African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) South AfricaAfrican Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) South Africa

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AIMS South Africa Master's in Mathematical Sciences Scholarship

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) South Africa, South Africa

Scholarship overview

AIMS South Africa, based in Muizenberg, Cape Town, offers an intensive one-year postgraduate programme leading to a Structured Master's degree in Mathematical Science, accredited by the Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and the Western Cape and delivered with international academics. There are two streams, Mathematical Sciences and AI for Science, aimed at talented African graduates.

Teaching is residential and delivered in intensive three-week blocks, two courses at a time, with 30 contact hours per course. Semester 1 has compulsory skills courses, Semester 2 has review courses (two of three chosen in each block) plus compulsory communication and computing classes, and Semester 3 is a three-month research project with a supervisor.

The academic year runs from September to the end of June. Scholarship funds are managed by AIMS and are not paid into students' bank accounts.

Award Information

  • Resident in Africa at the time of application (not required for students displaced by war).
  • Citizen of any country in Africa.
  • Completed a four-year undergraduate degree, or a three-year degree plus an honours year (the equivalent of an M1 year in the French LMD system), by August for the September intake, or December for South African applicants in the January intake.
  • Degree in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering or another discipline with a strong computational and mathematical component.
  • Never held a previous scholarship to study at an AIMS centre.
  • Flights to and from South Africa.
  • Airport transfers.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Tuition and research fees.
  • Stipend of R2,200 per month, paid into the student's South African bank account.
  • On-site accommodation at AIMS, 6 Melrose Road, Muizenberg.
  • Three meals a day at the AIMS canteen.
  • All other expenses are paid directly by AIMS.
  • Mathematical Sciences, September intake: applications open January to March.
  • Mathematical Sciences, January intake (South African applicants): applications open August to October of the preceding year.
  • AI for Science: September intake only, applications open January to March.
  1. Choose your stream: Mathematical Sciences applies at apply.aims.ac.za; AI for Science applies at ai.aims.ac.za/apply.
  2. Complete the online application form.
  3. Upload your undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts, a CV, a cover letter and sample work.
  4. Submit the application.
  5. Shortlisted candidates are invited to an online interview before final selection.

AIMS application portal | Official prospective students page

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts.
  • CV.
  • Cover letter.
  • Sample work.

How selection works

Shortlisted candidates are invited to an online interview before final selections are made.

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