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Updated 15 October 2021

CALENDAR OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP CALLS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN APPLICANTS

This calendar of scholarship application dates aims to assist in estimating when international scholarship calls are likely to be opened.

The dates are based on previous calls and may change from year-to-year. The Department does not have control over the scheduling

of the calls for applications but will endeavour to update the calendar periodically to ensure it remains current and as accurate as

possible.

Please visit the International Scholarships Website at www.internationalscholarships.dhet.gov.za to explore open calls and to

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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Month Country Scholarship Programme

Open dates Fields of study Levels of study Type of Scholarship

JANUARY United States Fulbright Scholarship

January to May for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Includes travel allowance, international travel, health benefits, settling in allowance upon arrival in the U.S, monthly maintenance allowance (to cover living expenses), tuition fees, J-1 visa sponsorship, book

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and computer allowance.

Serbia The World in Serbia Project Scholarship

January for studies starting that September

Open to a variety of

fields

Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Includes Serbian language preparatory course, tuition fees, monthly stipend, accommodation and food expenses, compulsory health insurance, residence visa, free verification of secondary and higher education and settlement allowance. Excludes travel costs, local transport and book allowance.

Turkey Türkiye Scholarship

January to February for studies starting that September


fields

Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral degrees and Research degrees

Includes university and programme placement, monthly stipend, tuition fees, one year Turkish Language course, once-off return flight ticket, health insurance, and accommodation.

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Azerbaijan Scholarship Programme for the citizens of the OIC and the NAM member countries

December to February for studies starting that September

Open to all fields Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Includes tuition fees, international flight (once a year, economy class), monthly stipend, medical insurance, visa and registration costs.

FEBRUARY China Chinese Government Scholarship: Semester Programme

February to September for studies starting that September

• Natural Sciences

• Engineering

• Agricultural Science

• Health Science

• Education Sciences

• China Studies

• Media Studies

One semester in China: Master’s students from SA universities

Includes tuition fees, accommodation, monthly stipend, medical insurance. Excludes travel costs, settlement allowance and visa costs.

Mauritius Mauritius-Africa scholarship (August intake)

January to April for studies starting that August

Open to all fields Diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Includes, tuition fees and course-related costs, monthly living allowance, airfare to and from Mauritius, Cost of a COVID-19 test upon arrival as well as related medical expenses should you test positive. Initial upfront refundable costs for travel, 14-

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day quarantine at hotel apply. Excludes application fees, fieldwork, books and re-sit examination costs.

Netherlands Orange Tulip Scholarship

February to April for studies starting that September


fields

Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees only.

Switzerland Master of Advanced Studies ETH Mediation in Peace Processes (MAS ETH MPP)

February to April for studies starting that November

Security Studies,

conflict resolution and

mediation.

Master’s Includes tuition, accommodation, and flights.

Korea Master of Urban Administration and Planning

February to April for studies starting that August

Urban Administration

and Planning.

Master’s Includes tuition fees, accommodation, round-trip airfare and monthly allowance.

Taiwan Ministry of Education Taiwan Scholarship Programme

February to March for studies starting that September


fields


Includes tuition fees, monthly allowance. Excludes administration fees, thesis supervision, insurance, accommodation and internet access fees.

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MARCH Germany The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German Chancellor Fellowship Programme

March to October for studies starting in October of the following year

Fellowship project in

any field as agreed

with host institution

12 month fellowship

Includes monthly fellowship grant, an intensive language course, individual support, and a study tour of Germany.

Germany Arts and Architecture

March to November for studies starting in October of the following year

Architecture, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Music

Master’s Includes monthly living costs, health insurance, travel allowance between Germany and home country, study allowance, rent subsidies and family supplements, if applicable. Excludes tuition fees for degree programme with payable fees.

Germany One-Year Research Grant


Open to all fields Doctoral (funding is awarded for a one-year research stay in Germany)

Includes monthly living costs, health insurance, travel allowance between Germany and home country, research allowance, rent subsidies and family

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supplements, if applicable.

Germany Full PhD March to October for studies starting in October of the following year

Open to all fields Full doctoral degree

Includes monthly living costs, health insurance, travel allowance between Germany and home country, research allowance, rent subsidies and family supplements, if applicable.

Cyprus University Scholarship Programme



fields

Diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees


APRIL France Embassy Scholarship

April to September for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Includes social security, priority for accessing student housing, visa fee exemption and assistance offered by Campus France Paris, tuition fees, round-trip airfare ticket, monthly stipend towards living expenses, accommodation aid.

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France Embassy – DHET NESP Scholarship

April to August for studies starting that September

Science, Technology,

Engineering,

Mathematics fields

Master’s degrees in France, followed by internship at SA university

Includes one year academic internship at a recruiting South African university.

Germany Short-Term Research Grant

Two application rounds per year: April to October for a research stay in April of the following year, and December to April for a research stay starting in August in the same year

Open to all fields Doctoral, postdoctoral (funding is awarded for a short-term research stay in Germany)

Includes living costs, travel allowance and health insurance.

Germany Research Stay for University Academics and Scientists

Two application rounds per year: April to October for a research stay in April of the following year, and December to April for a research stay starting in August in the same year

Open to all fields Postdoctoral (senior) (funding is awarded for a short-term research stay in Germany)

Includes living costs and travel allowance.

Papua New Guinea South Pacific and Sri Lanka

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship

April to June Academic years start at different times with some starting in July-October and others starting in January-

As identified by host

country / institutions

Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees, living allowance, return economy flights, once-off arrival allowance and research support grant.

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February of the following year

China MOFCOM Scholarship

April to May for studies starting that September


fields

Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Includes tuition waiver, teaching material fee waiver, research and survey fee, dissertation guidance fee waiver, once-off resettlement fee, campus accommodation fee waiver, monthly stipend, medical insurance, round-trip international airfare.

China International Master of Public Administration in the Belt and Road Initiative Programme

April to June for studies starting that July

Public Administration Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees, accommodation subsidy, living allowance, medical insurance fee. Excludes non-refundable application fee.

MAY Japan MEXT Scholarship: Japanese Government Scholarship

May to end of May for studies starting in April of the following year

Open to a variety of fields

Undergraduate, Master's, Doctoral, Professional Graduate

Includes round-trip airfare, tuition fees, monthly allowance, entrance

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Course and Specialized Training Course.

examination fees and matriculation fees.

Poland The Ulam NAWA Programme

May to June. Fellowships start at different times between January and October of the following year

Open to all fields Post-doctoral Includes living costs, once-off mobility allowance, and once-off Polish training allowance. Excludes insurance and visa fees.

United Kingdom

Newton International Fellowships

May to June for studies starting in June of the following year


Post-doctoral Includes subsistence, consumables, once-off relocation expenses payment, contribution towards the cost of dependents’ (partner and children only) visas required to relocate to the UK, provision for maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoptive or extended sick leave as well as financial support for childcare costs.

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Excludes visa fees.

Spain Learn Africa Program

May to June for studies starting that September


Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s and PhD


JUNE Chile Nelson Mandela Master’s Scholarship

June to October for studies starting in March of the following year


fields

Master’s degrees

Includes Spanish language course, return airfare, tuition fees, textbooks and study material as well as support for thesis expenses, medical insurance and monthly allowance.

China Youth of Excellence Scheme of China- Master Programme (YES CHINA)

June to end of June for studies starting that September


fields

Master’s degrees

Includes tuition and internship fee, once-off resettlement fee, campus accommodation fee waiver, monthly stipend, medical insurance, round-trip international airfare.

United Kingdom

The Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa

June to August for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields of

study


Includes Oxford University tuition fees, a monthly living allowance/stipend, return air flight (SA-UK-SA) per

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scholarship, financial assistance with student visa and health insurance costs for the duration of the scholarship, and an in-house character, service and leadership programme.

Germany Helmut Schmidt Programme

June to July for studies starting in September of the following year

Public policy, good governance, development

Master’s Includes monthly living costs, health insurance, travel allowance between Germany and home country, study allowance, rent subsidies and family supplements, if applicable.

Italy Italian Government Grants

June to July for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields of study

Language courses, Higher Education courses

Master’s, Doctoral degrees and Research

Includes enrollment and tuition fees, health and medical/accident insurance, monthly allowance.

United States Hubert H. Humphrey

June to July for studies starting in between

Human and

Institutional Capacity,

Rights and Freedoms,

Non-degree graduate level study

Includes tuition fees, pre-academic English language training, , a

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Fellowship Programme

April and September of the following year

Sustainable Lands and

Thriving Communities

living allowance, settling in allowance upon arrival in the U.S., health insurance, a book allowance and one-time computer subsidy, travel allowance and transportation from South Africa to the authorized U.S. destination, professional development allowance for visits and conferences.

JULY Ireland Kader Asmal Fellowship

July to August for studies starting in September of the following year

• Agriculture, Environmental Science, Conservation and Rural Development

• Food Science and Food Engineering

• Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Bioengineering

• Health, Medicine and Health Economics

One-year Master’s degrees

Includes international travel, tuition fees, and living allowance.

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• Development Studies, Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Action

• Education • Social Policy, Social

Research, Community Development and Sociology

• Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Equality Studies

• Law and Human Rights

• International Relations, Politics, Government and Ethics

• Engineering, Hydrology, Sustainable Technology

• Economics, Finance and Accounting

• Management and Business

• Information Systems and

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Communications Technology

• Tourism

AUGUST Switzerland Swiss Excellence Scholarship

August to December for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields PhD, Postdoctoral and Research Fellowships

Includes monthly stipend, mandatory Swiss health insurance, one-time lump for housing deposit, flight allowance, one-year half-fare public transportation card, support services and various trips, dinners and organized sightseeing tours.

United Kingdom

Chevening Scholarship

August to November for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields Master’s degrees

Includes university tuition fees, a monthly stipend, travel costs to and from the UK, an arrival allowance, a homeward departure allowance, the cost of one visa application, a travel grant to attend Chevening events in the UK.

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A fee cap applies to MBA programmes.

SEPTEMBER United Kingdom

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship

September to November for studies starting in September of the following year

Themes identified by

the Commonwealth

Scholarship

Commission

Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees, living expenses allowance, return economy flights to host country, warm clothing allowance, thesis grant, family allowance.

Russia Russian State Scholarship

September to November for studies starting in September of the following year

Open to all fields


Includes tuition only. Excludes international travel and living costs.

Japan

ABE Initiative September to October for studies starting in September of the following year


Master’s degrees

Includes tuition (official examination fees, entrance fees, course fees) living allowance, one-time airfare, outfit allowance, one-time moving allowance, and research support expenses. Excludes passport fees (for re-issuance and extensions, etc.),

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visa fees of a transit country and transportation expenses to obtain visa, transportation expenses to obtain Japanese visa, domestic travel expenses in the home country, departure tax, airport tax/airport facility charges outside of Japan, customs duty, excess baggage charges, compensation for lost and/or damaged baggage, lost - ticket fee, accommodation fee for day-use hotel in return flight, transportation expenses other than official programmes, telephone bill or mini-bar tab at accommodation.

Japan SDG Global Leadership Programme

September to October for studies starting in

Public policy/administration and economics.


Includes tuition (official examination fees, entrance fees,

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September of the following year

course fees) living allowance, one-time airfare, outfit allowance, one-time moving allowance, and research support expenses. Excludes passport fees (for re-issuance and extensions, etc.), visa fees of a transit country and transportation expenses to obtain visa, transportation expenses to obtain Japanese visa, domestic travel expenses in the home country, departure tax, airport tax/airport facility charges outside of Japan, customs duty, excess baggage charges, compensation for lost and/or damaged baggage, lost - ticket fee, accommodation

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fee for day-use hotel in return flight, transportation expenses other than official programmes, telephone bill or mini-bar tab at accommodation.

Sub-Saharan Africa

DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme

September to December for studies starting in September of the following year

Development-related fields: development, health, natural and environmental sciences, law, education, mathematics, agriculture, social sciences

Master’s and doctoral degrees

Includes monthly scholarship allowance, study and research allowance, printing allowance, tuition fees.

OCTOBER Australia Australia Awards * Australia Awards–Africa has paused most activities due to the restrictions and uncertainty of international travel to Australia and

October to December for studies starting in September of the following year

Agriculture,

environment,

extractives, gender

studies, health, human

rights, public policy

(especially

infrastructure and

economic policy as well

as Trade Policy),

Security Studies.

Master’s degrees

Includes full tuition fees for up to two years, economy class flight to and from Australia, visa expenses, overseas student health cover – for basic medical costs, adjustment support for women and persons with a disability, supplementary

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around Africa. They are not accepting new applications for scholarships at this time.

academic support (tutorial assistance), contribution to living expenses.

Hungary

Stipendium Hungaricum

October/November to January for studies starting that September

Bachelors: Agricultural

Science, Computer

Science and

Information

Technology and

Engineering Science

Master’s: Agricultural

Science, Social Science,

Computer Science and

Information

Technology, Legal

Science, Economic

Science, Engineering

Science and Natural

Science


Includes tuition, monthly stipend, health insurance, accommodation or accommodation allowance. Excludes international flights, full cost of private accommodation.

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One-Tier-Master:

Veterinary Science

Doctoral: All fields

United Nations -

Japan

Postgraduate study on Nano-Satellite Technologies Fellowship

October to January for studies starting that October.

Nano-satellite design

and space technology

development

Master’s and doctoral degrees

Includes enrolment fee, entrance examination fees, tuition fees, monthly allowance to cover housing, food, local transportation, and other expenses, economy class airfare from home country. Excludes transportation from candidate place of residence to the international airport of his/her home country, airport tax, airport usage charges, special taxes on overseas travel, travel expenses within Japan, and insurance premiums for travel to/from Japan.

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NOVEMBER Sweden Swedish Institute Scholarship for South Africa

November to January for studies starting that September

• Computer Science

and IT

• Design (industrial

Design,

architecture, urban

/ regional planning)

• Engineering

• Environmental

Technology /

Sustainable

development

• Gender Studies

• Nanotechnology

• Public Health

Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees, monthly living allowance, travel grant, insurance against illness and accident. Excludes university application fee.

DECEMBER China Chinese Government Scholarship

December to January for studies starting that September

• Agriculture

• Biotechnology

• Chinese language

studies

• Computer Science

• Environment and

Climate change

• Engineering

Sciences

• Food Science

• Hydrogeological

Engineering

Language, Master’s, Doctoral degrees and Research (senior scholars’ programmes)

Includes tuition, health insurance, and monthly stipend. Excludes visa fees and international travel, additional funds to supplement living costs may be required.

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• Maritime Studies

• Natural and

Physical Sciences

• Nuclear and

Renewable Energy

• Space Science and

Technology

• Telecommunication

Papua New Guinea South Pacific and Sri Lanka

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship

December to January Academic year starts at different times with some starting in July-October and others starting in January-February

As identified by host

country / institutions

Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees, living allowance, return economy flights, once-off arrival allowance and research support grant.

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam Scholarship for Foreign Students

December to end of December for studies starting in September of the following year

Arts

Science

Business

Engineering

Diploma, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees

Includes tuition fees, return economy class air-ticket, university accommodation, monthly stipend, monthly meals allowance, annual book allowance, baggage allowance upon completion of study programme, medical insurance.

VARIOUS Germany Development-related

Various dates throughout the year

Development-related fields: engineering, development, health,

Master’s Includes monthly living costs, health insurance, travel

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Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)

natural and environmental sciences, media sciences, law

allowance between Germany and home country, study allowance, rent subsidies and family supplements, if applicable.

The Department of Higher Education and Training may not be held responsible for calls that are not opened or opened outside of

the periods indicated above.

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