Fees and funding

Fees for PhD studies at the USB: 2010

Application fee R300
First year of registration R21 010
Second year of registration R21 010
Third and subsequent years of registration R 2 950

Bursaries and scholarships

  • Financial support for Full-time students: Bursaries or scholarships are available. An application for financial assistance will only be considered after acceptance of the comprehensive proposal.
  • Facilities and services for PhD students: This includes an office, and access to IT facilities, an onsite library and other support services.
  • Attending conferences and workshops: Financial support is available in the doctoral programme budget to enable Full-time scholarship PhD students to attend and present papers at conferences and workshops Providing teaching and research assistance: Full-time scholarship students are expected to be present at the USB for approximately 100 hours per year for contractually negotiated tasks such as teaching and research assistance.

Further information

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