Rhodes University invites potential high flyers in their fields, to apply for the above scholarship for full-time postgraduate study abroad in 2011.
Eligibility:
Postgraduate women with a first class (75% and higher) academic record and outstanding personal qualities, preference being given to applicants of South African descent, regardless of race creed or colour, who are English speaking (in the sense that either home language is English, or that they have a real love and affection for the language).
Period:
Two years of full-time study.
Tenable:
At any university or tertiary institution abroad, but preferably Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, St Andrews or Trinity College (Dublin).
Value:
Up to R300 000 per annum for two years to assist with the costs of travel, tuition fees, residence fees, book allowance, pocket money, etc.
Application procedure:
Submit a covering letter of motivation, detailed ACADEMIC CV (including email contact details of three ACADEMIC referees, one of which must be a Head of Department), a full certified academic transcript and a certified ID copy. Ensure that a working email address is provided with your CV for correspondence purposes. There is NO application form until the short-listing stage. Incomplete and late applications will NOT be considered.
Further Information:
The P&M Flanagan Committee,
Postgraduate Financial Aid,
Research Office,
Rhodes University,
P O Box 94, GRAHAMSTOWN, 6140
Tel: 046-603 8755; Fax: 046-603 8822
email: pgfinaid-admin@ru.ac.za
Closing Date: 2 August 2010
South Africa: Patrick & Margaret Flanagan Scholarship (http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/pgfo/notices/appstud/patrick_margaret_flanagan_2011_%20poster.pdf)