The Stipendium Hungaricum 2023 and Chinese Government Scholarships - Open calls for Application - UWC

The Stipendium Hungaricum 2023 and Chinese Government Scholarships – Open calls for Application

As the holidays slowly approach, the Department of Higher Education and Training (Department) would like to notify you of a number of international scholarship opportunities that are currently open for applications, including our flagship programmes.

The Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africans 2023 – which will now be accepting applications for Medicine (offered only at University of Pecs or University of Debrecen) and the Chinese Government Scholarship 2023.

The Hungarian Government is offering 100 scholarships to South African students to study at participating public universities in Hungary – at Bachelor’s, Master’s, One-Tier Master’s and Doctoral levels with short term mobility opportunities or Exchange Programmes ( 1 or 2 semesters) for registered Master or Doctoral candidates.

The deadline for submitting applications is 15 January 2023, this includes both full degree programmes and partial/exchange programmes.

The scholarship will cover the following:

The Hungarian Government

Tuition fees
Monthly stipend
University accommodation or a contribution towards private accommodation
Medical insurance

The Department (subject to the availability of funding)

International travel
Contribution towards monthly stipend
Settlement allowance
Pre-departure orientation
SAQA verification of qualification

Click here for more information on the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme.

The Chinese Government is offering scholarships for South African students to study at Chinese institutions starting in the 2023/24 academic year for Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD and non-degree Chinese language studies.

The deadline for submitting applications is 23 January 2023.

The scholarship will offer the following :

The Chinese Government :

STUDY PROGRAM	Tuition (RMB per year)*	Accommodation (RMB per year)	Stipend (RMB per year)	Medical Insurance (RMB per year)
Chinese language studies	20000-27000	8400	30000	800
Bachelor’s degree	20000-27000	8400	30000	800
Master’s degree	25000-34000	8400	36000	800
Doctoral degree	33000-45000	12000	42000	800

The Department (subject to the availability of funding)

One return economy airfare
Monthly stipend
Once-off settlement allowance
Visa costs
Compulsory orientation programme before departure.

*Please note that the above is travel to China will be subject to imposed travel restrictions and the Department will only book flights for students when safety and seamless travel of students can be assured.

Click here for more information on The Chinese Government scholarship programme.

In addition to the above, there are other opportunities currently open in Switzerland, Sweden, India, New Zealand and more. Please see below information on the current open calls:

PROGRAMME

DEGREE LEVEL

FIELDS OF STUDY

WHAT THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS

DHET ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

CLOSING DATE

MORE DETAILS

SWEDEN: DHET call for applications for university application fee support – Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals 2023/2024

Master’s

See list of eligible Master’s programme

Full tuition fees coverage;
Living expenses of SEK 11,000/month (~R18 000);
Travel grant of SEK 15,000 (~ R24 600) for the entire scholarship period – this will be paid upon arrival in Sweden, therefore recipients will need to pay for their own flight to Sweden;
Insurance against illness and accident;
Membership of the SI Network for Future Global Leaders (NFGL) – a platform to grow your network and experience, while in Sweden;
Lifelong membership of the SI Alumni Network – a platform for further professional development and to stay in touch.

Swedish university application fee, to up to fifteen (15) qualifying scholarship applicants

16 January 2023 : Last day for submission of Swedish university applications and DHET application for payment of university application fee.

10-28 February 2023 – Submission of Swedish Institute Scholarship application

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SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2023-2024

PhD, Postdoctoral, Research Fellow

Open to all academic fields of research.

Stipend: Postdoctoral research: CHF 3500/month;
Stipend: PhD and Research scholarship: CHF 1920/month;
Mandatory Swiss health insurance;
One-time lump sum of CHF 300.-with the first grant payment to help for payment of the housing deposit;
– Flight allowance (lump sum) for a ticket back to their country of origin (provided at the end of the scholarship).

N/A

15 December 2023

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Detailed information on each of the calls can be found on our website https://www.internationalscholarships.dhet.gov.za/

There are also short courses available in New Zealand and India covering various academic themes.

Lastly, the Department will also be hosting the last 2 Information Sessions of the year:

The Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals on the 23^rd November 2022 – (registration closed – the session recording will be available tomorrow)
The Chinese Government Scholarship on the 1^st December 2022 – Register here

It is important to note that each scholarship has a different application process, deadlines, eligibility criteria, conditions, benefits, and contact points – Applicants are strongly advised to read all information documents carefully before applying.

We invite you to visit the International Scholarships website at https://www.internationalscholarships.dhet.gov.za/ for general information about study abroad opportunities as well as information on other scholarship opportunities that are available. You can subscribe to the Department’s contact list for updates when new opportunities become available.

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