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Fellowships for South African students 2027
32 open fellowships are listed today, 2 of them fully funded, 20 closing within 30 days. The nearest deadline is Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027 on 15 November 2026. Most listings this cycle are hosted in the United States, Italy, Germany.
I Tatti, Campus France, World Bank fund the largest number of programmes. 3 do not require IELTS. By level: 13 Postdoc, 10 PhD, 8 Professionals, 5 Masters, 1 Undergraduate. Every deadline below was checked against the official page.
This guide covers 25 open calls for South African applicants with deadlines from 5 to 20 October 2026. Five name South Africa and five are fully funded. Johannesburg closing times and what to prepare. Scholarships for South African Students 2027: Open Calls and Deadlines
Closing within 30 days
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World Bank Government Analytics Fellowship 2027
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Berenson Fellowship 2027-2028 at Villa I Tatti in Florence
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I Tatti Digital Humanities Fellowship: six months in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
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Wallace Fellowship at I Tatti: postdoctoral residency in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
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McKinnon-Walker Research Fellowship 2027 at University of Wollongong
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Hoover Fellow Position 2027 at Stanford's Hoover Institution for early-career scholars
5 days left
Sir Cyril Taylor Young African Leaders Program 2027
6 days left
Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships 2027 for Emerging African Leaders
8 days left
GovAI UK Summer Fellowship 2027, Research Track
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Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027
2 days leftNo IELTS required
World Bank Government Analytics Fellowship 2027
2 days left
Berenson Fellowship 2027-2028 at Villa I Tatti in Florence
2 days left
I Tatti Digital Humanities Fellowship: six months in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
2 days left
Wallace Fellowship at I Tatti: postdoctoral residency in Florence with USD 5,200 a month
3 days leftFully funded
McKinnon-Walker Research Fellowship 2027 at University of Wollongong
3 days left
Hoover Fellow Position 2027 at Stanford's Hoover Institution for early-career scholars
5 days left
Sir Cyril Taylor Young African Leaders Program 2027
6 days left
Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships 2027 for Emerging African Leaders
8 days left
GovAI UK Summer Fellowship 2027, Research Track
8 days left
Internet Society Fellowship Program 2027: USD 5,000 Project Stipend
16 days leftFully funded
Yenching Academy Fellowship 2027 at Peking University
16 days left
Asharami Square Energy Reporting Fellowship 2026 for journalists across Africa
17 days left
Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2027
17 days left
Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships 2027
17 days left
workspacebrussels Studio Residency Open Call for Artists
17 days left
Harvard Environmental Fellows Program 2027 with a USD 92,000 salary
17 days left
ECTRIMS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme 2027
17 days left
McDonald Fellowship for MS Researchers from Developing Countries
20 days left
Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships 2027-28
15 Dec
MOPGA 2027 Visiting Fellowship for Early Career Researchers in France
15 Dec
MOPGA 2027: French Government Fellowship for Early-Career Researchers
7 Jan
Officially Green Global Fellowship 2027 for Young Leaders
11 Jan
Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity 2027-28
15 Jan
Global South Visiting Scholar Programme 2027-2028 at Allard Law
20 Jan
IJP German-Southern African Journalists Fellowship 2027
22 Jan
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 for life-science research abroad
31 Jan
beVisioneers Mercedes-Benz Fellowship 2027/28 for Young Innovators
28 Feb
Kleinhans Fellowship 2027 for Community Forestry Research
Rolling applicationsNo IELTS required
Heilbronn AI Fellowships: DAAD-funded research stays in Germany for AI researchers
Rolling applications
Transfyr AI Fellowship for Researchers, Remote Option
Rolling applications
AIXI Labs Remote Research Fellowship in AI Safety
Recently closed
Closed
Dalai Lama Fellows Programme 2027
Closed
ICANN Fellowship Program 2027 with Travel Support to Lisbon
Closed
Anzisha Fellowship 2027 for African entrepreneurs aged 22 and under
Closed
EPFL AI Center and Swiss AI Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
Closed
Equality Fund Global Journalism Fellowship 2026: CAD 4,000 Stipend
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