Index of postgraduate funding

	SCHOLARSHIPS	(H)onours (M)asters (D)octorate	Eligibility
SOUTH AFRICAN STUDIES	UP Postgraduate Scholarships	H M D	All
	UP Postgraduate Research Support Scholarships	D	All
	UP support bursaries	H M D	SA citizens SA permanent residents
	UP Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarship	D	Commonwealth
	UP Research Scholarship in Asset Integrity Management	H M	All
	NRF – DST Innovation Scholarships	M D	SA citizens SA permanent residents
	NRF – DST Scarce-Skills Scholarship	M D	SA citizens
	NRF – Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship	Postdoc	SA citizens SA permanent residents
	NRF – Scarce-Skills Postdoctoral	Postdoc	SA citizens / permanent residents
	NRF – Free standing Doctoral Scholarships	D	SA citizens SA permanent residents
	NRF – Free standing Postdoctoral Fellowship	Postdoc	SA citizens
	NRF– DAAD In-country Scholarships	M D	SA citizens SA permanent residents
	NRF – SKA Honours Scholarships	H	SA citizens
	NRF – SKA Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships	M D	SA citizens SA permanent residents Non-RSA African
	NRF – SKA Postdoctoral Fellowships	Postdoc	SA citizens and or Non-RSA African
	NRF – Honours Block Grants Freestanding – Honours Block Grants Innovation	H	SA citizens SA citizens & Non-RSA
	NRF – Honours Block Grants Scarce Skills	H	SA citizens
	NRF – Master’s Free-Standing	M	SA citizens
	NRF – Extension Request	M D	Current NRF awardees
	NRF / HSRC	H M	SA citizens
	Mandela-Rhodes Scholarship	H M	All African countries
	Canon Collins Trust Scholarship	M D	SADC Refugees (see exception list)
	Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Scholarship	H M	Women from developing countries
	PSA Stiglingh Memorial Bursary	H M D	Public Servants and or PSA members
	Graça Machel Scholarship	H M D	Female (See list)
	Meat Industry Trust Scholarship	M D	SA citizens
	FoodBev SETA Scholarship	D	SA citizens
SOUTH AFRICAN STUDIES	WM Kellogg Foundation	H M D	SADC citizens
	African Laser Centre Scholarship	M D	African citizens (except SA)
	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Scholarship	H M D	SA citizens
	Medical Research Council	M D	SA citizens
	Carl & Emily Fuchs Doctoral Scholarships	D	SA citizens
	Exxaro Scholarship	H M D	Fluent in French
	MasterCard Scholarship	H M	All African countries
	Research Africa Funding database	M D	All African countries
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	UP Postgraduate Study Abroad Programme	M D	All, subject to specific criteria
	Chevning Scholarships	M	All (see Africa List)
	Kader Asmal Fellowship	M	SA citizens
	Rhodes Scholarship	M D	See List
	UK Commonwealth Scholarship	M D	SA/Commonwealth citizens
	Ruth First Education Trust Scholarship	M	SADC
	Dept of Higher Education in partnership with foreign governments	H M D	Various
	NZ Commonwealth Scholarship	M D	SA/Commonwealth citizens
	NZ Development Scholarships – Africa	H M D	Developing Countries
	The Bradlow Foundation Scholarship	D	SA citizens
	Patrick and Margaret Flanagan Scholarship	H M D	Women, SA descent, English
	NIL Africa – Slovenia Scholarship	D	SA citizens Registered UP other African students
	Embassy of France Scholarships	M D	SA or Lesotho citizens
	Fulbright Foreign Student Programme	H M D	All
	FirstRand / Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship	M	SA citizens
	Erasmus Mundus Partnership	M D	Non-EU, including SA citizens

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