UNISA Postgraduate Bursary South Africa 2024
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Summary
The University of South Africa (known as Unisa), is South Africa’s largest university system, by number of enrollments. UNISA is a comprehensive university that offers vocational and academic programmes, many of which have received international accreditation, as well as an extensive geographical footprint. Unisa has 8 prestigious colleges, which offering a variety of high quality academic and vocational programmes. Students may pursue qualifications within any of these departments: College of Accounting Sciences (CAS); College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES); College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS); College of Education (CEDU); College of Graduate Studies; College of Human Sciences (CHS); College of Law (CLAW); College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET). Unisa also has a Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL), which is recognised as one of the top business schools in South Africa.
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Funding details
www.zabursaries.co.za is committed to keeping you up to date with the latest bursary opportunities, and this article covers all details about the UNISA Postgraduate Bursary. Postgraduate Diploma and Honours bursary:The bursary will provide cover for tuition fees only, for the first 2 consecutive years of study. The bursary will NOT cover any outstanding historic debt or failed/ repeating modules. Awarding of the bursary will be from the highest performing to the lowest performing student, dependent on availability of funds, based on the average calculation on the entire undergraduate qualification/ 3 Honours modules. Master’s and Doctoral bursary:The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses, for the first 2, 3 or 4 years of consecutive study: Master’s degree by research and experimental research: tuition fees and research essentials, capped at R55 000 over the first 3 consecutive years of study towards the qualification.Master’s degree by coursework: tuition fees and research essentials, capped at R25 000 over the first 2 consecutive years of study towards the qualification.Doctoral degree by research: tuition fees and research essentials, capped at R80 000 over the first 4 consecutive years of study towards the qualification.Doctoral degree by experimental research: tuition fees and research essentials, capped at R120 000 over the first 4 consecutive years of study towards the qualification. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application via their myLife email account.
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Eligibility criteria
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):Postgraduate Diploma and Honours Bursary: You must be a South African citizenYou must have completed an undergraduate NQF level 7 qualification (degree or advance diploma) at UNISA, by no later than 31 January 2024You must be temporarily registered for registration to be activated once your application is successfulYou must have achieved a minimum overall average of 60% for your entire undergraduate qualificationYou must be a South African Postgraduate Diploma or Honours students in your 2nd year of study, and have passed at least 3 postgraduate modules in the same Postgraduate qualificationYou must NOT be a Graduate School of Business Leadership student, who is registered for a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management or a Postgraduate Diploma in Project ManagementYou must NOT be registered for special study programmes, including certificates (PGCE) and non-degree purpose programmesYou must NOT already hold a postgraduate degree at the same or a higher NQF level to the qualification registered forYou must NOT be a permanent staff member at Unisa Master’s and Doctoral bursary: You must be a South African citizen or an international student, however preference will be given to South African students (in a 80/20 ratio)You must be temporarily registered for registration to be activated once your application is successfulMaster’s and Doctoral research students: you must have completed your Research Proposal module by no later than 31 January 2024 and must have a completed supervisor’s report that recommends financial support based on academic performanceMaster’s by coursework students: you must have passed 2 coursework modules by no later than 31 January 2024Master’s by coursework students: you must have passed all modules by no later than 31 January 2024, must be doing research, and must have a completed supervisor’s report that recommends financial support based on academic performance in the coursework modules completedYou must NOT be a 1st year Master’s or Doctoral studentYou must NOT be registered for Masters of Business Administration and Masters of business LeadershipYou must NOT be registered for special study programmes, including certificates (e.g., PGCE) and non-degree purpose programmesYou must NOT hold a postgraduate degree at the same or a higher NQF level to the qualification registered forYou must NOT be a permanent staff member at Unisa
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How to apply
Applications must be submitted online at:UNISA Postgraduate Bursary Application 2024 Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the UNISA Postgraduate bursary. Applicants can find further instructions to apply here: UNISA Postgraduate Diploma and Honours Bursary Guide(.pdf)UNISA Master’s and Doctoral Bursary Guide(.pdf) Note: applications submitted via email, post or hand delivery will NOT be accepted.
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