UCT International & Refugee Scholarships for Postgraduate Students – 2024

We are pleased to announce that the application for the 2024 UCT International & Refugee Scholarships for Postgraduate Students is now open.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) offers a limited number of scholarships annually to international and refugee students for postgraduate study across all disciplines. These scholarships are competitive, and senior candidates are given preference.

Benefits:

• Scholarships contribute towards the Cost of Attendance.
• Scholarship values:
  • Honours – R25,000
  • Master’s – R30,000
  • Doctoral – R35,000
• Renewable based on satisfactory progress:
  • Honours: 1 year
  • Master’s: 2 years
  • Doctoral: 3 years

Eligibility:

1. Nationality: Must have an International or Refugee status with valid documentation.
2. Employment: Not employed full-time (working more than 20 hours a week).
3. Admission: Must apply to UCT admissions. Those denied or who’ve withdrawn their UCT application aren’t eligible.
4. Tenure: Over the degree tenure applicants aren’t considered:
   • Honours: 1 year
   • Master’s: 2 years
   • Doctoral: 3 years
5. Qualifications: No funding for a 2nd degree at the same or lower level.
6. Degree choice restrictions:
   • Undergraduate degrees (e.g. LLB, MBChB, BArch).
   • Postgraduate Diplomas, Certificates, and HDE.
   • Honours in the EAFM program.
   • Master’s in MMed or MBA.
   • Any part-time degree or degree with less than 33% research components.

Application Procedure:

1. Apply for full-time admission through the UCT admissions or faculty office.
2. Complete and submit the scholarship application form.
3. Attach necessary documentation:
   • Passport/Refugee papers.
   • Certified official transcripts and, if necessary, translated copies.
   • 1-page abstract for Master’s or Doctoral applicants.
   • 2 Academic Referee reports.
   • CV.
   • Section E for Master’s by Research or Doctoral applicants with prospective/established supervisors. Download Section E here.
4. Return the completed application and required documentation as ONE PDF via email with the subject line: “International & Refugee Application – Your full name” to: pgfunding@uct.ac.za.

Application Dates:

• Closing Date: August 31, 2023 (preceding the year of study).

Note: The applicant’s country of origin doesn’t affect scholarship awarding. However, proof of refugee status is mandatory.