Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship (AGCAE) PhD and Masters Scholarships

Published by Abinaidah Chaseba

Deadline: 22nd September 2023

Open to: Candidates who meet the minimum criteria for admission to a Master’s or PhD programme at Stellenbosch University.

Benefits: Full-time Doctoral scholarships (R250 000) and Masters scholarships (R150 000)

DESCRIPTION

The Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship (AGCAE) resides in the School of ​Public Leadership (SPL), within the faculty of Economic and Management​ Sciences. The AGCAE creates, integrates and diffuses knowledge to improve data-and-dialogue driven entrepreneurial ecosystem development in Africa in order to increase well-being of communities with entrepreneurship.

The AGCAE is currently accepting applications for its full-time, funded doctoral and masters research programmes. Applications will be considered for two scholarship opportunities – AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships and AGCAE Master’s Scholarships.

The application deadline is the 22nd of September 2023 and the new intake of full-time candidates will commence their studies in Stellenbosch on the 15th of January 2024.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for a scholarship:

  • A candidate must meet the minimum criteria for admission to a PhD programme at Stellenbosch University. This requires a master’s degree in a relevant discipline for PhD applications.
  • A candidate must meet the minimum criteria for admission to a Master’s programme at Stellenbosch University. This requires an honours degree in a relevant discipline for Master’s applications.
  • The scholarships are open to South African citizens and African foreign nationals. Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged South African and African foreign national citizens.
  • Candidates must have achieved a minimum mark of:
    • 70% in their master’s programmes to be eligible for the AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships.
    • 70% in their honours’ programmes  to be eligible for the AGCAE Master’s Scholarships.
  • Only applications in one of the AGCAE’s 2023 AGCAE research themes will be considered.

BENEFITS

  • AGCAE Doctoral Scholarships: Full-time doctoral scholarships valued at R250 000 per year for three years.
  • AGCAE Master’s Scholarships: Full-time masters scholarships valued at R150 000 per year for two years.

HOW TO APPLY?

For further information, please visit the official website.