University of Pretoria Masters Scholarships in Sexual & Reproductive Rights for African Students 2023

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria now offers a LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) degree.

 The Masters in Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa is a two-year programme and is offered as a blended learning course comprising of online interaction and residential block-weeks in Pretoria. Two contact sessions will be scheduled every year (four contact sessions over the period of two years).

About University of Pretoria

The University of Pretoria (UP) was established in 1908 with just four professors and 32 students, in a little house called Kya Rosa. Today, it is one of the largest research universities in South Africa. UP has transformed into a dynamic university community of staff and students who come from a range of diverse backgrounds and cultures showcasing South African and global societies. The University was born from a vision to create a space for quality education and for new ideas to flourish. Over the course of its existence, and through different phases of political power and social change, UP ... read more

University of Pretoria Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University of Pretoria Masters Scholarship

Goals of the programme:

The LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) has short-term as well as long-term goals. In the short term, it aims to secure the following goals:

• to equip the learner with knowledge and understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights from domestic, regional and global international perspectives
• to equip the learner with research skills in sexual and reproductive health and rights
• to equip the learner with advocacy skills for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights
• to equip the learner with practical skills for securing the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights

The goals of the Master’s programme go beyond the mere enrichment of the learner. In the long-term, the LLM/MPhil Programme should yield to individuals, and communities in the African region and beyond, tangible social benefits, including:

• grooming of leaders with a capacity to influence the social transformation of societies
• raising of public awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights
• increasing the public understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights
• enhancing the capacity of groups, networks or organisations that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights and related rights, including the rights of women and sexual minorities
• advancing the reproductive and sexual health and rights of individuals and communities
• combating discrimination and stigma surrounding sexual and reproductive health and rights
• influencing interventions in sexual and reproductive health and rights national and regional levels
• influencing policy-making in sexual and reproductive health and rights at the national and regional levels

Benefits:

• scholarships of up to US$15000,  funded by the European Union are available.

Requirements for University of Pretoria Masters Scholarship Qualification

• LLM degree requirements The LLM degree is open to individuals with an LLB degree or equivalent.

• MPhil degree requirements The MPhil degree is open to non-lawyers with at least an honours degree in an academic discipline relevant to sexual and reproductive rights in Africa.

• Other relevant requirements
• Foreign qualifications are subject to South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) requirements.
• Applicants must have excellent academic credentials and demonstrate human rights experience or interest.
• A maximum of fifteen students will be accepted for the 2023 academic year.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Click here to read about the application process
• Click here to apply online (please note – you must create an account on the Submittable platform before you can apply)

For more details,visit University of Pretoria website