UCT 2022 Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for this prestigious Fellowship which commemorates General Smuts’ interest in South African Botany.

The object of the Fellowship is to enable a person who has exhibited proficiency in independent research to undertake study and research in systematic botany and geographical distribution of South African flora, these being the branches of Botany in which General Smuts was most keenly interested. The possibility of work on other aspects of the South African flora is not excluded.

• Table of Content
• About University of Cape Town
• Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship
• Requirements for Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship

Up to R275 000 for 12 months and R75 000 for research costs.

Requirements for Smuts Memorial Botanical Fellowship Qualification

The fellowship is open to any eligible person, South African or otherwise, who is capable of carrying out its objective and materially advancing the knowledge of the South African flora.

Possession of a PhD degree which has been obtained no more than five years ago is a minimum requirement.

Eligible candidates may not have previously held any academic or professional permanent positions.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UCT website.