Internal Funding

 Sandisa Imbewu Research Programme

Issues in Policy Development and the Promotion of Responsible Resettlement Outcomes in Development-Induced Resettlement Programmes

Closing date: CLOSED

Commencing date: April 2013

Sandisa Imbewu Research Programme: Advert

Sandisa Imbewu Information to Applicants 2013

Application Process

Interested applicants who meet the criteria are invited to apply. Please send a letter of application motivating your interest in the subject area, a full curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of three referees to Professor Chris De Wet (c.dewet@ru.ac.za), Department of Anthropology.‌‌

SARChI Chair: Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods

Department of Environmental Science

Closing date: CLOSED

SARCHi-Postgrad Environmental Science

PhD bursary value: R80 000 p/a‌

SARChI Research Chair

School of Languages
African Language Studies

Closing date: CLOSED

SARChI advert 2013

SARChI African Languages Application form 2013

Rhodes University has been awarded a SARChI Research Chair in the field of Intellectualisation of African Languages, Multilingualism and Education as part of the South African Chairs Initiative (SARChI). This initiative is funded by the South African Department of Science Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) to develop and promote research in South Africa.

Ruth First Scholarship

Closing date: CLOSED

Rhodes Ruth First Scholarship

Ruth First Booklet

Ruth First Scholarship info

The Ruth First Scholarship is intended to support candidates whose work is in the spirit of the life and work of Ruth First, whose work poses difficult social questions, and who are interested in linking knowledge and politics and scholarship and action. Eligible fields of study are: politics, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, economics, social policy, democracy studies, development studies, media studies, or studies in cognate disciplines with a strong social and human rights orientation. Black South African and Mozambican women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Rhodes University Study Loans

Closing date: CLOSED
(Late applications will be accepted and processed in order of receipt. Allocation of funding will be subject to availability of funds)

Loan Application Form 2013

Criteria 2013

All students wishing to be considered for a Rhodes University Council Loan or a RU Study Loan, must submit a completed Financial Aid Application Form by the closing date.

The Loan shall be for one year only. Annual application for the duration of the degree will be considered, but not automatically awarded.

All postgraduate students, irrespective of citizenship, may apply. Awards to be made in the following order of preference and availability of funds:

1. SA citizens
2. SADAC citizens
3. All other African citizens
4. All other foreign citizens

Loans approved for SA citizens will require one surety who is a South African citizen, and is employed full-time within South Africa. Foreign loanees will require two sureties from full-time employed SA citizens.

A combination of academic performance and financial need will be assessed for all applicants.

Prestigious Programmes

Closing date: CLOSED

Prestigious Postgraduate Scholarships

Application Form 2013

Altantic Philanthropies Scholarships

Allan Gray Scholarships

Mellon Scholarships

Guy Butler Research Award

Henderson Scholarship

RU Postgraduate Scholarship

Sasol Scholarship

Mellon Foundation Funding

Closing Date: CLOSED

1. Focus Area Humanities

Application procedure:
Submit electronically to: k.kouari@ru.ac.za, as one PDF file, the following completed documents (only ONE is necessary as you will automatically be nominated for each award for which you qualify): a covering letter indicating intended subject and degree course of study; detailed ACADEMIC Curriculum Vitae; full certified academic transcript, details of three ACADEMIC referees (including working email addresses); and a certified copy of your ID.

For Masters and Doctoral candidates: please include a short draft research proposal as well if possible. Indicate if your planned research has been discussed with the prospective supervisor.

Further info...Focus Area Humanities Advert‌

2. Andrew W. Mellon Prestigious Doctoral Scholarship in Humanities

Ten (10) PhD Scholarship Available

Applications are invited from suitably qualified students to study full-time at Rhodes University in 2012. The overriding criterion for the award of the Scholarship is academic merit, although other factors such as community service, could be taken into account.

Further info....PhD Humanities Mellon Advert‌

3. Thinking Africa Research Focus

The 2012 theme for the Department of Political and International Studies recently launched Research Area is: 'Curating the Archive on Ubuntu: Towards a Critical Humanism'.

For more info....Thinking Africa Advert‌