Published: 05 May 2022 1,441 views
The DSI and NRF are pleased to announce a call for new applications for DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the academic year 2023. All continuing students who are eligible for a second or third year of funding must submit a Progress Report and not a new application.
The programme will identify academically gifted African scholars from resource-challenged backgrounds to pursue postgraduate study in some of the best universities across the continent. Over a period of five years, MINDS will fund and support 45 Honours and Master’s scholars to study at African universities outside their country of origin, while the NRF will contribute funding for 50 Doctoral scholars from the rest of the continent based at South African universities.
The NRF was established through the National Research Foundation Act (Act No 23 of 1998), following a system-wide review conducted for the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST). The new entity incorporated the functions of the research funding agencies that were previously servicing various sections of the research community, namely the former Centre for Science Development (CSD) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the former Foundation for Research Development (FRD) that included several National Research Facilities. As an entity of the Department of Sci... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 08 Jul 2022 |
| Country to study | South Africa |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Sponsor | National Research Foundation (NRF) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Applicants must first identify the university where they will be registered for their postgraduate degree before submitting an application to the NRF. When an applicant submits an application on the NRF Connect system, the application is routed to the university where the applicant intends to register. The NRF Connect system can be accessed on: https://nrfconnect.nrf.ac.za/
For more details,visit NRF website
