Wits University School Of Law Bursaries or Scholarship

PG Diploma and LLM mid-year intake

LLM mid-year intake

The Wits School of Law is accepting candidates for Postgraduate Diploma and LLM study beginning in July 2019

The School is accepting a mid-year intake for our General, Commercial & Business Law; Environmental Law; Human Rights Advocacy & Litigation and International Law programmes. Details for these programmes can be found here.

We regret that we cannot accept international applicants for this intake. International applicants are advised to apply for the 2020 January intake which will be opening shortly. The closing date for mid-year intake applications is 15 June 2019. Applications should be submitted via our online system which can be accessed here.

Please note that all applicants who are accepted for the LLM must attend a compulsory course in Research Methodology from 8 am to 5 pm on Wednesday 10 July to Friday 12 July 2019. Please ensure that you will be available to attend lectures during these times.

Please direct queries to Anzolette.Saville@wits.ac.za.

Postgraduate Funding Opportinities In ‘Law, Equity And Social Justice’

The NRF funded South African Research Chair in ‘Law, Equality and Social Justice’, based at the School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, invites applications for postdoctoral fellows and a postgraduate bursary (PhD) in the broad field of equality, law, rights and social justice to commence in July 2019.

Applications are particularly invited from students seeking to work on equality related issues, including the role and limits of the Constitution, rights and law in promoting or limiting political, social and economic equality and justice. This includes theoretical and practical questions of constitutionalism and the role of laws and/or rights in securing redistribution, recognition, economic or social change. Applicants are invited to engage these issues from a range of perspectives, including critical, liberal, social democratic, post-colonial and/or decolonial approaches.

NRF Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowships for an initial period of twelve months. Successful applicants may be renewed for a second year. The value of the fellowship in 2019 in R220 000.00 (50% if held from July 2019). This is a full-time position and fellows may not hold full-time salaried employment during the tenure of the fellowship, and are expected to be based at the University for at least 80 per cent of the period of the Fellowship. All fellowship awards should be held as primary funding.

Applicants should engage in research in the field of equality, law and social justice, broadly construed, and successful candidates will be required to publish at least two accredited articles per annum and to contribute to the work of the Chair.

Applicants must have completed their doctoral degrees within the last five years and have proven ability in research and writing.  South African citizens and permanent residents may apply, as well as outstanding international candidates, who wish to undertake postdoctoral research in South Africa.

To apply, please submit the following documents to judy.mafika@wits.ac.za:

• a covering letter stating why you are interested in the fellowship
• A summary research proposal of two pages
• A CV
• Full academic records
• The contact details of two academic referees
• A short piece of recent written work, or publication.
  

NRF Postgraduate bursary (PhD)

Applications are invited for one doctoral bursary. Applicants should intend to conduct their research in the broad area of social justice, equality related law and rights. The value of the NRF PhD bursary in 2019 is R120 000.00 per annum. All bursaries should be held as primary funding towards the degree.

All applicants should intend to study full-time at Wits University, and meet its academic requirements for entry. They may be South African or from other African countries. Applications for the doctoral bursary may be accepted from countries outside of Africa.

To apply, please submit the following documents:

• a covering letter stating why you are interested in the bursary and your intended field of study
• A summary research proposal of one to two pages (for your thesis, dissertation or research report)
• A CV
• Full academic records
• The contact details of two academic referees
  

Enquiries and applications

Enquiries on the scope and content of the research field and fellowship/bursary criteria should be made to Professor Cathi Albertyn (cathi.albertyn@wits.ac.za). Please do not send applications to this email.

You may also consult the following webpages: On the NRF criteria see http://www.nrf.ac.za/sites/default/files/documents/Funding%20your%20Research%20Future%20NRF%20Bursary%2C%20Scholarships%20Value%20Rules%20and%20G….pdf. On Wits Postdoctoral expectations, see https://www.wits.ac.za/research/postdoctoral-fellows/.

All applications should be sent to Judy Mafika (judy.makika@wits.ac.za) by 30 May 2019.