RASC PhD Scholarships 2023

RHODES AFRICAN CLUSTER CENTRE DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2023

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AFRICAN STUDIES

We are pleased to announce the launch of the RHODES UNIVERSITY AFRICAN STUDIES CENTRE (RASC) 2023 DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN AFRICAN STUDIES. The details of the scholarship are as follows.

 

  • Internal Submission Deadline: Saturday, 05 November, 2022
  • Cycle: 2023
  • Discipline/Subject Area: African Studies
  • Funding Available: 130000
  • PLEASE NOTE:: ALL CURRENCY IS IN SOUTH AFRICAN RAND AND NOT IN USD (even when the $ symbol appears).
  • Important:: Dates in this platform follow the US format - Month/Day/Year
  • Description:

    Sponsored by the German Research Foundation and through its collaboration with the University of Bayreuth, and three other African partners in the African Multiple Cluster system, the Rhodes University African Studies Centre (RASC) seeks to systematically advance the study of Africa and African diaspora by means of cutting edge original empirical research as well as theory-building based on new inter- and transdisciplinary research endeavours.

    We welcome Doctoral students who will work closely with their supervisors to produce cutting edge research in the following areas: African politics and political theory; African social and political history; water research, ecology, environmental education/science and climatic change; African arts and aesthetics; African music and musicology; African philosophy, and lastly Languages and Literature (African, English and French) with special reference to Africa and African Diaspora literature, gender studies and related themes. All research projects must align to at least one of the following themes: (1) Moralities; (2) Knowledge; (3) Arts and Aesthetics; (4) Mobilities; (5) Affiliations; and (6) Learning.

    Current Doctoral candidates with research projects which explore related themes, and particularly those whose supervisors are in the Cluster System are invited to apply for: a PhD scholarship (one year) in the first instance valued at R130 000 per annum. PhD students under this scholarship are expected to assist the supervisor with some of his/her research work and undertake some limited teaching related duties, where necessary.

    Please note that the selection committee may decide to award a lesser amount of funding at its sole discretion.

    Requirement: Applicants must be registered for a PhD at Rhodes University. For the 2023 intake, preference will be given to those whose PhD research proposals have been approved by the Higher Degree Committee and those who are already doing their fieldwork, or are about to write up the thesis.

    Please note that to qualify for this scholarship, your supervisor must be a member of the Rhodes University African Studies Centre. Visit our website for details of Principal Investigators: https://www.ru.ac.za/africanstudiescentre/

    Applications need to include:

    1) a brief research proposal (1000 words max) or an accepted research proposal from the Higher Degree Committee;

    2) CV with academic record; and

    3) a recent sample of academic writing. This may be in the form of a published paper, or manuscript or any form of academic writing.

     

    Closing Date for Applications: 05 November 2022. The scholarship is for 2023.

    For additional information about the Rhodes University African Studies Centre, visit our website: https://www.ru.ac.za/africanstudiescentre/

 

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