UCT Postgraduate Research Scholarships 2021 – 2022



 UCT Postgraduate Research Scholarships 2021 – 2022

The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers the following:

Honours, Master’s and Doctoral opportunities:

NRF Applications

  • NRF Honours and final year B Tech Block Grant Bursaries for 2018
    Application deadline: 15 January 2018
  • NRF Travel Grant linked to NRF Scholarships and Fellowships
    Application deadline: Please see Guideline document
  • NRF Grantholder claim form – PG001
  • Agreement for Grantholder-linked Student Support
  • SKA Call for Year End Progress Report
    Submission deadline: 15 January 2018

The Medical Research Council (MRC) offers the following:



For more information regarding the requirements for the two scholarships, please visit the Medical Research Council’s website Opportunities for research training

Students who are eligible but fail to apply timeously for the appropriate Research Council bursary will not be considered for UCT bursary assistance.

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University of Cape Town (UCT) Research Scholarships

UCT Research Scholarships are intended for students who are eligible for NRF (SET), NRF (SSH) and MRC bursaries but are unsuccessful with their applications.

Please refer to Booklet No.14 (see right column) full details.

See Also

University of Cape Town UCT Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries



University of Cape Town UCT Postgraduate Bursaries and Scholarships

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