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Funding opportunities in Africa
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11 open now, 12 records in total. Last verified 24 August 2026.
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Oppenheimer 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 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to internationalOpenHPI at UCT Research School PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships
ZAR 262,200/year (PhD); ZAR 300,000 to 380,000/year (postdoc)1 September 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to internationalOpenUniversity Research Committee (URC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2027
ZAR 350,000/year15 September 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to internationalOpenDSTI-CSIR Inter-Programme Bursary Scheme
ZAR 160,000 to 180,000/year plus a ZAR 10,000 laptop allowance15 September 2026Closes in 22 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 29 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenNational Health Research Enterprise Doctoral Programme PhD Scholarships
ZAR 250,000/year22 September 2026Closes in 29 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 91 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenThe 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 233 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 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 4 days agoOpen to internationalWeekly funding email
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