Scholarships

Initiative Southern Africa” (INISA) Student Grant 2012

The “Initiative Southern Africa” (INISA) – a German NGO – offers a grant for undergraduate students from Universities and other tertiary education institutions in countries of the SADC region. The INISA grant covers 75% of tuition fees and related costs (e.g. books and other study material; residence fees etc.) for the academic year of 2012 up to a maximum amount of Euro 1,800.00 (or the equivalent in local currency).

The closing date of the application is Sunday, 22 April 2012.

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Scholarship from African Safari Consultants

African Safari Consultants have recently launched a small scholarship whereby they will financially assist an inbound American student studying abroad at an African University during the 2012-2013 Academic year. The student may be either under or postgraduate; must be registered at an accredited American university or college; and must be pursuing studies in either an environmental or anthropological field. The full terms and conditions, and application form, can be found at: http://www.africansafaris.com/scholarship.

ema2sa

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 fosters institutional co-operation in the field of higher education between the European Union and third countries through a mobility scheme addressing student and academic exchanges for studying, teaching, training and research.

The Erasmus Mundus Action 2 network ema2sa ‘Erasmus Mundus Action 2 for South Africa’ is co-ordinated by the University of Leuven. As part of Target Group 2 (non-partner university), South African nationals studying towards a Master’s or PhD at Wits may apply for a mobility scholarship at one of the seven European partner universities:

• University of Leuven, Belgium (co-ordinator)
• Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
• Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
• Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden
• Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Universidad de Granada, Spain
• University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 Please note that Wits staff are unfortunately not eligible.

 Study & Research Opportunities are available in the following fields:

• Agricultural Sciences
• Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
• Business Studies, Management Science
• Education, Teacher Training
• Engineering, Technology
• Geography, Geology
• Mathematics, Informatics
• Medical Sciences
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication and Information Sciences
• Human Rights
• Renewable Energy
• Climate Change

The scholarship includes a monthly subsistence allowance (EUR1,000 to EUR2,500), a tuition fee waiver, a flight ticket covering one round trip and full insurance coverage (travel, health, accident).

For more information, you may visit the ema2sa website on www.ema2sa.eu or email the co-ordinating institution (University of Leuven, Belgium) on ema2sa@kuleuven.be. For students registered at non-partner universities, the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC) will assist with your application. You can email ceo@chec.ac.za

EUROSA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH IN EUROPE

The EUROSA programme offers mobility grants for Wits Master and PhD students.

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 MICROSOFT RESEARCH PhD SCHOLARSHIP 2012

The website is now live for the next PhD Scholarship Programme applications call 

http://research.microsoft.com/PhDScholarship/

Application deadline: 16 September 2011, 17:00 GMT

The programme is open to all universities or national research institutions in any country in Europe, the Middle East or Africa.

As previous years, applications must be made by PhD supervisors not by students. Supervisors will be informed of our decision in January 2012 and will then have up to one year to find the best student for the proposed project. Students will typically start their PhD in October 2012.

Call for Applications for the DAAD Masters in Public Policy and Good Governance

This programme is designed to further qualify future leaders in politics, law, economics and administration according to the principles of Good Governance and to prepare them in a praxis-oriented course for their professional life. The programme offers very good graduates with a first university degree the chance to obtain a Master’s degree in disciplines that are of special relevance for the social, political and economic development of their home country. With the knowledge and experience acquired in Germany, the scholarship holders should later contribute to the establishment of democratically oriented economic and social systems aimed at overcoming social tensions.

The majority of the courses are taught in English or partly in English.

The programme is aimed at first-class graduates with a university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) who want to contribute to the social and economic development of their home countries. The scholarships are offered both for young graduates without professional experience and for mid-career professionals.

Application deadline: 31 July 2012. All applications should be submitted in hard copy to the DAAD Information Centre in Johannesburg.

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The Beit Trust 

The Beit Trust offers annually a small number of Scholarships abroad for postgraduate studies or research to graduates who are domiciled in Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe (the beneficial area).  Scholarships are taken up at a university in the United Kingdom, Ireland or South Africa, for study in a subject of the individual’s choice appropriate to the needs of the beneficial area.  Duration is normally for a maximum of three years at the discretion of Trustees.  In addition, awards for a one-year taught Masters Degree are offered at the University of Leeds, known as the Beit-Leeds Scholarship (BL); at the University of Reading, known as the Beit-Reading Scholarship (BRG); and at Rhodes University, known as the Beit-Rhodes Scholarship (BRU).

BL Scholarship expenses are shared equally between The Beit Trust and the University of Leeds, which undertakes the administration.

BRG Scholarship expenses are shared between The Beit Trust and the University of Reading, which again undertakes the administration.

Some BRU Scholarship expenses are met by Rhodes University, but the Beit Trust handles the administration.

There is no academic difference between these shared scholarships and fully-funded scholarships. Many Beit Scholars choose these popular Africa-friendly universities where shared costs permit more scholarships to be offered to the beneficial area.

Please note that The Beit Trust is constrained by Act of Parliament to sponsoring ONLY students who are domiciled within Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe. The Trust cannot consider applications from those who have already commenced their course.

All applicants except medical and veterinary doctors must be under 30 years of age on 31 December of the year of application. Some experience of work after completion of a first degree is desirable. Doctors and vets must be under 35 years of age on 31 December and should have completed 18 months of internship and preferably a one-year rural posting in the relevant country.

The extent of a Beit Scholarship Grant is:

Fees and costs of tuition and related academic expenses are paid by the Trust direct to the universities.

Scholars receive a personal allowance, index linked in accordance with guidance from an independent authority covering maintenance support.

Other allowances are paid for arrival, a laptop and printing of a thesis, and return to Africa.

Economy Class air passages are met by the Trust for the initial journey to the place of study, and for the return at the end of the course.

No allowances are paid for spouses or other family members.

Prospective applicants, who must hold at least a degree of class 2.1, i.e. Merit or Distinction, should obtain details of the awards and application requirements from:-

Zimbabwe and Malawi: The Beit Trust Representative, P.O. Box CH 76, Chisipite, Harare, ZIMBABWE.  Fax: 263 (0)4 494046.  E-Mail: beitrust@africaonline.co.zw

Zambia:  The Secretary, The Beit Trust, Beit House, Grove Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5JB, ENGLAND.  Fax:  044 (0)1483 725833.  E-Mail: scholarships@beittrust.org.uk  

Initial applications for scholarships can be made online.  The Application List for 2011 Scholarships has now closed and the list for 2012 will open in April 2011. Candidates are urged to complete the online form as early as possible in April to establish whether they would qualify. If you do qualify you will be required to provide additional information and details which form will be sent to you by the respective offices mentioned above.  This information will include, but may not be restricted to, the following:-

• A fuller application form
• A medical certificate from your doctor
• Names and addresses of 3 distinguished referees (who are willing to provide a reference) together with their e-mail addresses in order that we may contact them to take up their references
• A certified transcript of your degree results
• A certified document of evidence of residency (National Registration Card or birth certificate)

Please note that all original and certified documents must be received by The Beit Trust by 31 August 2011.

Only those applicants who state that they intend to return to work in the relevant country upon completion of the scholarship, and who can, if short-listed, present themselves for interview before a Beit Scholarship Selection Board in Harare, Blantyre or Lusaka towards the middle of December, will be considered.

Selection is highly competitive, and only postgraduates with at least a Merit (equivalent to a good 2.1 from a UK university) in their first degree are likely to succeed.  The selectors favour practical and useful disciplines that are likely to offer a clear benefit to the beneficial area. Because of their high cost, MBAs and PhDs are very seldom awarded in the UK, but a taught MBA at the Universities of Cape Town is acceptable.

COSECSA

The Beit Trust has also set up a pilot scheme to sponsor Malawian, Zambian and Zimbabwean  surgeons undertaking  five-year courses at the College of Surgeons in East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA). Separate selection and sponsorship mechanisms apply. 

Details from: 

ECSA-HC, P. O. Box 1009, Arusha, Tanzania. Tel: 255 27 254 9362. E-Mail: cosecsa@ecsa.or.tz

Joint Projects Involving Wits:

Swiss Tropical Institute and the University of the Witwatersrand

Analyses of geographical patterns of malaria transmission and mortality in Africa using Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling, a project in the field of Medical Statistics.
CH: PD Dr. Penelope Vounatsou; SA: Dr. Kathleen Kahn

EPFL and the University of the Witwatersrand
Molecular mechanisms of propionate catabolism in Myobacterium tuberculosis, a project in the field of Experimental Microbiology.
CH: Prof. Dr. John McKinney; SA: Prof. Valerie Mizrahi

University of Zürich and the University of the Witwatersrand
Stem cell activity in the adult human hippocampus: its chronological sequence in life span, and comparability to potential animal models, a project in the field of Neurophysiology and Brain Research.
CH: Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Lipp: SA: Dr. Amadi Ogonda Ihunwo

University of Basel and the University of Witwatersrand
Safeguarding Democracy - Contests of Memory and Heritage, a project in the field of General History.
CH: Prof. Dr. Patrick Harries; SA: Prof. Sheila Meintjes 
 
In addition to supporting exchanges between faculty and students of Swiss and South African institutes of higher education, the grants on offer can be used for the participation in joint scientific conferences, seminars, workshops, as well as joint summer or winter schools.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Further information on the grant and application forms can be found on the website of the University of Basel International Affairs:
http://internationalaffairs.unibas.ch/priority-countries/south-africa/exchanges/. 

For questions or comments please contact Monika Kugemann, the International Affairs Assistant (monika.kugemann@unibas.ch).

Swiss South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP)

The Swiss South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) is a bilateral research cooperation programme, established in 2007 by the Swiss and South African governments. Jointly funded by both governments, the programme aims at promoting scientific and technological cooperation between Switzerland and South Africa.

In South Africa, SSAJRP is governed by the Department of Science and Technology (www.dst.gov.za) and coordinated by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (www.csir.co.za). On the Swiss side, SSAJRP is administrated by the State Secretariat for Education and Research (www.sbf.admin.ch). The University of Basel (www.unibas.ch), as the Swiss Leading House for South Africa, and the Swiss Tropical Institute (www.sti.ch), as the Associated Leading House, jointly assume coordination and management responsibilities for Switzerland.

Under the programme 16 Joint Research Projects have been granted for the funding period 2008-2011 in the priority research areas Public Health & Biomedicine, Bio- & Nanotechnologies, and Human & Social Sciences. Currently the programme is providing funds for Student and Faculty Exchanges as networking instruments between Switzerland and South Africa (2009/2010).

Joint Projects Involving Wits:

Swiss Tropical Institute and the University of the Witwatersrand
Analyses of geographical patterns of malaria transmission and mortality in Africa using Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling, a project in the field of Medical Statistics.
CH: PD Dr. Penelope Vounatsou; SA: Dr. Kathleen Kahn

EPFL and the University of the Witwatersrand
Molecular mechanisms of propionate catabolism in Myobacterium tuberculosis, a project in the field of Experimental Microbiology.
CH: Prof. Dr. John McKinney; SA: Prof. Valerie Mizrahi 

University of Zurich and the University of the Witwatersrand
Stem cell activity in the adult human hippocampus: its chronological sequence in life span, and comparability to potential animal models, a project in the field of Neurophysiology and Brain Research.
CH: Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Lipp: SA: Dr. Amadi Ogonda Ihunwo

University of Basel and the University of Witwatersrand
Safeguarding Democracy - Contests of Memory and Heritage, a project in the field of General History.
CH: Prof. Dr. Patrick Harries; SA: Prof. Sheila Meintjes

In addition to supporting exchanges between faculty and students of Swiss and South African institutes of higher education, the grants on offer can be used for the participation in joint scientific conferences, seminars, workshops, as well as joint summer or winter schools.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Further information on the grant and application forms can be found on the website of the University of Basel International Affairs:
http://internationalaffairs.unibas.ch/priority-countries/south-africa/exchanges/.

For questions or comments please contact Monika Kugemann, the International Affairs Assistant (monika.kugemann@unibas.ch).