-RhodesScholarships
RhodesScholarhips-Oxford
CheveningScholarships-UK
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