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Scholarships for South African students 2027
28 open scholarships are listed today, 17 of them fully funded, 5 closing within 30 days. Most listings this cycle are hosted in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany. University of St Andrews, Maastricht University, IHE Delft fund the largest number of programmes.
By level: 24 Masters, 9 PhD, 1 Undergraduate, 1 Postdoc. The nearest deadline is Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT 2027 for Postgraduates on 31 October 2026. 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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Joint MSc in Environmental Risks and Human Security in Bonn, Germany
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University of Lausanne Master's Scholarship 2027/2028 in Switzerland
11 days leftFully funded
Open Doors Russian Scholarship 2027/28 for International Students
14 days left
CIFAR Global Scholars Program for Early-Career Researchers
Open now
0 days leftFully funded
Commonwealth Master's Scholarships 2027/28 for Study in the UK
10 days leftFully funded
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UCT 2027 for Postgraduates
10 days left
Joint MSc in Environmental Risks and Human Security in Bonn, Germany
11 days left
University of Lausanne Master's Scholarship 2027/2028 in Switzerland
11 days leftFully funded
Open Doors Russian Scholarship 2027/28 for International Students
14 days left
CIFAR Global Scholars Program for Early-Career Researchers
22 Nov
A.S. Hornby Scholarship 2027/28 for English teachers, MEd TESOL at Exeter
1 DecFully funded
Erasmus Mundus Master's in Public Policy (Mundus MAPP) 2027-2029
1 Dec
Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation MSc, Greifswald: EPOS 2027
1 DecFully funded
Notre Dame PhD in Sustainable Development 2027 with full funding
1 DecFully funded
Wageningen University Africa Scholarship 2027/28 for Masters
1 DecFully funded
TU Delft Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarships
8 DecFully funded
Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2027/28: Fully Funded PhD and Master's
15 DecFully funded
Adelaide University Research Scholarships in Australia
3 JanFully funded
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Flood Risk Management 2027
3 JanFully funded
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Groundwater and Global Change 2027
8 Jan
Europubhealth+ Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Health
15 JanFully funded
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Animal Biodiversity and Genomics 2027
15 JanFully funded
CUHK-MAICS Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship 2027-2028 in Hong Kong
Opens 22 Dec
American University in Cairo Graduate Fellowships for Fall 2027
20 JanFully funded
WRDTP ESRC PhD Studentships 2027/28 for Social Science Research
20 JanFully funded
St Leonard's College World-Leading Doctoral Scholarships 2027
31 Jan
NL Scholarship at Radboud University 2027-2028
1 Feb
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Graduate Scholarships 2027 in Qatar
1 FebFully funded
Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarship 2027
1 Feb
Maastricht University Social Justice Scholarship
3 FebFully funded
St Leonard's Masters Scholarship 2027, University of St Andrews
Opens 15 Jan
Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships 2027
Recently closed
Closed
Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies MSc, Oldenburg: EPOS 2027
Closed
International Health MSc, Charité Berlin: DAAD EPOS Scholarship 2027
Closed
ISATEC (MSc Marine Biology), University of Bremen: DAAD EPOS 2027
Closed
WVA/MSD Veterinary Student Scholarship 2026
Closed
France-South Africa Scholarship Programme 2027 for Graduates
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