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Scholarships for South African Honours, Masters and Doctoral Students, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Posted by on July 8, 2011 Comments Off

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN POSTGRADUATE CENTRE AND FUNDING OFFICE THE JOHN DAVIDSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST Applications are invited for the John Davidson Education Trust Bursaries  The bursaries are available to South African Honours, Masters and Doctoral students who are registered for full time study in any area of Engineering (with the exception of Architecture), Commerce and Business Management at the University of Cape Town. Tenure of award:

1 year. No renewal is for a second year is guaranteed. Academic Criteria: 60% mark and above for undergraduate, Honours or Masters coursework. Other Criteria: Financial need Value: Variable – The value of the bursaries to be awarded are at the discretion of the Trustees. The John Davidson Educational Trust has funds available for bursaries/financial assistance for postgraduate students studying in Engineering, Commerce and Management at UCT.

The funds are available for overall assistance, or for particular grants for tuition, board and lodging and/or prescribed reading material. Preference will be given to students with suitable records of academic performance who are, in the opinion of the Trustees, in need of financial assistance. The Trustees will take into account the applicants’ career plans, and whether or not the applicants intend to make an ongoing contribution in the Southern African economic and social environments. Application Procedure:

1. Completion of the John Davidson Educational Trust Application Form which is available from the Postgraduate Centre & Funding Office

2. Applicants are required to submit a short essay of not more than 300 words, as part of the application. This essay must describe the contributions Applicants hope to make to Southern African economic and social environments, once they have completed their course of study. Specific reference should be made to dealing with practical ways of making the English language an accessible means of communication within your discipline, amongst all staff, and management and staff, in the job context.

3. Certified copies of all tertiary academic transcripts must be attached. 4. A full budget giving income and expenditure for the 2011 academic year must be attached.

5. A certified copy of your SA Identity Book must be attached. 6. A brief curriculum vitae no longer than 1 X A4 page. All Awards made by the John Davidson Educational Trust which are accepted by students, are subject to compliance with the rules and policies of the Postgraduate Studies Funding Committee of the University of Cape Town. The application, short-listing and award management and reporting processes will be managed by the Postgraduate Centre and Funding Office of the University of Cape Town. The Trustees reserve the right to make no awards at all. Successful candidates accept will be required to accept the bursaries subject to the CONDITIONS OF AWARD (See Application Form). Completed application forms and all of the required attachments and documents must be handed in to: The Director Postgraduate Centre & Funding Office University of Cape Town BY NO LATER THAN 28 January . LATE AND INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED C:/SCHOLSETOK/JDAVISONADVERT
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THE JOHN DAVIDSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST Application form for Financial Assistance Criteria: These scholarships are available to Honours, Masters and Doctoral students who are registered for full-time study at the University of Cape Town in any area of Engineering (with the exception of Architecture) Commerce or Business Management. Only students who have achieved 60% and over for their two undergraduate major subjects, or their Honours degrees, or for the Masters (by coursework) degrees are eligible. Students having achieved their Masters degrees by dissertation are required to submit a letter of motivation and comment on their academic standing from their supervisors or Heads of Department. The awards will be made on adequate proof of both academic merit and financial need. Full disclosure of your financial position is therefore imperative.

for more information;

http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/pgfo/notices/appstud/jdavidontrustadvert&appl.pdf

Master’s Bursary for South African Students at Urban Protected Areas

Posted by on June 21, 2011 Comments Off

URBAN PROTECTED AREAS (UPA) NETWORK
CALL FOR MASTER’S BURSARY APPLICATION

The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) is pleased to announce that as part of the Urban
Protected Areas (UPA) network, it will be offering two Master’s bursaries of ZAR20,000/2000
euros each for the conduction of research on the history and policies of urban protected areas,
with the Table Mountain National park in Cape Town as a case study. The two bursaries are
intended to be allocated to one Master student registered at a European Union
University and one Master student registered at a South African University.

Eligibility
- Being enrolled in a Master’s program for the academic year  for European Union
and  for South Africa.
- Students with background in Geography/Anthropology/History/Political Science.
Scientific objectives
The UPA network is an international network created in 2009 that aims at bringing together
research teams and practitioners to reflect on issues pertaining to the “nature-city” relationship
and particularly to the protected areas that are confronted to urban dynamics.

The UPA network therefore carries out research on governance and management of national parks
that are located in or nearby cities. It focuses in particular on the following urban protected areas:
Tijuca National Park (Rio, Brasil), Sanjay National Park (Mumbai, India), Nairobi National Park
(Nairobi, Kenya) and the Table Mountain National Park(Cape Town, South Africa).
The objective of the UPA network is to pool together knowledge, expertise and experience in
management of different urban protected areas through the setup of a research network that
associates researchers, managers and local authorities dealing with urban protected areas. It
notably aims at supporting research focusing on management strategies and methodologies for
urban protected areas in order to help policy makers make informed decisions towards greater
sustainability. It also aims eventually to produce educational material about the management of
urban protected areas.

This call is intended to elicit applications from Master’s students in
Geography/Anthropology/History/Political Science willing to conduct research in line with the
following themes:
- Practices, management and policies of urban protected areas.
- History of the “park-city” governance relationship.
The research must imperatively be done with the Table Mountain National Park as a case
study.
Apply:
To apply, please send the following documents to research@ifas.org.za before the 15th of
January (European Union) and the 15th of March  (South Africa):
- 1 CV of 2 pages maximum.
- A cover letter of 2 pages maximum explaining how the research topic would fit into the
questionings and framework of analysis of the research programme.
- A reference letter from the research director.
- A proof of academic registration
for more information;

http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Research/Post%20Graduate%20Centre/PostgraduateStudies/Archive/2011/March/Documents/2011-03-15%20-%20Urban%20Protected%20Areas%20Project%20%E2%80%93%20Masters%20Bursaries%20Application%20Call.pdf