Education is the most important investment one makes for the future. That’s why the University of the Witwatersrand is delighted to announce Postgraduate Merit Awards Part-Time.

The aim of the award (PMA) is to assist graduates to complete Honours, Masters or PhD degrees by research or by a combination of the course work and research on both a full-time and part-time basis.

They are committed to providing high-quality, internationally competitive education, founded on high academic standards, cutting-edge research, public engagement, and productive partnerships with leading institutions throughout the world.

Why at the University of Witwatersrand? The university aspires to be a leading world-class research-intensive university firmly in place among international top league universities by 2022. It is to grow its global stature as a leading research-intensive university.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2020

Brief Description

University or Organization: University of the Witwatersrand
Department: NA
Course Level: Honours, Masters or PhD degrees
Award: Tuition fee
Access Mode: Online
Number of Awards: NA
Nationality: Domestic students
The program can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility

Eligible Countries: Domestic students are eligible to apply.
Acceptable Course or Subjects: The sponsorship will be awarded to study in an Honours, Masters or PhD degree offered by the university.
Admissible Criteria: Students are eligible to apply for this study grant.

• A student applying for a Master’s degree will receive a Postgraduate Merit Award if he/she receives an average mark of 70% or above for their Honors degree.
• For students applying for an Honours degree the selection criteria for the granting of the Postgraduate Merit Award are:
  • Only the two most recent years of study will be considered
  • A student must obtain a minimum mark of 65% and above
  • The mark is calculated using a weighted average which takes into account course length and credits as well as faculty differences.
• A student applying for a PhD degree will receive a Postgraduate Merit Award if:
  • The Master’s degree was completed within two years full-time or three years part-time.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: To take advantage of this program, aspirants must have to apply for admission to this university. After taking admission applicants are automatically considered for this study award.
• Admission Requirements: When you are ready to prepare your application, you will need to check out the admission requirements page.
• Supporting Documents: For the opportunity applications, applicants need to provide certified copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates, certified Key to grades in percentages.
• Language Requirement: The candidate should have a very good command of the English language. Therefore, the application should be written in English.

Benefit: The university will provide tuition fees to a maximum of R45 000 will be awarded to students who qualify.

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