About the bursary
The South African Journal on Human Rights (SAJHR) was founded in 1985 by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) and is housed at the School of Law, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
The SAJHR is one of the top public law journals in the country and publishes the highest standards of scholarships for a worldwide readership. The SAJHR is committed to enhancing scholarships on human rights, constitutional, and justice-related law within South Africa.
Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
- You must be a Black South African or African with permanent South African residency
- You must demonstrate financial need
- You must have recently graduated with an LLB qualification, from any university in South Africa
- You must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65% for your LLB studies
- You must be registered to study towards an LLM degree, in your 1st or 2nd (final) year, at any public university in South Africa
- You must be completing coursework and research report/ mini-dissertation or full research dissertation in the vast field of human rights, constitutional, and/or justice-related law
- Preference will be given to students who graduated from any of the following universities: the University of Venda, University of Fort Hare, University of Zululand, University of Limpopo, Walter Sisulu University, or the University of the Western Cape
- Preference will be given to students with a strong academic record, who are close to graduation
Benefits
This is a ‘top-up’ bursary, therefore it only covers a portion of study-related fees, to the maximum value of R30 000. This is a once-off payment aimed to provide assistance in covering the candidate’s cost of study.
Successful candidates will be notified by early 30 May 2025 – if you do not receive any feedback by this date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.
Documents
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your email (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified):
- ID document, if a South African citizen (certified copy)
- Passport with permanent residency, if a permanent resident in South Africa (certified copy)
- Full academic transcript/ record (on institutions letterhead)
- Updated Curriculum Vitae
- Contact details of 2 contactable references
- Motivational letter to support your application and prove your financial need (for example, a student account statement)
How to apply
Students who meet the above criteria, may apply via email to: kok.joey@gmail.com
(Insert the words “SAJHR top-up bursary 2025” in the email subject line).
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