Scholarships

The majority of scholarships are for postgraduate (masters, doctoral and postdoctoral) studies, while a small number of undergraduate (bachelor's degree) scholarships are available. Most of the scholarships advertised here are not managed by the DHET, and further information is only available from the agency or government concerned.

Each offer has its own entry requirements and eligibility criteria. Please read through the information carefully and ensure that you meet all the minimum criteria and adhere to the submission deadlines.

Please note that the information available on this website is provided as a guideline only. Information provided by the scholarship granting agency supersedes any information provided here.


Bachelor's


AUSTRALIA: Australia Awards Master's Scholarships
ALGERIA: Algerian Government Scholarship
AZERBAIJAN: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Scholarship
INDIA: Punjab College of Technical Education Scholarship
AZERBAIJAN SCHOLARSHIP
AZERBAIJAN: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Scholarship
Brunei Darussalam: Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship
Brunei Darussalam: Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship – Education Scholarship for South Africa
CHINA: Chinese University of Hong Kong
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa
INDONESIA: Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (Developing Countries Partnership) Scholarship
TUNISIA: Department of Higher Education and Scientific Research Scholarship
ALGERIA: Algerian Government Scholarship
VIETNAM: Vietnam Maritime University
CARIBBEAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy University International Fellowship
ALGERIA: ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP
AZERBAIJAN: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
GLOBAL: Ashinaga Africa Initiative
EGYPT: British University in Egypt
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa
MAURITIUS: Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme
MAURITIUS- AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
MEXICO: Mexican Government Scholarships for International Students
MEXICO: Mexican Government Merit Scholarships Program for International Students
MAURITIUS: Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme
LLB SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE
KOREA: Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Scholarship.
ROMANIA: Romanian State Scholarships
RUSSIA: Scholarships for South Africans
SERBIA: The World In Serbia Scholarship
SPAIN Student and staff exchange between South Africa and Spain
THAILAND: King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) Engineering Scholarships
TURKEY Türkiye Scholarships
BRAZIL: Undergraduate (tuition only) and Postgraduate Scholarships (tuition & monthly stipend)
INDIA: IIIT Delhi scholarship
MALAYSIA: Albukhary International University Scholarship


Master's


AFRICA: Pan African University Scholarships Programme
AZERBAIJAN: ADA University Scholarship
AZERBAIJAN: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Scholarship
AZERBAIJAN: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Scholarship
AFRICA: Mwalimu Julius Nyerere African Union Scholarship
AUSTRIA: Erasmus+ Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE) Programme:
CHILE: Nelson Mandela Master's Scholarships
AZERBAIJAN SCHOLARSHIP
Brunei Darussalam: Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship
Brunei Darussalam: Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship
SOUTH AFRICA: COMMONWEALTH MASTER'S IN SOUTH AFRICA
CHINA: Youth of Excellence Scheme of China (YES CHINA)
CHINA: One Belt One Road Scholarship
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
CHINA: Renmin University Master of Contemporary Chinese Studies Scholarship
CHILE: Nelson Mandela Scholarships for
Colombia: Colombia Scholarship Program (Programa Beca Colombia)
France: ISAE-SUPAERO Scholarship Programmes
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa
GERMANY: Helmut-Schmidt-Programme
INDIA: LEAD College of Management Scholarship
INDIA: Punjab College of Technical Education Scholarship
IRELAND: Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme
SERBIA: The World In Serbia Scholarship
KOREA: Master's Program for Future Global Leaders in Environmental Policy (MGLEP)
AUSTRALIA: Australia Awards Master's Scholarships
UNITED KINGDOM: Chevening Scholarship
POLAND: Scholarship program at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS - SGGW
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Khalifa University Postgraduate Scholarships
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth Scholarship
INDONESIA: Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (Developing Countries Partnership) Scholarship
INDIA: India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) Scholarship
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
FRANCE: Université Paris-Saclay International Master's scholarship program
FRANCE: French Embassy and Saint-Gobain Master Scholarship
FRANCE: FRENCH EMBASSY MASTERS AND PhD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa
JAPAN: ABE Initiative and SDGs Global Leadership Programme
JAPAN: ABE Initiative
JAPAN: MEXT Scholarships for
Jordan Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for Innovation Scholarship
MAURITIUS: Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme
MEXICO: Mexican Government Merit Scholarships Program for International Students
NEW ZEALAND: Scholarships for International Tertiary Students and Commonwealth Scholarship 2020
POLAND: The Ignacy Łukasiewicz Scholarship Programme
ROMANIA: Romanian State Scholarships
RUSSIA: Scholarships for South Africans
SWEDEN: Swedish Institute Scholarships for South Africa (SISSA)
SWEDEN: Swedish Institute Master's Scholarship
SPAIN Student and staff exchange between South Africa and Spain
Thailand International Postgraduate Programme (TIPP)
THAILAND: International Postgraduate Programme (TIPP)
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
IRELAND: KADER ASMAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME
UNITED STATES: Fulbright Foreign Student Program
SCHOLARSHIP FOR YOUTH EXCELLENCE SCHEME OF CHINA – Master's Program (YES CHINA)
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth Scholarship
AUSTRALIA: Australia Awards Master's scholarship (2021 intake)
AZERBAIJAN: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
AUSTRALIA: Australia Awards Fellowship
Chilean Scholarships for
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
GLOBAL: FirstRand Scholarships for International Postgraduate Study
IRELAND: Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme
JAPAN: University of Tsukuba: Sport and Olympic Studies
RUSSIA: Scholarships for South African Students
SWEDEN: Swedish Institute Master's Scholarship
UNITED STATES: Fulbright Foreign Student Program
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth Scholarship
UNITED STATES: Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program
TURKEY Türkiye Scholarships
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
SOUTH AFRICA: QUEEN ELIZABETH COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS
SOUTH PACIFIC: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
SRI LANKA: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
CHINA: Renmin University Master of Contemporary Chinese Studies Scholarship
NESP Phase1 French Scholarship
INDIA: IIIT Delhi scholarship
MAURITIUS: Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme
NEW ZEALAND: Development Scholarship and Commonwealth Scholarship
UNITED STATES: Fulbright Foreign Student Program 2022


PhD

AFRICA: Pan African University Scholarships Programme
AZERBAIJAN: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Scholarship
AZERBAIJAN: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Scholarship
BRAZIL: Undergraduate (tuition only) and Postgraduate Scholarships (tuition & monthly stipend)
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
Colombia: Colombia Scholarship Program (Programa Beca Colombia)
JAPAN: MEXT Scholarships for
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa
INDIA: Export-Import Bank of India BRICS Economic Research Award
INDIA: India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) Scholarship
FRANCE: FRENCH EMBASSY MASTERS AND PhD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
JAPAN: ABE Initiative and SDGs Global Leadership Programme
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth Scholarship
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
KOREA SNU President Scholarship (SPF)
NETHERLANDS: Orange Knowledge Programme

KOREA Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Embassy Recommendation Program 2018
HUNGARY: Stipendium Hungaricum for South Africa
MAURITIUS: Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme
MEXICO: Mexican Government Merit Scholarships Program for International Students
NEW ZEALAND: Scholarships for International Tertiary Students and Commonwealth Scholarship
ROMANIA: Romanian State Scholarships
RUSSIA: Scholarships for South Africans
RUSSIA: Scholarships for South African Students
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for foreign students
TURKEY: Türkiye Scholarships
UNITED KINGDOM: Chevening Scholarship
SERBIA: The World In Serbia Scholarship
SPAIN Student and staff exchange between South Africa and Spain
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Khalifa University Postgraduate Scholarships
UNITED KINGDOM Commonwealth SplitSite Scholarship
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth Scholarship
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth Scholarship
UNITED KINGDOM: Chevening Scholarship
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for foreign students
TURKEY Türkiye Scholarships
UNITED STATES: Fulbright Foreign Student Program
INDIA: IIIT Delhi scholarship
MAURITIUS: Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme
NEW ZEALAND: Development Scholarship and Commonwealth Scholarship
UNITED STATES: Fulbright Foreign Student Program 2022


Postdoctoral Fellowships

AFRICA: Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows Programme
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for foreign students


Other(e.g. research, language, short courses)

AUSTRALIA: Australia Awards Short Courses
Australia Awards- Africa Short Course
BRAZIL: São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Science Diplomacy and Innovation Diplomacy Brunei Darussalam: Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship
Brunei Darussalam: Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship
GERMANY: Development-Related Postgraduate Courses
Global: Ashinaga Africa Initiative
GERMANY: Short-Term Grants and Scholarships
UNESCO/ISEDC CO-SPONSORED FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME
UNESCO/China: UNESCO/People's Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
lakshmi mittal south asia institute_crossroads emerging leader program
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT PROGRAM RESEARCH MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
JAPAN: UNESCO / Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme
JAPAN: MEXT Scholarships for
JAPAN: UNESCO / Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for foreign students
INDIA: Export-Import Bank of India BRICS Economic Research Award
INDIA: Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC)
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
ITALY: Italian Government Grants for Foreign Citizens and Italian Citizens Living Abroad
NETHERLANDS: Orange Knowledge Programme
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for foreign students
SPAIN Student and staff exchange between South Africa and Spain
Thailand International Postgraduate Programme
AUSTRALIA: Australia awards- short courses
CHINA: Chinese Government Scholarship
JAPAN: MEXT Scholarships for
UNESCO/PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (THE GREAT WALL) CO-SPONSORED FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTE (SUSI) ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENT LEADERS
UNITED STATES: Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
UNITED STATES: Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program
TURKEY Türkiye Scholarships