Critical Food Studies Scholarship South Africa 2022 – 2023

Critical Food Studies: Transdisciplinary Humanities Approaches is an intra-institutional programme that is funded by the Andrew W Mellon foundation. Formed in 2019, it grew from the Food Politics and Cultures Project. The programme involves close collaboration between 3 major Universities in South Africa: UWC, UKZN and UP, and aims to drive a field of critical food studies straddling humanities disciplines – in South Africa and globally. The programme focuses on postgraduate studies and mentoring, seminars and conferences, academic and accessible online publications, performance and visual art productions as well as public engagement.

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered): You must be a South African citizen or a permanent resident in South AfricaYou must have completed a Bachelors degree, if you are an Honours applicantYou must have completed an Honours degree, if you are a Masters applicantYou must be fully registered for 2022You must be interested in interdisciplinary research on food informed by a humanities lens

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Students who meet all of the above eligibility criteria, can apply by submitting clear copies of the following supporting documentation (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): Letter outlining your interest in interdisciplinary research on food informed by a humanities lens and future plans for advancing research in the fieldCertificates and transcripts of qualifications completed Note: there is no application form to be completed for this scholarship application – applicants need only submit the list of above documents to apply. Applications must be submitted via email to Nokuthula Magudulela at:MagudulelaM@ukzn.ac.za(Insert the words “Critical Food Studies Scholarship Application 2022” in the email subject line).