APPLY NOW! WITS-TUB-UNILAG URBAN LAB Master Scholarships for South Africans 2025
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
• The programme is
interdisciplinary, but we place a
special emphasis on a
portfolio that is intertransdisciplinary, cutting across
the fields of development
planning, housing, sustainable
urban development, urban
management, and urban
design. Candidates in
architecture and urban
planning as well as in the
humanities, cultural studies,
urban geography, or social
sciences with a focus on urban
studies and planning as well as
candidates in related fields such
as landscape architecture are
also welcome to apply.
• Citizens from South Africa and
permanent residents are legible
to apply.
• Applicants must hold a
bachelor’s degree that is
equivalent to a honours degree
(NQF level 8) in the South
African Qualification System
(SAQA). There is no need to
apply for SAQA if your
bachelor’s degree was
obtained in a South African
university.
• Applicants must possess the
requisite qualifications for
admission into the MUS (UM).
For admission requirements,
please log onto:
https://www.wits.ac.za/urbanmanagement/
• Wits University is an English
medium university. The
programme language is
English. Proficiency in any other
language necessary for their
proposed geographic location of
their fieldwork is recommended.
• There is no age limit applying to
the scholarships for study
purposes. However, at the time
of the application, no more
than 6 years should have
passed since an applicant
graduated from his/ her
previous studies.
• Award of the scholarships is
based on a combination of
merit, distribution across the
continent and, gender balance.
• Study into the MUS programme
is on a full-time basis for 11
months. Selected students will
not participate in any form of
employment during this period.
Applicants whose masters degree
was obtained at a university
outside South Africa must have
their qualifications evaluated by
the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA).
Benefits:
The master‘s scholarship covers
the duration of one academic year.
Successful candidates will be
expected to sign a contract
stipulating the conditions of the
scholarship. The scholarship
includes:
• Full tuition fee,
• Monthly stipend (living
expenses covering: subsistence
expenses and accommodation
expenses),
• Travel from home
country/place of origin,
• Student medical aid (12 months).
Selected students will be required
to be self-sufficient from February
to April 2025, as their living
allowance will be paid in the
month of May. They will be
responsible for organizing their
own travel to Johannesburg, their
accommodation in Johannesburg
and other related costs.
Students applying for the
scholarship are required to pay for
their South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA) fee costs should
they have their highest
qualification obtained outside of
South Africa. SAQA fee costs will
not be refunded (the SAQA
process is explained below).
Required Documents:
1. The Wits-TUB-Unilag
Scholarship Application Form
2. A cover letter explaining why you
qualify for the scholarship.
Additionally, this letter should
speak to the qualification
criteria, and should also provide
a connection between the
project themes and your
envisaged research topic.
3. A CV
4. A copy of all degree certificates
and official academic
transcripts indicating marks for
all degrees.
5. A bachelor’s degree obtained
outside of South Africa should
be accompanied by the South
African Qualifications Authority
(SAQA) certificate ranking the
applicant’s bachelor’s degree
at NQF level 8.
All the above documents must be
submitted by e-mail to Ms Taki
Sithagu, taki.sithagu@wits.ac.za
Application Deadline: September 30 2024
