College of Humanities
School of Applied Human Sciences (SAHS)
Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS)
CALL FOR POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
(REWARDSCO) APPLICATIONS 2019
The Centre for
Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) is a premier African postgraduate
research and teaching unit in the School of Applied Human Sciences. The permanent
staff cohort have PhDs, and include NRF-rated and award-winning researchers. In
the past five years, the Centre has graduated 20 PhD students, 43 research
Masters’ students and a full cohort of Honours students in minimum time.
CCMS has maintained
a track record of above-average research productivity in books and high-impact
journals in three key research areas:
(1)
Media
Studies
(2)
Cultural
Studies
(3)
Health
Communication
Rewardsco, a Durban-based company, is a
leading provider of outsourced sales, distribution and after-sales support
services to local and international clients in the finance, insurance and
telecommunications sectors.
Rewardsco has committed to providing competitive scholarships to the value of
R52 000 each for 4 Honours and 4 Masters students in the area of Media
Studies, with a specific interest in the use of new media, social media or
mobile media communication. Scholarships will be awarded based on student
academic merit. Scholarship awards are conditional on acceptance and
registration in the CCMS postgraduate programme. Successful applicants will
conduct research as part of a broader project in CCMS.
The minimum criteria for eligibility for
this scholarship are as follows:
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Honours Scholarship
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Masters Scholarship
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Completed or about to complete a Bachelor degree with
a good academic record/academic merit within the field of Humanities or
Social Sciences
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Completed or about to complete an Honours degree with
a good academic record/academic merit within the field of Humanities or
Social Sciences
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Meet the minimum requirements for 2019 admission for
full-time Bachelor of Social Science
Honours in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies
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Meet the minimum requirements for 2019 admission for
full-time Masters Social Science Media,
Communication and Cultural Studies
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Specifically interested in research on the role of
new media, social media or mobile media communication.
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Specifically interested in research on the role of
new media, social media or mobile media communication.
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Must be a South African citizen with preference
given to previously disadvantaged students.
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Must be a South African citizen with preference given
to previously disadvantaged students.
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Must be willing to be part of any promotional
publicity and media coverage for Rewardsco Sales or the University of
KwaZulu-Natal.
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Must be willing to be part of any promotional
publicity and media coverage for Rewardsco Sales or the University of
KwaZulu-Natal.
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When applying, students must include the
following documents:
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Recent academic record
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CV
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Letter of motivation
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Best academic essay (for
Honours students) and a one page research concept paper (for Masters students)
in the area of new media, social media or mobile media communication.
All applications must be submitted by 30
November 2018 to Zola Chonco (choncoz@ukzn.ac.za). For more
information, contact Ms Chonco 031 260 3865.
