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It'sthehomestretchoftheacademicyear,butthatdoesn'tmean

that this week's edition of the Take Note Newsletter isn't jam

packedwithopportunitiesforyou!

If you're an established academic take note of theHarry

OppenheimerFellowshipAwardtofundyourresearchaswellas

thecall fortheLeuven-SUStaffExchange.Forourfutureleaders

oftomorrow,don'tmissthechancetopursueamaster'sdegreein

CanadaaspartoftheirAfricanLeadersScholarshipProgramme.

Eager to learn Spanish? 10 master's degrees are being made

available for study in Chile, through theHorizontal Cooperation

Scholarship. Finally, remember the upcoming deadline for your

DSTPostgraduateBursaryApplications!

We'd also like to remind our readers of the PGIO International

Week taking place from 19-23 September! Come share and

celebrateinternationalexperienceswithyourfellowMaties.From

the Soccer World Cup to information sessions, Chinese Film,

AfricanMarketDay andGala event and of course the highlight:

InternationalFoodEvening!Thereissomethingforeveryone.Find

the complete programmehere, and follow us with the hashtags

#SU_InterWeek#InterWeek.

Follow us at@pgioweb

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imagesofalleventsand

happeningsatthePGIO

as well as some of the

stunning captures of our students from exchanges around the

world!

ThePGIOisalsoonaradionearyou!Funding,development,and

otherservicesofferedbyourofficeswillbediscussedinaweekly

time slot. Tune in on Thursday's at 14h15 as we talk all things

postgraduate,internationalandmore!

Takealookatthe"AdHocBursariesandScholarships"pageonthePGIOwebsitetofindanotherreferencelisttosomeofthe

opportunitieslistedhereandmore.

DeadlinesToNote:HerearealistofupcomingdeadlinesforthemonthofSeptember,remembertobeginyourapplicationsearly!

-DSTPostgraduateBursaryApplications:30September

Announcements:

Allapplicationsforpostgraduatefundingfor2017willopenAugust

1st,2016.Applyathttp://my.sun.ac.zatoreceiveregularupdates,aswellasinformationonallthelatesthappeningsandevents.For

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andvisitusintheWilcocksbuildingonthecornerofRyneveldand

VictoriaStreet.VisitthePostgraduateandInternationalOffice

websiteandclickheretoseeourlatestadhocscholarshipsand

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ShutUp&WriteSessions

ThePGSkillsteam,incollaborationwiththeSULanguageCentre,

are hostingregular Shut Up and Write sessions during the

courseoftheyear.

ShutUpsaretypicallyinformalsessionswherewritersgettogether

on a weekly basis to write! The aim is to create a productive,

collegial, enjoyable writing space. All postgraduate students or

staffwhoarewritingup their theses,dissertationsorarticlesare

welcome.

TherewillbeaShutUpandWritesessioneveryTuesday lunch

hourduring2016(unlessotherwisestatedonthiswebsite).

Join us!RSVP topgskills@sun.ac.za to find outwhich venue is

being used each week, or follow us on Twitter@PGSkillsStell.

Readupdateshere.

Note:Bringalongyourlaptoporanotebookandyoursourcesto

write up your research during this session. If your laptop has a

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SCHOLARSHIPSANDDEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITIES

Disclaimer:Pleasenotethat,unlessotherwisestipulated,theseopportunitiesarenotofferedbythe

Postgraduate and InternationalOffice. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into

programmes and institutions. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information

givenbythesponsorsupersedesthedetailsprovidedbelow.

HarryOppenheimerFellowshipAward2016

The Harry Oppenheimer Trust is calling for nominations from South African Universities, Science

Councils,ResearchandPolicyInstitutesandotherinstitutionsoragenciesofsimilarnationalstanding.

Theawardisgrantedtocandidatesofthehighestcalibretoenablethemtoundertakeaprogrammeof

cuttingedge,internationallysignificantwork.TheawardisintendedtoenablescholarsbasedinSouth

Africatoundertakeaprogrammeofworkthatwillbuildtheacademyandcontributerichlytointellectual

life.

Target:EstablishedAcademic

Deadline:31October2016

Moreinfo:Clickhere

StaffExchange&ResidentRepresentativeProgramme2017

Academic staff, researchers, post-doctoral fellows and administrative staff are invited to apply to

participate in theKULeuven-SUStaffExchangeprogramme for the first semester of 2017.The call

includes the opportunity for a successful exchange participant to be appointed as the resident

representative for SUwhile participating in the academic programme at his/her host department or

researchgroup.

Target:Academicstaff,researchers,post-doctoralfellowsandadministrativestaffDeadline:3October2016

Moreinfo:Clickhere

Canada:AfricanLeadersofTomorrow

TheCanadianBureau for InternationalEducation (CBIE) in collaborationwith the Institute ofPublic

Administration of Canada (IPAC) is offering the African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) Scholarship

Program. ALT program commemorates the late NelsonMandela's commitment to equity and social

justicebyofferingyoungAfricanwomenandmentheopportunitytostudyaMaster'sdegreeinCanada.

Target:Master's

Deadline:14October2016

Moreinfo:Clickhere

Chile:HorizontalCooperationScholarship

TheChileanInternationalCooperationAgency(AGCI) isoffering10Master’sdegreescholarshipsat

accreditedChileanuniversitiesorotherhighereducationinstitutionsinChile.ThepurposeoftheAGCI

Scholarship Program is to contribute to the formation of advanced human capital, through the

participationofprofessionalsinMaster’sprogramstaughtbyaccreditedhighereducationinstitutionsin

Chile.StudiesaretaughtinSpanish.Upto6monthslanguagetrainingcanbeincludedifrequired.

Target:Publicservant,academics,applicantswithindesignatedfields.Seemoreinfo.

Deadline:31October2016

Moreinfo:Clickhere

CallForDSTPostgraduateBursaryApplications-2017

TheCSIRand theDepartmentofScienceandTechnology (DST)arepleased toannounce theDST

Inter-ProgrammeBursarySupport(IBS)callforapplications.TheIBSpostgraduatebursarysupportis

intendedforfulltimestudiesforHonours/4thyearEngineering/BTech,Master'sorPhDdegreesatany

SouthAfricanpublicuniversity.Thefocusareasforthebursarysupportarerestrictedtothefollowing

researchareas:Aerospace,Composites,Modelling andDigitalSciences,MicrosystemsTechnology,

Titanium (Manufacturing Elements), Photonics, Biotechnology: Biopharming, Bioprocessing,

BiocatalysisInformationandCommunicationsTechnology.

Target:Honours,4thyearEng/BTech,Master'sandPhD

Deadline:30September

Moreinfo:Clickhere

Ernst&EthelEricksenTrust

The Ernst & Ethel Ericksen Trust was established by Ethel Eriksen in the early 1980's. The trust

providesstudygrantstostudentsdoingpostgraduatestudyandhasenabledscholarsfromallwalksof

lifetofulfilltheirdreams,andinsodoingbenefitSouthAfrica.

Target:Master'sandPhD

Deadline:31October

Moreinfo:Clickhere

2017CallforCommonwealthScholarshipsforstudiesintheUnitedKingdom

ThecallforCommonwealthScholarshipsfor2017isopen.StellenboschUniversityhasbeeninvitedto

nominate amaximum of TEN (10) studentswho are currently registered at SU andwho are South

Africancitizens.Thesemaybeineitherofthefollowingcategories:

•Oneyeartaughtmaster'scoursesorequivalentdegrees(excludingMBA)

•PhD

Target:Master'sandPhD

Deadline:20October2016

Moreinfo:Clickhere

TravelGrants

The PGIO Overseas Conference Grant (OCG) is a supplementary award to attend an international

conferenceoutsideofSouthAfricatopresentapaperorposter.Preferencegiventofull-timeregistered

PhDstudentsintheir3rdyear.

Pleasevisitthefollowinglinkhereformoredetailsabouttheapplicationanddeadlinecycles,aswellas

informationregardingthecriteriaforapplication.

NewZealandLEARNAwardsScheme

The New Zealand Government, through its research institution LEARN, is offering exchanges and

trainingforagriculturalgreenhousegasresearchers.LEARNisanawardsschemesponsoredbythe

NewZealandGovernmenttobuildinternationalcapabilityinlivestockemissionsresearch.

FourLEARNawardsoffered:

TechnicalTrainingAward

Co-fundedPhDScholarship

PostdoctoralFellowship

GlobalResearchAllianceSeniorScientistAward

Target:targetapplicantsanddeadlinesvary

Moreinfo:Clickhere

CentralEuropeanBusinessSchool:MScinFinanceScholarships

SwedishInstituteScholarshipsforSouthAfricanStudents

TheSwedishInstituteisofferingopportunitiestohighlyqualifiedSouthAfricanstoapplyforamaster's

degree programme at any Swedish university. Please note that scholarship applicants must apply

separately foradmittance toaSwedishuniversityvia thewebsitewww.universityadmissions.se.For

generalguidelinesonthescholarshipapplicationprocess,visittheSwedishInstitutewebsite.

Target:SouthAfricanstudents

Deadline:Applicationdeadlinesmayvarybutareusuallysetinmid-Januaryforfirstsemesterandin

mid-Augustforthesecondsemester.

Moreinfo:Clickhereformoreinformation

For more Information on scholarship and development opportunities such asthoselistedaboveandbelowpleasevisitthePGIOwebsite.ScholarshipsforDevelopment

DepartmentofHigherEducation

Mandela-RhodesScholarships

RhodesScholarhips-Oxford

CheveningScholarships-UK

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