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Doctoral candidates

The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) collaborates with the South African Humanities Dean Association (SAHUDA) and/or the Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA), to issue a Call/s for funding doctoral students within the social sciences and humanities fields. The Call is followed by an online review process through which suitable candidates are selected. Awarded doctoral candidates are renewed annually based on progress made and the availability of funds for three years. The Institute has funded more than 700 doctoral candidates in the field of humanities and social sciences.

Doctoral Schools:Project Leader(s) Identified
Western Cape School
  1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology,
  2. Stellenbosch University,
  3. University of Cape Town,
  4. University of Western Cape
Eastern Cape School
  1. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,
  2. Rhodes University,
  3. University of Fort Hare,
  4. Walter Sisulu University
Kwazulu-Natal School
  1. Durban University of Technology,
  2. University of KwaZulu-Natal,
  3. University of Zululand
Gauteng School
  1. Tshwane University of Technology,
  2. University of Johannesburg,
  3. University of Pretoria,
  4. Vaal University of Technology,
  5. University of the Witwatersrand
Free State School and  University of South Africa School
  1. Central University of Technology,
  2. University of Free State (University of the Northern Cape once established),
  3. Sol Plaatje University
  4. University of South Africa
  5. North West University,
Northern Corridor School
  1. University of Limpopo,
  2. University of Venda