UCT Postgraduate Degree Funding Requirements

UCT Postgraduate Degree Funding Requirements – see details below:

Requirements for postgraduate funding

The duration of postgraduate funding awards is strictly 1 year for an honours degree, the first 2 years of a master’s degree, and the first 3 years of a doctoral degree.

Annual renewal of awards for master’s and doctoral study is subject to:

• satisfactory progress
• continued evidence of need in the case of need-based bursaries
• availability of funds

Students must make every effort to complete their studies within these periods.

Students in the following programmes are not eligible for the awards administered by the Postgraduate Funding Office:

• fourth or later years of bachelor’s degrees
• postgraduate diplomas and certificates
• most professional degrees such as the BCom(Hons) in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management (FAPM)
• second degrees at the same level (eg, a second honours degree)
• any other university-designated part-time programme
• the HDE, LLB and BArch degrees