MScR Sustainable African Futures (SAF) Scholarship 2026

The MScR Sustainable African Futures (SAF) Scholarship 2026 is a fully funded master's programme delivered primarily online, offered by the University of the Witwatersrand in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. It provides rigorous research training and a dissertation component focused on Africa’s sustainability challenges, with supervision from scholars at both institutions. The programme is designed for early-career scholars and recent graduates pursuing research, policy, development, or doctoral pathways.

tuition and related research costs funded; supervision by leading researchers; opportunities for participation in sustainability-focused workshops

Candidates must hold at least a 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent), be African citizens or residents, and have completed their previous degree within the last few years.

Apply through the designated university page (Wits Wesaf call for 2026-27).