UCT International and Refugee Scholarship South Africa 2025

The University of Cape Town is one of the top academic tertiary institutions in South Africa. Their main mission is to produce individuals who portray excellent leadership qualities as well as strong social justice, and who will later play important roles in government, business, civil society, and industry in South Africa and Africa as a whole. Located in the leafy suburb of Rondebosch, in Cape Town, UCT is South Africa’s oldest university, and is one of Africa’s leading teaching and research institutions.

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 an International student with a valid passport OR a Refugee with valid Refugee papersYou must have applied or been accepted to study at the University of Cape TownYou must be pursuing full-time studies towards an Honours, Masters, or Doctoral qualificationYou must complete your qualification within the minimum amount of time (1 year for Honours studies, 2 years for Masters studies and 3 years for Doctoral studies)You must be studying towards your first postgraduate qualification (funding will NOT be awarded for a second degree at the same level or lower level)You must have achieved a minimum of 55% for major subjectsYou must NOT be employed on a full-time basis (NOT working more than 20 hours per week) Students should note that the following applicants willNOTbe funded: Candidates studying towards an Undergraduate degreeCandidates studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate or HDECandidates studying towards an Honours in the Economic Analysis of Financial Markets (EAFM) programCandidates studying towards a Master’s in MMed or MBACandidates studying towards a Part-time degreeCandidates studying towards a degree with less than 33% research components

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Download and complete the:UCT International and Refugee Scholarship Application 2025(.docx) Students who currently hold this scholarship and would like to apply for renewing their scholarship, must complete the UCT Form 10F. Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the UCT International and Refugee Scholarship. Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): Passport, if an international student (certified copy)Refugee papers, if a refugee in South Africa (certified copy)2 academic referee reports, from academics who have taught or supervised you at university level (to be attached to your application or emailed to: pgfunding@uct.ac.za)Transcripts of ALL previous institutions (certified copy)Translated copy of your academic record, if your home language is not English (certified copy)Unofficial transcripts, if you studied at UCT (copy)Abstract of proposed research, if a Master’s or Doctoral applicant (1 page)Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publicationsMasters by Research or Doctoral applicants who have an established or prospective supervisor: download and completeSection E(.docx) Applications must be submitted electronically via email to:pgfunding@uct.ac.za Please note: Compile all of the required documents into 1 pdf file (in the order as listed on the application form).Insert the following in the email subject line: “International & Refugee Application – Your full name”Applicants should download and read theUCT Handbook 14: Financial Assistance for Postgraduate Study and Postdoctoral Research