Deadline: July 31, 2019
Applications are open for the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) Prize Scholarship 2020. The SAAO Prize Scholarship is a prestigious annually awarded scholarship offered to a top African student to work on a PhD project supervised by researchers at the SAAO.
The scholarship is for a 3-year PhD registered at a South African university and the student will be required to spend a minimum of 60% of their time at the SAAO. The scholarship will cover tuition and a generous stipend for living expenses. Additional support for conference travel and equipment will be provided.
Funding
- Up to R180,000 per year (plus support for tuition, equipment and travel).
Eligibility
- Open to South Africans or citizens of other African countries;
- Applicants should hold, or are studying towards, an MSc degree in physics, astrophysics, or a closely related area (ideally with some astronomy background), and must be ready to register for a PhD at the start of the 2020 academic year (typically the end of February 2020).
Selection Criteria
- The selection criteria will be academic merit, motivation, aptitude for research, transformation considerations, and results of the interview.
Application
Send your CV, motivation, academic transcript to [email protected] and arrange for 2 reference letters to be sent to the same address by the closing date.
For more information, visit SAAO Prize Scholarship.
