DSTI-NRF Honours Scholarships 2027
DSTI-NRF Honours Scholarships 2027 support honours students across sciences, engineering, technology, social sciences and humanities to develop South Africa’s next generation of researchers and academics.
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Funder: National Research Foundation
Due Dates: August 14, 2026 (ISFAP applicant) | September 2, 2026 (ISFAP institution) | November 23, 2026 (Applicant) | January 29, 2027 (Institution)
Funding Amounts: Full Cost of Study or Partial Cost of Study for up to one year
Summary: Scholarships support full-time honours study at South African public universities across sciences, engineering, technology, social sciences and humanities.
Key Information: Only South African citizens and permanent residents qualify, with a minimum 65% final-year major-subject average.
Description
The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the National Research Foundation (NRF) support honours study for the 2027 academic year through general, discipline-specific and researcher-linked scholarships. Supported fields include Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, including Indigenous Knowledge Systems. The postgraduate funding policy aims to improve equitable access, success and completion, while retaining high academic achievers through to doctoral study and developing South Africa’s next generation of researchers and academics.
The NRF-SASOL scholarship focuses on chemistry and related green-economy disciplines. NRF-EMET supports Commerce and STEM in specified priority fields. Researcher-linked scholarships connect students with NRF-funded projects, research chairs and centres of excellence, including work on biodiversity, global change, marine and coastal research, human and social dynamics, and community engagement.
