What the funding covers
Funding coverage
Full Cost of Study or Partial Cost of Study funding under the applicable NRF scholarship category
Where and what you can study
Host country
South Africa
Eligible universities / institutions
South African universities
Programs and degree levels
Doctorate
Who can apply
Eligible passport countries
Not specified
GPA / academic requirement
Doctoral applicant meeting the relevant NRF scholarship's academic, citizenship and field criteria
English language test
English
Key exclusions / restrictions
Not specified
Documents needed
- 1Prior degree records
- 2proof of doctoral admission or registration
- 3research proposal
- 4NRF application documents
Timeline
Cycle
Annual cycle
Application deadline
Scholarship-specific; see official 2027 call summary
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