Postgraduate Funding Board
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Scholarships will primarily close in the year prior to your registration and typically opens around May.?
| ?Funder | Description | Deadline and application forms/links? |
Capitec Bursary South Africa 2026?? | Capitec is inviting students to apply for their external bursary programme, for the 2026 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate or Honours studies in fields that are critical to the future of banking and financial services (NQF level 7 or higher), including the following fields:? Actuarial Science Computer Science Digital Marketing Economics Finance Information Systems Information Technology Mathematics Quantitative Management Statistics? ? | Deadline: 31 July 2025; Please see the link ?here for more information and the application process.? |
?African STARS Fellowship Programme | This fully funded postgraduate opportunity, supported by the Mastercard Foundation, is available to young people under the age of 35 who are born or living in Africa. The fellowship covers full tuition, travel costs (including accommodation and health insurance), and a living allowance. Fellowships are available for:
 | ???Deadline: 31 July 2025; Please see the link ?here for more information and the application process. (see below brochures for further information). MBA African STARS Fellowship Call for Applications. MSc Call for App_African STARS Fellowship Call for Applications. |
| The National Film and Video Foundation Bursaries? | ??The National Film and Video Foundation is mandated by the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture, the National Film and Video Foundation provides funding for the development, production, marketing, and distribution of films – including helping filmmakers represent and market their work internationally. | ?Deadline: 31 August 2025; Please see the link? ?here for more information and the application process. |
| South African Road Federation (SARF) Bursary 2026? | The South African Road Federation (SARF) is inviting students to apply for their Study Bursary, for the 2026 academic year. Each year, the SARF awards bursaries for studies in disciplines within the road transport sector. Bursaries will be awarded for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies, within these fields: Road Safety Engineering Road Transport Economics Road Transport Management Road Engineering (Civil Engineering / Traffic Engineering/ Bridge Engineering/ Pavement Engineering/ Transportation Planning/ Construction Management/ Construction Materials/ Storm Water/ Environment/ Construction Materials)  | ??Deadline: 31 August 2025; Please see the link here for more information and the application process.?? |
| ?The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) Bursary | ?The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) invites post-graduate students to apply for their scholarship programme to for the 2025 – 2027 cycle. This scholarship contributes towards tuition fees and expenses for post-graduate studies for South African Nationals, enrolled as students, in a South African 肆客足球. The scholarship does not undertake to provide full funding for students, but a contribution of up to R40 000 towards tuition fees.  | ??Deadline: 31 August 2025; Please see the link here for more information and the application process.??????? |
| ??Nedbank Bursary 2026 | ?Nedbank is inviting students to apply for their External Bursary Programme, for the 2026 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded for studies towards a first Undergraduate or Honours degree/ diploma, to address scarce-skills shortages in the country, with a specific focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Green Economy skills.?  | ?Deadline: 31 August 2025; Please see the link here for more information and the application process. |
| MMEG (Margaret McNamara Education Grants) Bursary South Africa 2026? | ?MMEG is inviting female students from South Africa, to apply for their bursary award for the 2026 academic year. The award covers ALL fields of study, towards a Certificate, Undergraduate, Graduate or Post Doctorate qualification, at selected Universities. (female students from other countries may also apply if their country is on the MMEG Country Eligibility List). The goal of the MMEG grant is to help women from developing countries, in order that they may further their studies and thereby improve the lives of women and children in these countries. MMEG is one of the few organizations that provides financial assistance and bursaries, specifically to women.  | ?Deadline: 14 September 2025; Please see the link here for more information and the application process. |
| ?Old Mutual Group Imfundo Trust Scholarship Programme for 2026 | ?Old Mutual Group Imfundo Trust Scholarship Programme for 2026. The Imfundo Trust, an initiative by Old Mutual Investment Group, offers fully funded undergraduate and selected postgraduate scholarships to academically strong Black South African students, particularly women, pursuing degrees related to investments, engineering, data science, and climate studies. Applicants must: Be South African citizens Be Black students (African, Coloured, or Indian) Be pursuing or planning to start full-time studies in 2026 Undergraduate (first & second year in 2026): Business, Commerce, Finance, and Management Sciences Computer Science and related fields (e.g., Computational Thinking) Data Science Engineering Postgraduate: Climate Studies  | ???Deadline: 30 September 2025;? Please see the link here for more information and the application process.?? |
| ?Shoprite Bursary Programme 2026 | ?The Shoprite Bursary aims to attract and fund talented Chartered Accounting students to become par of the Company's Finance team afte the completion of their studies. The Shoprite SAICA Trainee Accountant Programme provides trainees with exposure to the commerce industry across the business, academic support, and is mentored by our management team to ensure that we develop well-rounded CAs.  | ??Deadline: 30 September 2025; Please see the link here for more information and the application process. |
| ?StudyTrust - Standard Bank Bursary | Science, Commerce & Engineering | ?The Standard Bank Group Bursary Programme is designed to promote academic excellence and shape the next generation of African talent and African leaders. The Standard Bank Group bursary considers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the fields of Agriculture, Commerce, Engineering, Mathematics, Science (Actuarial, Analytics, Business, Computer, Data, Information), Statistics, Technology (Financial, Information) and the disciplines in the emerging field of Behavioural Economics (Economics, Behavioural Finance, Sociology, Psychology, Neuroscience). Bursary beneficiaries will be required to work for Standard Bank if they receive an offer of employment by the Bank upon graduation.  | ??Deadline: 30 September 2025; Please see the link here for more information and the application process. |
| DAAD Individual Postgraduate Scholarships In Germany?? | Below are the DAAD Individual Postgraduate Scholarships In Germany you can apply for
 ? | ????Deadline: Various closing dates; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.? |
| ??Prototypes for Humanity 2025? | Participation is free and open to:
Applications can be submitted directly by the student or graduate, or by the supervising professor on their behalf.  | ?Deadline: 01 August 2025; Please see the link ?here for more information and the application process.? |
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Trust Scholarships for Postgraduate Local Study???.? | ?Scholarships for Honours,
Master's and Doctoral Students (and postdoctoral fellows)  | Deadline - Various; Please visit the website here for more information and the application process.? |
| ?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.??? ???? ? |
| ?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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