Deadline- 29 June 2012
Countries/Region- South Africa
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) commits grant funds from the National Skills Fund (NSF) towards the Scarce Skills Development Fund Programme (SSDF), which targets students and fellows. The management of the SSDF programme is performed in accordance with the memorandum of agreement (MoA) between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the DHET.
The programme supports students and fellows at South African higher education institutions (HEI’s) and science councils.
The objectives of the SSDF programme are:
- To continue increasing the number and quality of South African postgraduate students and fellows in specified scarce skills areas;
- To continue working towards increased race and gender representation; and
- In conjunction with the higher education sector and industry, to support the development of postgraduate courses and research to meet specific needs of the country.
Eligibility–
- Fellowships are open to only bonafide South African citizens with a honours, Master’s or doctoral degree.
- Applicants should have obtained an aggregate of at least 60% in their previous degree.
- Applicants must have obtained their previous degree in the minimum prescribed period. An exception is made for Black (African, Coloured and Indian) students/fellows who may have taken an additional year to complete their previous degree.
- Applicants that already hold a degree at the level for which they are applying are not eligible.
- Postdoctoral applicants must have graduated within the five year period prior to the year of application.
- Full time employees of Higher Education Institutions are not eligible to apply.
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