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find fully funded scholarships in South Africa for African students 2026-2027
At dsm-firmenich, we believe that with capability comes responsibility. By focusing on societal impact and tackling challenges at their core, we bring progress to life, creating sustainable solutions for a better future. This commitment to lasting impact is at the heart of our purpose. We&
Published: 19 Feb 2026 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: South Africa Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 23 Mar 2026
By 2030, more than two billion young people around the world will be shaping the future of their economies. This presents an exciting opportunity for innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable growth, especially in emerging and frontier markets. Young entrepreneurs are already at the forefront of
Published: 02 Feb 2026 Type: Training Study in: South Africa Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 09 Mar 2026
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master on Climate Change and Diversity: Sustainable Territorial Development (CCD–STeDe) is a two-years Master Degree course (120 ECTS) that aims to prepare experts in the area of sustainable territorial development in the context of global climate and environmental eme
Published: 27 Jan 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Italy, Portugal, South Africa Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
Economic POlicies for the Global bifurcation (EPOG-JM) is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in economics, supported by the European Union. It offers a world-class integrated Master’s programme on the (digital, socioeconomic, ecological) transition processes with a pluralist approach and
Published: 30 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Austria, Brazil, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Switzerland Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 29 Jan 2026
AI for Science is a stream in AIMS South Africa's Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with Google DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. This exciting program started with its first intake of stu
Published: 10 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 06 Mar 2026
The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is a government-backed initiative in South Africa designed to promote teaching as a career. Its core goal is to attract capable, committed young people into the teaching profession — especially in subject areas that are currently under-resourced in
Published: 10 Oct 2025 Type: Internship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 24 Jan 2026
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in South Africa invites applications for an Artificial Intelligence in Science postdoctoral fellowship. This one-year appointment at AIMS South Africa is linked to a one year Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellowship at Imperial College, London,
Published: 20 Aug 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
These scholarships are offered in memory of Joel Joffe, who was Nelson Mandela’s lawyer in the 1963/4 Rivonia Trial. He played a crucial role in the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The Trust continues to build on his legacy, inspiring others to do as much as possible to realise human r
Published: 08 Aug 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Value: R40,000 Deadline: 02 Sep 2025
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The CSIR, in collaboration with the Sasol Foundation, provides financial support to full-time, unemployed students seeking qualifications in areas that are deemed a priority by the CSIR. The bursary is open to academically qualifying young people and aims to attract and increase the participation
Published: 30 Jul 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 29 Aug 2025
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The Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd (IDC) is engaged in various initiatives in human resource development, capacity building and human capital development to address acute skills deficits in the country, as well as, using it as a mechanism for the recruitment and development of professi
Published: 20 Jun 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Initiated in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, servi
Published: 17 Jun 2025 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Aug 2025
The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) (Senegal), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, invite applications for the African STARS Fellowship; a fully funded opportunity to pursue an MSc in Bioi
Published: 11 Jun 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 26 Jun 2025
The ICGEB-SAWBP PhD Fellowship Scheme, in partnership with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation will support South African women researchers intending to study towards a PhD degree, in Biotechnology at the Cape Town Component. The SAWBP prog
Published: 26 May 2025 Type: PhD Study in: South Africa Deadline: 17 Jun 2025
Sanlam offers bursaries to scholars who have enrolled to study Actuarial Science in 20256 as well as current students in their 1st/2nd/3rd year of Actuarial Science studies. Undergraduate Studies Current full time Actuarial Science students (SA citizens and non-SA citizens) who a
Published: 13 May 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
The Standard Bank Group Bursary offers you financial support to help you study, gain an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification, and make your ambitions a reality – whatever they may be.
Published: 02 May 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program through 2034. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower 1,000 yo
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program through 2034. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower 1,000 yo
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of three clusters – Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Retail Mass and Sanlam Retail Aff
Published: 10 Feb 2025 Type: Internship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
AI for Science is a stream in AIMS South Africa's Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with Google DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. This exciting program started with its first intake of studen
Published: 17 Jan 2025 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 21 Mar 2025
The African Doctoral Academy (ADA) at Stellenbosch University is privileged to offer a limited number of candidates, at the start of their doctoral careers, the opportunity to attend research, publishing, scientific communication and career-related training courses at the ADA Hyb
Published: 06 Nov 2024 Type: PhD Study in: South Africa Deadline: 08 Nov 2024