Postgraduate Funding


Funding Opportunities

Rhodes University has many scholarship funding programmes (both internal and funder based) in order to attract postgraduate students to Rhodes University. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarships, Allan Gray Senior Scholarships, Henderson Scholarships, Ada & Bertie Levenstein Bursary and the Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarships are the cornerstone of these programmes.

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Postgraduate Funding


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Postgraduate Funding


Funding Opportunities

Rhodes University has many scholarship funding programmes (both internal and funder based) in order to attract postgraduate students to Rhodes University. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarships, Allan Gray Senior Scholarships, Henderson Scholarships, Ada & Bertie Levenstein Bursary and the Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarships are the cornerstone of these programmes.

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Rhodes University has many scholarship funding programmes (both internal and funder based) in order to attract postgraduate students to Rhodes University. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarships, Allan Gray Senior Scholarships, Henderson Scholarships, Ada & Bertie Levenstein Bursary and the Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarships are the cornerstone of these programmes.

Rhodes University internal awards are made annually covering all disciplines at Honours (R80 000 pa), Masters (R100 000 pa) and Doctoral level (R120 000 pa), in addition to renewals. Scholarship holders are encouraged to be involved within the department’s activities, and are required to tutor  to a maximum of 6 hours a week within the department, gaining experience in the tutoring teaching environment.


Scholarships and other bursaries are on offer and are based on a merit and/or a financial need basis. The Ada & Bertie Levenstein Bursary programme funds approximately 25 academically strong students who are in financial need so as to further their Postgraduate studies. Further funding for postgraduate study is made available through organisations such as: NRF, WRC, MRC and other funding bodies by way of individual bursaries or project linked bursaries.

Students can also apply for a Rhodes University Council loan. These loans are available to those students who are registering full-time and would normally not be able to study if it were not for the assistance of these loans.



Postgraduate Funding

Funding Opportunities

Name Type of Funding Faculty Eligibility Closing Date Status
Patrick & Margaret Flanagan Scholarship 2024 Overseas Study All Faculties SA Only 28/09/2023 Open
Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarships Internal Funding All Faculties Open to All 15/09/2023 Open
DBREV Scholarship for a Masters Degree in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies External Programmes All Faculties SA Only 29/09/2023 Open
Ada & Bertie Levenstein Bursaries for 2024 Internal Funding All Faculties SA Only 15/09/2023 Open
Guy Butler Research Award 2024 Internal Funding Faculty of Humanities Open to All 15/09/2023 Open
Ruth First Scholarship 2024 Internal Funding Faculty of Humanities Open to All 15/09/2023 Open
The David Ryan Memorial Scholarship in Philosophy 2024 Internal Funding Faculty of Humanities Open to All 15/09/2023 Open
HCI BURSARY 2024 External Programmes All Faculties Open to All 30/09/2023 Open
DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the 2024 Academic Year External Programmes All Faculties Open to All 24/11/2023 Open

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