South Africa PANGeA Postgraduate Scholarships

Detailed Description: South Africa PANGeA Postgraduate Scholarships

Stellenbosch University offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships in the humanities. The Gerda Henkel Foundation, which was established by Lisa Maskell in memory of her mother, Gerda Henkel, also provides PhD scholarships for research projects in the historical humanities.

Other Criteria

Being from the Pan-African region, we realize how difficult it can be for you to get access to opportunities that many of us take for granted. There are so many other things going on in your country, not just the quality of education. That’s why we want to help you gain admission into one of our partner institutions. And even if you’re not from that region, you still might qualify for this scholarship. Applicants need a 70% final year mark and a sample publication or academic article related to their PhD research. At 35 years old, international applicants will only qualify for a PhD scholarship – but they don’t have to have a supervisor right away. Also, please note that students who enroll in Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences should inform themselves about any available supervisors first. Finally, here are some qualifications [& what they mean]:

Experience with scholarly publishing: For academics who wish to pursue an academic career, the absence of publications can be fatal and may lead to the denial of tenure at an institution or rejection by an editorial board conferring prestigious awards
Master’s Degree (or foreign equivalent): Recipients must possess or be on track for a graduate degree, as well as a relevant understanding of the quality

Total Amount

ZAR 420 000 over three years.

You have to be from one of the following countries:

Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo un-ranked – Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe and South Sudan

“Number of Awards”

Undisclosed

You must be studying one of the following

Anthropology, Communication, Creative Writing, English Language and Composition, Film/Video Studies, History of the Americas (including Caribbean), International-Foreign Policy Analysis, Journalism and Media Studies, Languages (all), Linguistics (all), Peace Studies

As a host institution, Stellenbosch University, we want to know what your needs are so we can customize solutions and offer the best help possible.

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FAQs

1. What are PANGeA Postgraduate Scholarships?

PANGeA Postgraduate Scholarships are funding opportunities offered through the Partnership for Africa’s Next Generation of Academics (PANGeA), a network of leading African universities. The programme supports postgraduate training, especially PhD-level study, in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Its main goal is to strengthen research capacity and develop the next generation of African academics.

2. Who is eligible for the PANGeA scholarship?

Eligibility is generally limited to students and academic staff from PANGeA partner universities across Africa. These include institutions in countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Ghana, and Cameroon. Applicants are typically nominated through their home university and must show strong academic potential for postgraduate research.

3. What fields of study does PANGeA support?

The scholarship mainly focuses on:

• Arts
• Humanities
• Social Sciences

It is not usually available for professional or technical fields like engineering, medicine, or business-related programmes, as the initiative is designed to strengthen academic research and scholarship in the humanities and social sciences.

4. What does the PANGeA scholarship provide?

The programme offers support such as:

• Full-time doctoral study opportunities
• Collaborative supervision between partner universities
• Research training and academic workshops
• Academic networking across African universities
• In some cases, structured fellowships and career development support for early-career academics