Deadline: July 22, 2024
Applications are open for the Canon Collins RMTF Scholarships for Postgraduate Study 2025. Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Ros Moger and Terry Furlong group invites applications for postgraduate study in South Africa 2025. Ros and Terry were inspirational London educationalists. Since 2001 friends and family have raised funds in their memory to award scholarships in their name.
Canon Collins Trust in partnership with RMTF 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 2025, they will be making awards only to those studying in three areas:
- Justice, which includes Climate Justice, Law, Economics and Politics
- Education policy and practice
- Humanities, which includes Literature, History, Anthropology and the Arts
Scholarship
- They will provide funding for up to a maximum of two years for Masters and three years for PhD. 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
- Be a national of, or have refugee status in, one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Zambia.
- 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
Get your application in as soon as possible as late applications will not be considered. The application deadline is July 22, 2024, at 4 pm SAST.
For more information, visit Canon Collins RMTF Scholarships.
