Financial Assistance for Postgraduate Study and Postdoctoral Research (Handbook 14)

Description of Scholarships Level Field of Study Closing Date Contact
2025 DSI-NRF Postgraduate: Honours (General) Honours All fields

CLOSED

For further enquiries, contact 
The Postgraduate Funding Office
021 650 3622

The National Science & Technology Forum (NSTF) with available bursaries Honours, Masters Sciences, Engineering, Medical sciences, Industrial design or IT Open

Specific bursaries for Postgraduate:
Click here

2025 Postgraduate Financial Aid (Merit & Need)

Honours, Master's, Doctoral All fields CLOSED Online application CLOSED

Enquiries: 021 650 3622
pgfunding@uct.ac.za

2025 Masters Scholarships to the Yenching Academy Masters only Literature & Culture; History & Archaeology; Philosophy & Religion; Public Policy & International relations; Economics & Management; Law & Society 1 December 2024

Get application here and Recommendation form

Submit full application to:

pgstudies@uct.ac.za 

Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarships 
Joint University Partnerships - UK and South Africa
Master's Nationals of Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi 7 February 2025 For more information and Application - Visit The Beit Trust website
John Davidson Education Trust Bursary 2025 PG Diploma, Honours or Master's Engineering or Accountancy 24 January 2025

Hard copy submission to the PGFO:

Level 3, Otto Beit building, University Ave North

Upper Campus

Clinical Neurosciences Master's, Doctoral Division of Neurosurgery at UCT As soon as position is filled Please send all applications & enquiries to
Dr Jill Combrinck

UCT Neurology Research Group (NRG) recruiting full-time Master's students

Master's

Division of Neurosurgery at UCT

As soon as position is filled

Enquiries on further information:
Please contact

Dr Melissa Nel or Prof Jeannine Heckmann

Recruiting - PhD Student in Neurosciences: Brain injury in children with tuberculous meningitis

Doctoral PhD research project in Clinical Neurosciences As soon as position is filled Please send all applications & queries to:
Miss Devin Van de Laar

 

PhD/MSc Scholarship in Patient-Specific Simulation of Ventricular Remodelling in Inflammatory Heart Diseases

Master's, Doctoral

Simulation of ventricular remodelling in Inflammatory Heart Diseases

As soon as position is filled

Enquiries and application submission to:
Prof Sebastian Skatulla
(Tel 021 650 2595)

Prof Ntobeko Ntusi (Tel 021 406 6200)

Department of Higher Education International Scholarships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

For more information see website

Canon Collins Trust

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

See Website for further details

Wellcome Trust - Humanities and Social Sciences funding schemes

Funding schemes

 

See notice

Contact information
Wellcome Trust

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

See website

European Master's Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation

Master's

 

See notice

European Inter-University Centre
for Human Rights and Democratisation

Monastery of San Nicolò
Riviera San Nicolò, 26
I-30126 Venice Lido (Italy)

+39 041 2720 911
+39 041 2720 914
info@eiuc.org

Chevening Scholarship

See notice

 

See website for more info

www.chevening.org

The Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarships

See notice

 

Various

See Website

Global Scholarship at Cambridge University

See notice

 

USA: mid-October & International: early December

See website

Global Education - Russian Government Educational Program

See notice

 

See notice

www.educationglobal.ru

Google Scholarships

See notice

 

See notice

Google Careers

IAPO - External Scholarships and Study Opportunities

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

Email: Iapo@uct.ac.za
Tel: + 27 21 650 2822 / 3740

MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan) Scholarship

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

Science and Technology Tokyo Team
Embassy of the Republic of South Africa

ScholarGeek - global online search engine for universities and scholarships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

See website

Association of South African Women in Science & Engineering (SAWISE) Scholarships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

SAWISE

MRC - South African Medical Research Council

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See website

See website

(TWAS) The World Academy of Science Fellowships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

TWAS and Partner Contact

The World Academy of Sciences for the Developing World - Scholarship Opportunities

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

See website

List of 45 Scholarships for African women and Developing Countries

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

Sourced from AfterSchoolAfrica.com

PhD's.org

Doctoral

 

See notice

See website for further details

Study at London - King's College

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

See website for further details

Top 80 Annual Study Abroad Scholarships for African Students and Developing Countries - by After School Africa

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

See notice

UK MRC - Further funding to support Research Leaders in sub-Saharan Africa

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

African Research leaders

Study in Australia - Awards

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

See website

The Smithsonian Institute - Fellowships and Internships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See notice

See website

Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - Yearly Competitions

Master's, Doctoral

 

See website

See website for further details

Studentship Opportunities in Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Research

Master's, Doctoral

 

See Notice

See website for further details

Discounted accommodation rates for UCT academics and doctoral students when staying in London, UK

Doctoral

 

See Notice

Goodenough Club
23 Mecklenburgh Square, London

S.E.T for Life

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See Notice

See website for further details

New Zealand Scholarships for international tertiary students

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

See website

New Zealand High Commission
Pretoria, South Africa
Phone | +27 12 450 9000
enquiries@nzhc.co.za
Office hours | Mon-Fri:

09:00-12:00h & 13:00-16:00hrs

Study in Finland - Scholarships

Bachelors, Master's

 

Institution dependent 

Finnish National Agency for Education
PO Box 343 (Hakaniemenranta 6)
FI-00531 
Helsinki
Finland

Cambridge Trust scholarship opportunities to study at the University of Cambridge

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust

SANCOR(South Africa Network for Coastal & Oceanic Research) opportunities for postgraduate students in fields relating to marine science

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

SANCOR

SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) Postgraduate Bursaries Opportunities

Honours, Master's, Doctoral (SA citizens only)

 

Various

Training Administrator
SANBI
Private Bag X7
Claremont 7735
Students@sanbi.org.za

Off Campus Student Accommodation Services (OCSAS)

 

 

See notice

OCSAS Queries
+27 (0)21 650 4394

World Bank Scholarships for Overseas study and Research

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

Various

See website for further details

Helpful websites if you're searching for International or Local Scholarships

Honours, Master's, Doctoral

 

External websites

Please see notice