Hello
I am a South African postgraduate student completing my Masters degree in Social Anthropology at the University of Cape Town by dissertation only. This degree will be completed in November 2014.
I have a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Cape Town, majoring in Social Anthropology and Religious Studies. I received a first class grade for this degree.
My second degree from the University of Cape Town is a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Social Anthropology, for which I received an upper second grade.
I would like to apply to apply to Cambridge for the Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic programme, either for the affiliated Bachelors Degree or for the Mphil. While I did not do an undergraduate degree in History or Medieval Studies (the latter is not offered in South Africa), I have a passion for Anglo-Saxon and Norse studies, and have done background reading on the subject since I was a child.
What are the chances of me getting into the 2015/2016 programme with my grades and not having a cognate degree? I will be 25 at the time of applying for the degree.
Furthermore, if I am eligible to apply, are there many funding/scholarship or student loan opportunities for South Africans? I am entitled to a UK Ancestry Visa, but this does not allow me to study fulltime as the requirements of the visa are that I be working full time. Thus if I do apply I will have to enter the UK on a student visa.
Many thanks