DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence Scholarship (South Africa)

The DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence Scholarship provides postgraduate funding through Centres of Excellence at South African universities. It supports study at honours, master's and PhD levels in priority research areas and is open to eligible African students. The scholarship covers tuition and may include additional benefits such as living expenses and travel costs.

Tuition coverage; may include living expenses and travel costs. Stipend amounts range from ZAR 60,000 to ZAR 200,000 per year depending on level (Honours to PhD).

Open to students from Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe studying at the eligible level (Honours to PhD).

Prepare academic transcripts, recommendation letters and a personal statement, then submit an application via the official provider website before the deadline.