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 |
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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 |
Click here |
| SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2023-2024 | PhD, Postdoctoral, Research Fellow | Open to all academic fields of research. |
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N/A | 15 December 2023 | Click here |
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 23rd November 2022 – (registration closed – the session recording will be available tomorrow)
- The Chinese Government Scholarship on the 1st 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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