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Funding opportunities in Africa
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10 open now, 14 records in total. Last verified 13 September 2026.
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University Research Committee (URC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2027
ZAR 350,000/year15 September 2026Closes in 2 daysOpen to internationalClosing soonDSTI-CSIR Inter-Programme Bursary Scheme
ZAR 160,000 to 180,000/year plus a ZAR 10,000 laptop allowance15 September 2026Closes in 2 daysOpen to internationalOpenSAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme, PhD and Master’s Scholarships
ZAR 250,000/year (PhD); ZAR 200,000/year (Master's)22 September 2026Closes in 9 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenNational Health Research Enterprise Doctoral Programme PhD Scholarships
ZAR 250,000/year22 September 2026Closes in 9 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenDSTI-NRF Honours Student Funding for the 2027 Academic Year
Scholarships for a South African honours year (the one-year postgraduate degree taken after a bachelor's).23 November 2026Closes in 71 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenAHRI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF/2026)
A one-year renewable postdoctoral research fellowship at AHRI's KwaZulu-Natal campuses, meant to give an early-career scientist a period…31 December 2026Closes in 109 daysOpen to internationalOpenThe Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Covers tuition and registration for a one-year Honours or two-year Master's degree at a recognised South African institution,…14 April 2027Closes in 213 daysOpen to internationalOpenStructured Master’s in Mathematical Sciences (Mathematical Sciences and AI for Science streams)
ZAR 2,200/monthNot statedEligibility not statedOpenFrancis H. Brown African Scholarship
Up to USD 30,000Not statedDomestic applicants onlyOpenMargaret McNamara Education Grants, South Africa Program
Education grants awarded competitively to women from developing countries enrolled at listed South African universities who show financial…Not statedOpen to internationalClosedNRF/DSTI/Wits SARChI Chair in Electrochemistry and Energy Technologies (MEET) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
ZAR 320,00010 September 2026Closed 3 days agoDomestic applicants onlyClosedHPI at UCT Research School PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships
ZAR 262,200/year (PhD); ZAR 300,000 to 380,000/year (postdoc)1 September 2026Closed 12 days agoOpen to internationalClosedOppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarships for Postgraduate Study
A limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate study at local and international institutions at master's, doctoral…31 August 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to internationalClosedHillel Friedland Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Genomics, Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience
A two-year funded fellowship in the Cancer Genetics Group at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, extendable…20 August 2026Closed 24 days agoOpen to internationalWeekly funding email
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