NRF Masters & Doctoral Extension Scholarships for Full-time Studies in 2020

NRF Masters & Doctoral Extension Scholarships for Full-time Studies in 2020

Closing Date: CLOSED

The DST and NRF are pleased to announce a call for applications for Masters and Doctoral Scholarships Extension Grants for Full-time Studies in 2020.

In the process of reducing the high volume of applications received yearly, duplication of applications into different programmes and increasing the turnaround time of informing successful applicants, the NRF has consolidated all the Extension Support for Masters and Doctoral studies in one framework document.

The Masters and Doctoral scholarships are open to South African citizens and permanent residents as well as a limited percentage of foreign nationals who will register at South African public universities in 2020 on a full-time basis only.

Applicants must apply on the NRF Online Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za and follow the application process set out in the attached Framework documents and Application and Funding Guides.

• Extension Support for Masters and Doctoral Scholarships Application and Funding Guide 2020

Please Note: Prospective Applicants need to read the attached documents carefully as well as pay particular attention to the following scorecard (Table 4). The scorecard is how the NRF will rate your application. Please ensure that you do the required to increase your chances of receiving funding for your 2020 academic year.

Table 4: Scorecard for the Assessment of applications for Extension Support at the Masters and Doctoral level

Review Criteria	Description	Weight %
Progress to date	Report on research work completed in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree.	25
Reasons why the study could not be completed in the NRF maximum funding period*	Explanation of why the study could not be completed within the NRF funding period time.
		25
Work plan to complete the degree within the indicated timeframes	Work plan for six (6) or twelve (12) months, indicating activities for completion of masters and doctoral degrees, indicating the start and completion date of each activity; Proposed date for submission of the dissertation for examination; Timelines for corrections to dissertation from reviewers; Details    of   manuscripts    to    be    drafted   and submission timelimes; and Proposed graduation date
		50
Total		100

*NRF Maximum funding period for Masters and Doctoral degree is 2 and 3 years respective.

All applicants considering Extension Support are strongly advised to consult their supervisors prior to applying in order to be certain that extension support is indeed desirable. The NRF expects all students to complete their qualifications within regulation time of maximum funding period, hence extension will only be provided under exceptional circumstances. If the supporting report from the supervisor is not attached, applications for extension will be rejected.