Postgraduate details and where to study

  Rhodes University

Bursary conditions

The bursary is available for study as a full-time student in either the MSc Exploration or Economic Geology courses, in the Department of Geology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. The courses commence at the end of January each year and run for a minimum of 12 months. Students are required to be full-time in attendance for that period. Further particulars regarding the course programmes/costs are provided elsewhere.
The bursary covers assistance with travel costs to and from Rhodes University, meals and accommodation in post-graduate residence during the academic year, and course and field trip fees for the MSc programme.

Applicants are limited to African nationals, and successful candidates will be chosen on a merit basis. Preference will be given in the bursary scheme to candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds. Applications will be screened by a committee that includes the Director of the MSc programme (Professor John Moore) and an appointee of the Baring family trust.

Applicants should be in possession of a BSc Honours degree or equivalent in one of the geological sciences (geology, geochemistry, geophysics, geostatistics, etc.). They should provide an up-to-date curriculum vitae, certified copies of their degree certificate and results transcript and two professional referee’s letters of recommendation. Short-listed candidates may be required to provide an additional letter of motivation.

Successful applicants would be required to submit a report at the end of the course, detailing experience gained, accomplishments, etc. to the Baring family trust. There are no employment requirements, nor commitments attached to the award.

The closing date for applications for 2007 is 15th September 2006.

For further particulars regarding Rhodes University, the Department of Geology and the MSc Exploration Geology programme, please browse around this website.

Download the Bursary applications below…

Details of Bursaries and Conditions

Bursary Application Form

 

 

4 Responses to “Postgraduate details and where to study”

  1. Coniace Madamombe Says:
    February 6, 2009 at 2:24 pm | Reply

    Just some correction: Coniace Madamombe is not working in West Africa but South Africa at an advisory firm called The Mineral Corporation. Benjamin Ruzive works in South Africa at Assmang.

  2. Benny Shikwe Says:
    August 11, 2009 at 2:57 pm | Reply

    How would like to find out if the scholarship is available this year because I am not able to acess the busary application form.

  3. Sthunywasenkosi Nxumalo Says:
    October 15, 2009 at 11:51 am | Reply

    I have std 10 in physics and instrumantation qualifications in n-4 I need a bursary to continue my studies.

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