Canon Collins Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in South Africa 2020

Deadline: August 19, 2019

Applications for the Canon Collins Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in South Africa 2020 are now open. Canon Collins Trust seeks to support exceptional individuals who are committed to social justice in Southern Africa and for whom a postgraduate qualification is an essential tool in working to create an open and just society.

In 2015 the Trust revised its South African scholarship awards policy. They now offer scholarships only to those studying in three areas:

• Justice, which includes Law, Economics, Politics and the Environment
• Education: policy and practice
• Humanities, which includes Literature, History, Anthropology and the Arts

Applications for courses that are not within these areas (for example MBAs, medical sciences, sports sciences, applied sciences) will be rejected.

Benefits

• In 2020, the value of the scholarship package will range from R20,000 to R100,000 depending on student circumstances. They support both full and part-time study and will consider applications from those who wish to study by distance learning.
• They also organise an annual conference for current scholars, and hold several smaller events throughout the year. Scholarship holders are expected to participate in these activities and to become part of and contribute to their network.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be a national of, or have refugee status in, one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
• Be normally resident in one of the above countries;
• Be in possession of a good first degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application;
• Be studying or applying to study at a South African university.

Application

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