Overview
The NRF provide two types of complementary student support:
- Free-standing scholarships (SA students only) and fellowships which will be awarded directly to students undertaking full-time study, on a competitive basis. Students must apply for these awards themselves, and remain responsible for the submission of all required documentation.
- Grant-holder-linked assistantships and bursaries which will be granted to researchers within their NRF support packages and may be awarded to students selected by NRF grant-holders and linked to their research plans. Applications have to be made by the researchers in their applications for research grants in the respective NRF programmes.
Categories of free-standing student support
A limited number of scholarships will be awarded for full-time honours, Master's and doctoral studies to top achievers in their research fields, for academic performance as well as their research potential. Applications for full-time honours and Master's awards as well as closing dates are available at various tertiary institutions and post graduate research offices.
The following Free-standing student support in the natural, social and human sciences, engineering and technology is offered:
- NRF Free-standing Honours Scholarships for full-time study in South Africa
- NRF/DST Innovation Scholarships for full-time Master's and doctoral study in South Africa
- NRF/DAAD In-country Scholarships for full-time Master's and doctoral study in South Africa
- NRF/DST Innovation Scholarships for full-time Master's and doctoral study in South Africa
- SABI/NRF Scholarships for full-time Master's and doctoral study in South Africa
- NRF Prestigious and Equity Scholarships for full-time Master's study in South Africa
- NRF Prestigious and Equity Scholarships for full-time doctoral study in South Africa as well as doctoral study abroad
- The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (CCT) and the NRF joint funding of five (5) South African doctoral scholars
- Postdoctoral fellowships for research, either in South Africa or abroad
- Free-standing Innovation postdoctoral fellowships for research in South Africa
Further Information: http://www.nrf.ac.za
