Rhodes University Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarships – Creative Writing
Rhodes University’s MA programme in Creative Writing (MACW) is committed to innovative approaches to literary production that expand the possibilities of writing. At once critical and creative, the programme emphasises the essential relationship between reading and writing. There are full time and part time study options. The full time, full residency option runs for one year every year, and the part time, low residency option over two years every second year.
The Mellon Foundation scholarships are available for full time study only. – Cross genre, multilingual, innovative, experimental, short form, magic writing, folklore, iintsomi, fairy tales, ubugqi, fiction, poetry, hybrids.
The scholarships are awarded to South African citizens who can prove a financial need and demonstrate creative writing ability. Equity considerations will also be taken into account.
MA scholarship (one year); R90 000 per annum.
For scholarship enquiries and application forms contact: pgfunding@ru.ac.za
For MACW enquiries: macw@ru.ac.za or http://www.ru.ac.za/isea/macw/ for a detailed course description, a full list of FAQS, and MACW course application forms.
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