Please note:

Interested students should first contact a potential supervisor to assist them with the research topic/plan.

• NRF Masters and Doctoral FISS (Freestanding, Innovation and Scarce Skills)(for South Africans;  Permanent Residents and a limited percentage of foreign nationals)
• NRF Masters and Doctoral DAAD (for South Africans and Permanent Residents ONLY)
• NRF-Nuffic Doctoral Studies Abroad (for South Africans and Permanent Residents ONLY)
• NRF Extension Support (for NRF Scholarship Holders – Masters and PhD ONLY)
• NRF Doctoral TWAS (for citizens and permanents residents of from developing countries on the African Continent and elsewhere)
• NRF SASAC Doctoral (for South Africans; Permanent Residents and limited % foreign nationals)

Closing Dates

• MASTERS Applications: 12 August 2019
• DOCTORAL Applications: 30 June 2019
• DOCTORAL Abroad (Nuffic): 17 May 2019
• Masters and Extension Support: 15 July 2019

Downloads

• 2020 NRF Call Advert
• General Application Guide 2020
• Masters and Doctoral Scholarships for FT Studies Framework 2020
• NRF-Nuffic Doctoral Scholarships Application Guide 2020
• NRF-Nuffic Doctoral Scholarships Framework 2020