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DAAD Individual Postgraduate Scholarships In Germany
| Below are the DAAD Individual Postgraduate Scholarships In Germany you can apply for
- MA and PhD scholarships for research stays of 1-6 months in Germany in any field of study as part of a study programme in the applicant’s home country. (Deadlines in April and October) currently open.
- MA and PhD scholarships for research stays of 7-12 months in Germany in any field of study as part of a study programme in the applicant’s home country. (Deadlines in October) currently open
| Deadline: Various closing dates; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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Konrad Adenauer Foundation-SAIIA Scholarships
| KAS also funds an internship programme in conjunction with SAIIA’s Cape Town office. Applicants for the KAS-SAIIA Cape Town-based scholarship must apply for and be admitted into a master’s programme at the Political Science Departments of either the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, or the University of the Western Cape. Should the status of their application at the relevant university remain unclear at the time of the deadline for this internship, candidates should please proceed with their internship application, noting this in their cover letter.
| Deadline: 22 September 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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DBREV Scholarship for a Masters Degree in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies
| The Doug Banks Renewable Energy Vision is a South African initiative aimed at building intellectual capital in the field of Renewable Energy by offering a Scholarship for a Masters degree in renewable & sustainable energy studies.
| Deadline: 29 September 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
DBREV Scholarship for 2024_Flyer_Deadline 29 September 2023.pdf
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Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Programme Initiative (DAFI)
| The DAFI Scholarship Programme for Refugees aims to support qualifying and academically strong young refugee men and women who meet the requirements to access higher education in their country of asylum. The DAFI scholarship aims to empower young men and women equally to contribute knowledge, skills and leadership to the refugee community, and to facilitate peaceful coexistence, social cohesion, and the development of host communities during displacement.
To achieve this, each sponsored student is expected to contribute to their community and society not only through their academic and professional careers, but also through their personal engagement, supporting and inspiring other community members, especially refugee children and youth.
| Deadline: 29 September 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Funding
| We award a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate study at Master’s, Doctoral and Postdoctoral level.
Scholarships are given to candidates with a proven record of academic excellence who intend topursue careers in academia, research, development or related fields in South Africa.Preference may be given to students pursuing studies at local universities. Only exceptional candidates, who present specific and purposeful plans for advanced programmes in unique or highly specialised disciplines not readily available in South Africa, will be considered for international scholarships. Or who are able to demonstrate that they have advanced to a level where international tuition at a renowned institution, or under the direction of global leaders in their particular discipline will contribute meaningfully to their chosen fields.
We encourage applications from all disciplines (except for MBAs, DBAs, or programmes with a narrow commercial focus). Awards are made bi-annually.
| Deadline: 30 September 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the applicatio process.
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HCI Foundation Bursary Programme 2024
| HCI Foundation bursaries are primarily for our current bursary recipients who will be returning to university in 2024, and new applicants at Honours and Post-graduate Diploma level. The Foundation funding is limited at Honours and Postgraduate Diploma level of studies.
| Deadline: 30 September 2023; Please see the below brochures for more information and the application process.
HCI Foundation Bursary Programme 2024.pdf
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SANSA Bursary 2024
| The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.
SANSA will be awarding bursaries for Postgraduate studies (Honours/4th year, MTech, Masters, DTech and Doctoral), within these fields:
Earth Observation (Hons, MSc, PhD)
Remote sensing Geospatial programme Earth system science with remote sensing Earth observations in ecosystems accounting Applications of remote sensing in environmental management, including oceans and marine, agricultural and rangelands, water resource management, mineral resource and spatial planning Engineering (MEng, MTech, MSc, PhD, DTech)
Software and software systems engineering Aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, electronic, mechatronic and computer engineering Space, systems, antenna and RF engineering Space Science (Hons, MSc, MPhil, PhD)
Solar physics and space weather forecasting Antarctic radar studies of atmospheric gravity waves Multi-instrument studies of space weather Modelling geomagnetically induced currents in power systems Multi-scale ionospheric physics, structure and dynamics Ionospheric and radio propagation modelling Theory of waves and solutions in plasmas Atmospheric radiation studies Verification of space weather forecasting
All SANSA divisions (Hons, MSc, PhD)
Computer science Information systems Software and systems engineering
Data science Field of your choice related to key SANSA objectives
| Deadline: 30 September 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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South African National Seed Organization (SANSOR) Bursary 2024
| SANSOR is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for Postgraduate degree studies (Honours, Masters or Doctorate) within the seed industry. The bursary aims to financially assist deserving postgraduate students, who wish to conduct high quality scientific research in these areas:
Agronomy Biotechnology
Entomology Genetics Horticulture Molecular Plant Biology Pasture Science Plant Breeding Plant Pathology Plant Physiology
| Deadline: 30 September 2023; Please visit the website
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Standard Bank Bursary 2024
| Standard Bank is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies, within these fields:
Actuarial Science Analytics Science Agriculture
Behavioural Economics Behavioural Finance Business Science Commerce Computer Science Data Science Economics Engineering Financial Technology Information Science Information Technology Mathematics Neuroscience Psychology Sociology Statistics
| Deadline: 30 September 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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EP Bradlow Human Rights LLD Bursary
2024 - 2026
| Applications are invited for the above bursary in the amount of approximately R200 000 per year for a three-year period. This bursary is awarded to a deserving student who wish to complete an LLD degree in human rights law at Stellenbosch University. The dissertation will be conducted under the supervision of Prof Sandra Liebenberg, H.F. Oppenheimer Professor of Human Rights Law, Stellenbosch University. | Deadline: 02 October 2023; Please see the below brochure for more information and the application process.
EP Bradlow Human Rights LLD Bursary_2024_Final.pdf
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AVReQ Master's Scholarship Call for 2024
| The South African Research Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma at the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ), Stellenbosch University, invites applications for scholarships for full time Master’s research.
AVReQ is offering two scholarships for students who intend to enroll for a master’s degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University. The scholarships are intended to contribute to AVReQ’s research teams working on questions of race and institutional cultures with a focus on the local level within a global context of these debates.
| Deadline: 06 October 2023; Please see the below brochure for more information and the application process.
AVReQ_Master's Scholarship Call for 2024.pdf
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Stiglingh Memorial Bursary 2024
| The PSA annually awards study bursaries (minimum of R3 000 each to a maximum of R10 000 depending on availability of funds) to public servants and/or PSA members and their dependent children, who have been employed in the Public Service or have been a PSA member for at least twelve months on the closing date of the year in which a bursary is applied for.
Bursaries are awarded in respect of undergraduate or post-graduate studies part-time or full-time in Natural Sciences or Medicine, or for research on Natural Sciences or Medicine at a recognised South African University or abroad after successful completion of the first study year course or research project.
The number of bursaries is determined annually according to available funds and the number of qualifying applicants. Preference will, however, be given to PSA members and their dependent children.
| Deadline: 15 October 2023; Please visit the website here for more information. The application form for the bursary is attached below. Please send to postgradfunding@sun.ac.za the application form with support documents.
Stiglingh Memorial Bursary Application Form.pdf
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Stellenbosch University Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarship South Africa 2024
| The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University, partnered with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is inviting students to apply for the “Turning the Tide” Masters Scholarship for the 2024 academic year.
Scholarships will be awarded for Masters (full thesis) studies, in all disciplines that form part of the Faculty but restricted to research topics within one of the following themes:
African Cultural Studies Identity, Gender and/or Queer Studies The Anthropocene and Ecocriticism
| Deadline: 27 October 2023 (extended); Please visit the website here for more information and the applicaiton process.
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Stellenbosch University Postgraduate Scholarship Programme (PSP) 2024
| Stellenbosch University aims to become Africa's leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent, inclusive and innovative, where we advance knowledge in service of society. Full and Partial Scholarships are available based on criteria set per faculty. International students may also apply.
All scholarship awards will be made on the condition that the applicant meets all of the requirements of the scholarship as well as the admission requirements of the relevant degree programme.
The Stellenbosch University Postgraduate Scholarship Programme (PSP) is one of our flagship scholarship programmes. It aims to support our vision of becoming a leading research-intensive University by supporting a pool of emerging research talent amongst our postgraduate students. Please note that there are two separate application processes – your application for postgraduate study and your application for this scholarship programme.
| Deadline: 31 October 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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PSG Bursary 2024
| PSG is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the following fields: Honours/ Masters studies:
Actuarial Science (BSc) Computer Science (BSc)
| Deadline: 31 October 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) Bursary 2024
| The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies, in fields within the agriculture, land reform and rural development sector.
| Deadline: 31 October 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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Potatoes South Africa Bursary 2024
| Potatoes South Africa (PSA) is inviting students to apply for bursary funding, for the 2024 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for studies within the following fields:
Undergraduate studies: Agricultural fields (Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Plant Production, Soil Science) Postgraduate studies: Honours, Masters or PhD – with a Potato Related Topic
| Deadline: 31 October 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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FirstRand Foundation Honours Bursary 2024
| The FirstRand Foundation is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2024 academic year.
Bursaries will be awarded for Honours studies in ANY field.
| Deadline: 31 October 2023; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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Fully-Funded Masters and Doctoral Scholarships in Astrophysics at Stellenbosch University
| The Astrophysics Research Group in the Physics Department of Stellenbosch University is offering several MSc and PhD scholarships (2023 Masters Scholarships, and 2024 Masters and Doctoral Scholarships are available). The Research Group, led by Prof Yin-Zhe Ma, was established in 2023 and is carrying out leading research in astrophysics and cosmology, including cosmic microwave background radiation, galaxy surveys and large-scale structures, neutron stars and black holes, neutrino cosmology, and indirect detection of dark matter.
The Research Group is heavily involved in South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope, MeerKAT Extended Array, Hydrogen Epoch Reionization Array (HERA), and it has extensive formal collaborations with LSST project (Vera C. Rubin Observatory), SKA Science Working Groups, FAST and Tianlai telescopes (China), and CMB Stage-4 survey (US).
In addition, the Research Group is closely collaborating internally with the SU Faculty of Engineering and the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking - which has strong expertise in radio antenna and big data analysis, respectively.
| Deadline: 31 October 2023; Please send a single PDF document by the closing date containing: • Your CV. • Transcripts of all university-level results.
• A brief statement of research interests and include any previous research experience, however minor, with details of the research project and supervisor. • Applicants should also arrange for 2 reference letters to be sent directly to us by the same closing date. An incomplete application will not be accepted.
For any inquiries or submissions please contact Mr Nugent Lewis (nugent@sun.ac.za) Deputy Director: Postgraduate Office (PGO)
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Babette Taute Trust Honours Scholarships 2024
| The late Babette Taute left the major part of her estate to establish a bursary trust for students of English at South African universities. Applicants must be South African citizens or have Permanent Resident status in South Africa.
A number of Honours scholarships of R75 000 each will be available for full time students in a one-year Honours programme. Students of any branch of English language and literature study, including applied language studies, are eligible for the scholarships.
Awards are made on merit, broadly interpreted. A fine academic record is a requirement for an award. However, the trustees are also interested in other indices of merit. These might include leadership in cultural or social areas, quality of writing and publications, and excellence as a teacher of English or a translator.
Babette Taute Scholarship holders may accept other awards, provided that the total value of awards held does not exceed R120 000. The Babette Taute Scholarship may be reduced in value to bring it in line with this requirement.
| Deadline: 17 November 2023; Please see the below brochure for more information and the application process.
Babette Taute Trust Honours Scholarships 2024.pdf
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SANParks Study Opportunity 2023
| We are looking to recruit PhD / MS students in the areas of disease ecology / mathematical modeling, wildlife conservation / eco-physiology. Positions are available through Oregon State University (USA), and collaborating institutions in the US (U. Louisiana), South Africa (U. Pretoria, U. Mpumalanga), and the UK (U. Warwick, U. of Glasgow). Our field work is based at Kruger National Park.
We are looking for talented, highly motivated team players interested in joining us in investigating the dynamics of infectious diseases in African buffalo (see project description below). This project is just beginning; as such, there are many possible directions for students to pursue. We offer cross-disciplinary training opportunities with an international team of investigators. We consider recruiting South African students and building research capacity in South Africa a priority in our work.
| Deadline: December 2023; Please see the attached brochure below for more information and how to apply to the scholarship.
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Indigenous Languages Initiatives (MITILI)
| The MIT Indigenous Languages Initiative (MITILI) is a 2-year special Master’s program in Linguistics for members of communities whose languages are threatened. The goal of the program is to provide its graduates with the linguistic knowledge that will help them in efforts to keep their communities’ languages alive.
Entry Requirements:
• A native speaker’s knowledge of an indigenous or endangered
language or commitment to learning it as a second language (as evidenced, for example, by demonstrable commitment to the community in the area of language revitalization). • Demonstrated ability and interest in scholarly and practical work in or out of the community relating to the language. Applications are encouraged not only from individuals who are have demonstrated their capabilities in a traditional academic setting but also from individuals who have demonstrated their ability in concrete ways recognized as valuable within their home communities.
| Deadline: 15 December 2023;
Please see the attached brochure below for more information and how to apply to the scholarship.
MITLITI Khoesan_Outreach.pdf
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Skye Foundation Bursaries
| The Skye Foundation and the Skye International Foundation award a number of annual scholarships to postgraduate students of exceptional merit who intend to read for a higher degree or prosecute research under the direction of leaders in their particular fields. Under exceptional circumstances, awards may also be made in support of non-degree courses at postgraduate level.
The trustees may, at their discretion, also award funds towards purchase of research materials and equipment required by candidates selected for support. The field of study is unrestricted. Awards are tenable at South African universities with a proven record of quality research in the relevant field or, at the discretion of the trustees, at recognised institutions of higher learning anywhere in the world. | Deadline: 31 January 2024; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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Beit-Stellenbosch Scholarship Application 2025-2026
| Beit Trust Scholarships are for Postgraduate degrees only. We do not provide scholarships for undergraduate work and our postgraduate focus is on Masters Degrees.
We do not offer scholarships for Ph.D. research ab initio. Only under exceptional circumstances, and for Beit scholars of outstanding merit, will the Trustees consider extending support to Ph.D. level.
The Trust does not consider applicants for MBAs.
| Deadline: 19 February 2024; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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South African Quantum Technology Initiative (SA QuTI) - Emerging Leaders and Student Funding Opportunities 2023
| The SA QuTI research programme aims to provide support for students conducting good quality research in the field of quantum technology that aligns with the national strategy on quantum technology. In your application, show how your research would align with the three pillars indicated below:
Your research area must fall into one of the three SA QuTI flagship pillars: Quantum Communication; Quantum Computing; Quantum Sensing/Metrology/ Imaging.
| Please see the attached brochure below for more information and how to apply to the scholarship.
SA QuTI FUNDING 2023 STUDENTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2023
SA QuTI FUNDING 2023 STUDENT APPLICATION FORM 2023
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The Oppenheimer Memorial
Trust Scholarships for Postgraduate
Local Study .
| Scholarships for Honours,
Master's and Doctoral Students (and postdoctoral fellows)
| Please
see the attached brochure below for more information and how to apply to
the scholarship.
The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship
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Deloitte Bursary
| Each year, Deloitte award bursaries to deserving students. Bursaries are awarded to learners studying towards a SAICA accredited Chartered Accountancy stream degree qualification (undergraduate or postgraduate).
The bursary award will cover the following expenses: tuition fees, prescribed book and accommodation (to a capped amount).
| Deadline: None - submission of applications are open all year round and students are welcome to apply at any time. Please see the website here for more information and the application process.
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C4IP Grants for Intellectual Property Research, Scholarship, and Writings
| C4IP is committed to providing data-driven recommendations for intellectual property policy. To that end, C4IP plans to support original, empirically-grounded research through this grant program. While all eligible researchers are encouraged to apply, C4IP welcomes collaboration between legal academia and other areas of social science or economic research and researchers outside of legal academia to apply.
| Deadline: None - Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.
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