Opportunity closing date: Monday, October 31, 2011Opportunity type: Fellowships and ScholarshipsThe Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University is a large and dynamic department encompassing two distinctive but related disciplines, that of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology invites applications for bursaries and grants for its Postgraduate Studies for 2012.
Postgraduate studies in Sociology or Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch are creating a community of scholars who are critical, enthusiastic and supportive of each other. Students experience their studies as demanding and also great fun. Stellenbosch students have a reputation for imaginative and creative research in a range of fields, with its graduates successful in the academic and non-academic world.
The department aims to break new ground in social theoretical inquiry in South Africa, and have particular strengths in qualitative and quantitative research methods. It encourages debate and innovation in interpreting and integrating these broad research traditions.
The following degrees will be offered for 2012:
BA Honours in Sociology or Social Anthropology: 4 Departmental SP Cilliers bursaries R30 000 each (cfortuin@sun.ac.za)
BA Honours or MA in Social Anthropology:
To apply, submit your application to cfortuin@sun.ac.za.
Students are also invited to apply for other bursaries or loans from Stellenbosch University and for teaching and research assistant positions.
For more about Stellenbosch University, refer to www.sun.ac.za
Source : www.ngopulse.org/opportunity/university-stellenbosch-postgraduate-studies-2012-bursaries
The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology invites applications for bursaries and grants for its Postgraduate Studies for 2012.
Postgraduate studies in Sociology or Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch are creating a community of scholars who are critical, enthusiastic and supportive of each other. Students experience their studies as demanding and also great fun. Stellenbosch students have a reputation for imaginative and creative research in a range of fields, with its graduates successful in the academic and non-academic world.
The department aims to break new ground in social theoretical inquiry in South Africa, and have particular strengths in qualitative and quantitative research methods. It encourages debate and innovation in interpreting and integrating these broad research traditions.
The following degrees will be offered for 2012:
- BA Honours in Sociology or Social Anthropology;
- MA in Sociology or Social Anthropology;
- PhD in Sociology or Social Anthropology;
- Postgraduate Diploma, MA &PhD in Social Science Methods.
BA Honours in Sociology or Social Anthropology: 4 Departmental SP Cilliers bursaries R30 000 each (cfortuin@sun.ac.za)
BA Honours or MA in Social Anthropology:
- 3 NRF bursaries R40 000 each: MA on issues relating to social movements, citizenship and human rights (Prof Steven Robins at slr@sun.ac.za)
- 3 SANPAD bursaries R20 000 each: Hon/MA on issues relating to land, housing and environmental politics in rural and urban contexts (Prof Steven Robins at slr@sun.ac.za)
- 1 bursary R10 000 (Hon) or R20 000 (MA) for research related to Afrikaans identity politics as expressed in popular culture and language (Prof Kees van der Waal atcsvdw@sun.ac.za)
- 1 bursary R10 000 (Hon) or R20 000 (MA) for research related to local development interventions and contestations in the Dwars River Valley (Stellenbosch) (Prof Kees van der Waal at csvdw@sun.ac.za)
- 1 NRF bursary R20 000 for research related to land claims and land restitution in South or Southern Africa, in rural and/or urban contexts (Prof Cherryl Walker at cjwalker@sun.ac.za)
- Research grant: R24 000. Urban Sociology: New Provincial Capitals in South Africa (Prof Simon Bekker at sb3@sun.ac.za)
- Research grant: R10 000. Social Protection/Social Assistance Grants (Jan Vorster at jhv3@sun.ac.za)
- Research grant: R10 000. Armed Forces and Society (Prof Lindy Heinecken atlindy@sun.ac.za)
- Research grant: R5 000. Sociology as Field and Career in South Africa (Dr Lloyd Hill at lloydhill@sun.ac.za)
- Research grant: R5 000. Social Dimensions of Invasive Alien Species (Dr Heidi Prozesky athep@sun.ac.za)
To apply, submit your application to cfortuin@sun.ac.za.
Students are also invited to apply for other bursaries or loans from Stellenbosch University and for teaching and research assistant positions.
For more about Stellenbosch University, refer to www.sun.ac.za
Source : www.ngopulse.org/opportunity/university-stellenbosch-postgraduate-studies-2012-bursaries
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