2015 PGRS OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES

1.

SPLIT BETWEEN NATURAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

50% of the budget will be ring-fenced for allocation in the two fields of studies.

2.

VALUES AND DURATION

Type

Doctoral
Full research Masters (by
dissertation)
Coursework Masters (by
treatise)
3.

Full (FT)/

Duration

Part-time (PT)
FT
PT
FT
PT
FT
PT

3
5
2
3
2
3

Awards
R 40 000
R 22 500
R 30 000
R 17 500
R 20 000
R 12 500

LIMITS ON OTHER FUNDING RECEIVED

Financially Needy Bursary (in terms of section 4.2 of the PGRS

Maximum R 10 000 or part thereof

Policy)

based on NSFAS criteria

[Full-time students only, depending on availability of funding]

Gross salary (section 4.2 of the PGRS Policy)
Limit on external bursaries received (section 4.7 of the PGRS Policy)
Masters
Doctoral
Limit on internal bursaries received (section 4.7 of the PGRS Policy)
Masters
Doctoral
4.

R 200 000
R 100 000
R 150 000
R50 000
R70 000

DATES FOR SIGNING, PROGRESS REPORTS AND PAYMENTS

Action
Applicants liaise with RCD regarding outcome of application
Signed acceptance of conditions received by RCD (section 6.3 of PGRS
Policy)
Progress report for semester 1 received by RCD (section 6.4.2)
Final date for progress report acceptance
Funds released

1st Semester
31 January
31 March

2nd semester

On or before 30

15 July
30 July
On or before 30

April

August