The South Africa NRF Master-PhD Scholarships for Africans

The objective of the National Research Foundation (NRF) is to support and promote research through funding, human capacity development and the provision of the necessary research facilities, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of the natural and social sciences, humanities and technology, including indigenous knowledge systems.
The NRF provide two types of complementary student support:

• Free-standing scholarships and fellowships which will be awarded directly to students undertaking full-time study, on a competitive basis. Students must apply for these awards themselves, and remain responsible for the submission of all required documentation.
• Grant-holder-linked assistantships and bursaries which will be granted to researchers within their NRF support packages and may be awarded to students selected by NRF grant-holders and linked to their research plans. Applications have to be made by the researchers in their applications for research grants in the respective NRF programmes.

Categories of free-standing student support
A limited number of scholarships will be awarded for full-time honours, Master’s and doctoral studies to top achievers in their research fields, for academic performance as well as their research potential. Applications for full-time honours and Master’s awards as well as closing dates are available at various tertiary institutions and post graduate research offices.
The following Free-standing student support in the natural, social and human sciences, engineering and technology is offered:

• NRF Free-standing Honours Scholarships for full-time study in South Africa
• NRF/DST Innovation Scholarships for full-time Master’s and doctoral study in South Africa
• NRF/DAAD In-country Scholarships for full-time Master’s and doctoral study in South Africa
• NRF/DST Innovation Scholarships for full-time Master’s and doctoral study in South Africa
• SABI/NRF Scholarships for full-time Master’s and doctoral study in South Africa
• NRF Prestigious and Equity Scholarships for full-time Master’s study in South Africa
• NRF Prestigious and Equity Scholarships for full-time doctoral study in South Africa as well as doctoral study abroad
• The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (CCT) and the NRF joint funding of five (5) South African doctoral scholars
• Postdoctoral fellowships for research, either in South Africa or abroad
• Free-standing Innovation postdoctoral fellowships for research in South Africa

Contact Information
Physical Address:

Meiring Naudé Road
Brummeria
PRETORIA
South Africa

Postal Address:

Box 2600
PRETORIA
0001
South Africa

Phone numbers: +27 (0)12 481-4081
General email address: supportdesk@nrf.ac.za
Please contact the scholarship provider website below for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
http://www.nrf.ac.za/students.php?fdid=&tab=overview⊂=Overview