SCHOLARSHIPS IN ICT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

HONOURS, MASTERS AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN ICT
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Applications are invited for Honours, Masters and Doctoral scholarships in ICT. The scholarships are offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) as part of the ICT Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap
implementation. Advances in ICT supported by the RDI Roadmap aim to guide South Africa to a state of digital advantage that will strengthen economic competitiveness and enable an enhanced quality of life for all South Africans. The scholarships will be administered by the CSIR Meraka Institute through the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR). The scholarships are not restricted to students working in Artificial Intelligence.
Successful applicants will register for a full-time Honours, Masters or Doctoral degree at the University of Cape Town.

Eligibility criteria:
>Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related area for Honours scholarships;
>Honours degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related area for Masters scholarships;
>Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related area for Doctoral scholarships;
>Academic excellence at all preceding academic levels.

Awards:
• Honours scholarships: R50 000 for one year;
• Masters scholarships: R77 000 per year for two years;
• Doctoral scholarships: R110 000 per year for three years.
These funding levels are subject to revision and student progress. Scholarships will be awarded taking into account the
collective demographic composition of recipients.

Important dates:
• The deadline for submitting applications is 1 November 2015.
• Successful applicants will be notified soon after 30 November 2015.

Application process:
Applications, consisting of a single file in PDF format, should be emailed to Marlene Jivan <mjivan@csir.co.za>. The
subject line of the email should read “UCT-DST Scholarships in ICT”. The application should include the following:
• Full academic record, including all tertiary results;
• Abbreviated curriculum vitae of at most one page, which should include the race group and gender of the applicant, as well as whether the applicant has a disability, is a South African citizen (or permanent resident), a citizen of one of the SADC countries, or a citizen of an African country;
• For Masters and Doctoral applicants, a research topic and outline of at most one page, including name of prospective (or current, if applicable) supervisor.

Prospective Masters and Doctoral applicants should complete their application in consultation with their prospective
supervisor.
For further information, contact Professor Tommie Meyer <tmeyer@cs.uct.ac.za>.