Partially funded

Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarship 2027

Rhodes University, South Africa

Scholarship overview

The Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarship is one of the university's internal postgraduate funding programmes, run by the Postgraduate Funding Office within the Research Office and open to Honours, Master's and PhD candidates in all fields of study each year.

It sits alongside Rhodes' other internal awards, including the Ada & Bertie Levenstein, Ruth First, Mellon, Allan Gray and Henderson scholarships; several of these (including the Postgraduate Scholarship and the Levenstein award) share the same 2027 opening and closing dates and the same ROSS application route. Awards are made on a merit and/or financial-need basis.

Funding covers only the candidate's remaining years of study: for example, a Master's student entering their second year in 2027 is considered for that second year only, and a PhD student entering their second year is considered for the remaining two years. Recipients are encouraged to take part in their department's activities and are required to tutor up to 6 hours a week.

Award Information

  • Honours, Master's or PhD candidate at Rhodes University, in any field of study.
  • Minimum average of 65% required.
  • Funding is for the candidate's remaining years of study only, not the full degree if already partway through it.
  • Awarded on a merit and/or financial-need basis.
  • Honours: R120,000 per year.
  • Master's: R120,000 per year.
  • PhD: R130,000 per year.
  • Honours is funded for 1 academic year only; Master's for up to 2 academic years; PhD for up to 3 academic years, each subject to satisfactory academic progress.
  • Recipients tutor up to 6 hours per week in their department.

2027 academic year: applications open 1 June 2026 and close 15 August 2026. Applicants who have not received an outcome by 30 November 2026 should treat their application as unsuccessful.

  1. Apply online only, through the ROSS portal (ross.ru.ac.za).
  2. In ROSS, open the Menu and select "Rhodes University Postgraduate Scholarship Application".
  3. Upload all required supporting documentation before the 15 August 2026 closing date; incomplete applications are not considered.
  4. If no outcome has been received by 30 November 2026, the application was unsuccessful.

Enquiries: [email protected].

Official links

Documents you will need

All supporting documents must be uploaded in ROSS with the application. The full list is shown in the application form on ROSS.

How selection works

Applications are assessed by the Postgraduate Funding Office on a merit and/or financial-need basis against the 65% minimum average, and only for the candidate's remaining years of study.

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