Opportunities

Since 1986 the University of Missouri South African Education Program (UMSAEP) Committee sponsored a programme that has supported over 800 academic exchanges between the University of Missouri and the University of the Western Cape. The UMSAEP has been recognised as a model programme and continues to provide significant opportunities for teaching and learning, research and community engagement.

International Relations Office is inviting the UWC Community to register and participate in the scholarships online session hosted by the Department of Higher Education and Training, in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius, for an online information session about the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme.

The South African Fulbright Foreign Student Program provides grants for South African university graduates to pursue post-graduate studies at a United States university (excludes MBA and studies that require clinical contact with patients).

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The Chinese Government is offering 30 scholarships for South African students to study at recognised Chinese institutions.

The Swiss Government is offering foreign researchers postgraduate scholarships at Swiss higher education institutions (Universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities of Applied Sciences, Arts and Music Schools) through the Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS also known as ESKAS, CFBE).

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants up to 60 German Chancellor Fellowships every year – up to ten of which go to prospective leaders from South Africa to conduct a socially-relevant and independently developed research projects with a host of their choice in Germany for a period of 12 months.

The Italian Government (MAECI) is offering grants for foreign citizens and Italian citizens living abroad to study, and pursue training or research programmes at public and recognized Italian higher education institutions for the academic year 2023-2024 in Italy.

We are pleased to share the call for proposals for the University of Missouri faculty interested in building scholarly collaborations with colleagues at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.

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 University of Berger , in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is offering scholarships to high potential graduates (including girls, people with disabilities, and displaced persons or refugees) who wish to pursue careers in digital, agricultural, health, or engineering fields.

Due to the differences between the Southern and Northern hemisphere academic calendars, scholarship recipients will follow a specific track in South Africa from February 2023 to July 2023.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) is offering full scholarships to South African students to undertake full-time taught Master’s studies at a UK university or higher education institution with which the CSC has a part funding agreement for a specific programme of study to undertake full-time taught Master’s study.

Chevening is the UK Government’s international scholarships programme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983.

Career Development Services (CDS) is a national initiative to bring free quality career information, advice and counselling services to South Africans of all walks of life.

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are intended for highly motivated, competitive young researchers who have graduated from university (postgraduates). These scholarships will enable applicants to undertake research work in the fields in which the Swiss universities are particularly active.

The programme, promoted by Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy (HIDA), aims to enable new research collaborations, to foster knowledge exchange, and to explore new or emerging research topics in the field of information and data sciences.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards funding for a full PhD in Germany to excellently qualified Master graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Embassy of France is inviting applications from South Africans who wish to pursue Master’s or Doctoral studies at French higher education institutions, starting in academic year 2022 under the France-South Africa Scholarship Programme.

The Department of Higher Education and Training in collaboration with the British Council will be […]

The Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership (IIGL) established under the Confederation of Young Leaders is offering 51 scholarships to South Africans to pursue a Diploma Certificate Programme in International Affairs and Diplomacy under the IIGL Friendship Scholarship 2021 (IFS-2021).

We are pleased to announce that the application period for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is now open. Applications are due by September 15, 2021.

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The CHR is excited to share the following announcement by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) and the University of the Western Cape as they launch a year-long fellowship programme.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants up to 60 German Chancellor Fellowships every year to prospective leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and the USA – irrespective of their field of work.

Study in Japan Online Fair for Sub-Saharan Africa 2021

The role of science, technology and innovation, as essential tools for Africa’s socio-economic transformation cannot been overemphasized, and this is the bedrock of the ASRIC-UEMF partnership which birthed the ASRIC-UEMF PhD scholarship scheme.

We are excited to announce that the applications have opened for the scholarship from the Embassy of France.

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Fulbright Postgraduate Programme (USA)

The South African Fulbright Foreign Student Programme provides grants for South African university graduates to pursue postgraduate studies at an American university in any subject.

The following opportunities are available:

• South African PhD students enrolled with a South African University may apply to conduct one year’s research at a U.S. University as a Visiting Student Researcher.

• Postgraduate students may apply for scholarships towards Master’s or Doctorate degrees. Scholarships are awarded for two years towards one degree – Master’s or Doctorate (renewable each year).


DAAD Opportunities (Germany)

DAAD scholarships are aimed primarily at graduates, doctoral students and postdocs and are awarded for study and research visits to universities and research institutions in Germany. In some programmes, internships are also funded.

DAAD awards Research Grants – Short-Term Grants for PhD students and postdocs and Research Grants – One-Year Grants for Doctoral Candidates from nearly all countries of origin.

For a language course in Germany, you can apply to the University Summer Courses and University Winter Courses programmes.

A grant for a full doctoral programme in Germany is offered to applicants from developing and threshold countries.

Scholarships for a Master’s degree in Germany are available, for persons from industrial countries.


Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme (Ireland)

The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is a South African strand of a broader Ireland Fellows Programme managed by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs. The programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity-building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-year Master’s level programme at a higher education institution (HEI) in Ireland.

Fellowships are offered for postgraduate study in:

• Agriculture, Environmental Science, Conservation, Rural Development
• Food Science, Food Engineering and related
• Pharmacy and Biotechnology
• Health, Medicine and Health Economics
• Development Studies, Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Action
• Education
• Social Policy, Social Research, Community Development and Sociology
• Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Equality Studies
• Law, Human Rights and related
• International Relations, Politics, Government, Ethics
• Engineering, Hydrology, Sustainable Technology
• Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management and Business
• Information Systems and Communications Technology
• Tourism


Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (UK)

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is an international programme under which member governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries. The CSFP was established at the first Commonwealth education conference in 1959, and over 26,000 individuals have benefited.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) is responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s contribution to the CSFP. CSC awards over 800 scholarships and fellowships for postgraduate study and professional development to Commonwealth citizens each year.

Awards in the UK are funded by the Department for International Development, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for Education (DFE), in conjunction with UK universities.

The following types of awards are made available:

• Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study at a UK university
• Split-site Scholarships for split-site PhD study at a UK university
• Shared Scholarships for Master’s study at selected UK universities
• Distance Learning Scholarships to study UK Master’s degree courses in your home country
• Academic Fellowships for early career academics to spend time at a UK university
• Professional Fellowships for mid-career professionals to spend time at a UK host organisation
• Medical Fellowships for doctors and dentists to spend time at a UK hospital
• Rutherford Fellowships for highly skilled researchers.