AUBREY SHEIHAM FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH INEQUALITY

The Wits School of Public Health (SPH) invites applications for ONE three-year doctoral scholarship for a candidate interested in researching the social epidemiology of hypertension among adolescents in rural South Africa.

African Union Scholarships for the Masters Programme in Epidemiology

10 African Union Scholarships for the Masters Programme in Epidemiology at the University of the Witwatersrand, School of Public Health for the 2019 Academic Year.

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) - a Specialized Technical Health Agency of the African Union, invites qualified candidates to apply for a full scholarship to undertake the full-time study in the Master of Science in Epidemiology degree programme at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Public Health.

2018 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN LAND AND AGRARIAN REFORM IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR SAM MOYO

The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) invites applications from South African scholars to undertake postdoctoral research in Land and Agrarian Reform at South African higher education institutions. The fellowship will advance the development of scholars and scholarship in the area of Land and Agrarian Reform in South Africa and the continent by addressing the gaps in South-South focused land and agrarian policy and scholarship, while complementing teaching capacity on land and agrarian subject related areas.  The programme will support full-time research from all humanities and social science disciplines addressing the following broad research areas:

MTN Solution Space Masters Scholarships in South Africa, 2017

The goal of the scholarships offered at the Solution Space is to nurture a new generation of leaders, teaching them to see past “business as usual”.  Through testing new models, these bold and visionary leaders will be equipped to shape Africa’s future for the better. The scholarships are aimed at osupporting mid-career professionals and entrepreneurs who have shown a commitment to local development. These scholarships were created for African leaders for whom a post-graduate qualification is an integral part of their continued journey toward building a better world.

2018 UCT Masters Scholarships in Public Health (Community Eye Health) in South Africa

To support the training of eye health professionals with strong public health skills, the Consortium offers scholarships for candidates from low- and middle-income African Commonwealth countries who have been accepted to study for a Masters Public Health, Community Eye Health or a Postgraduate Diploma, Community Eye Health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. 

DRD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students in South Africa

For applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record the DRD offers a limited number of DAAD merit scholarships per year.

Masters Public Health, Community Eye Health Scholarship at the University of Cape Town, South Africa

To support the training of eye health professionals with strong public health skills, the Consortium offers scholarships for candidates from low- and middle-income African Commonwealth countries who have been accepted to study for a Masters Public Health, Community Eye Health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. 

Earthwatch 2016 Business Skills Programme for Protected Areas in Africa

Earthwatch is offering its annual opportunity for funded training and mentoring in organisational and business management practices to protected areas in Africa. The application period is now open until 26 February 2016.

HPI PhD studentships 2016

The Hasso-Plattner-Institute in Computer Science for Africa (HPI in CS4A), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cape Town, is offering PhD studentships in the field of Computer Science to students from the African continent.

World Social Science Fellows Seminar on Sustainable Urbanization

The International Social Science Council (ISSC) calls for applications from outstanding early career social scientists around the world to become World Social Science Fellows and participate in a World Social Science Seminar on Sustainable Urbanization with the thematic of “Urban governance to tackle urban poverty and environmental sustainability.”

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships

AIMS South Africa is seeking applicants for Postdoctoral Fellowships in the area of mathematical finance and computational algebra. Fellowships are tenable for two years, contingent on satisfactory progess, and could be extended for a third year.

5 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Research and Social Justice - Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP), University of the Witwatersrand

This postdoctoral program, generously funded by Ford Foundation, provides focused support for both research publication and concrete engagement with social justice issues and campaigns.

You will be located at a Research Institute that combines cutting edge scholarly research with rich experience of supporting labour, women’s, social and environmental movements, as well as progressive government institutions, engaging in struggles to change the world we live in. You will have the time and support to conduct and publish research and lay the foundation for your academic career, as well as participate in an innovative social justice program. You will participate in a collegial and progressive community of scholars.

WiSER Medical Humanities Doctoral Fellowship

WITS Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER) invites applications for 3 year fellowships to be awarded to outstanding students in the field of Medical Humanities.

Candidates should have a distinguished academic record in a discipline appropriate to the study programme imagined for a PhD in this emerging field and related to the WiSER research themes within this. We encourage applicants from sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, literary studies, cultural studies, art, drama, politics, law, linguistics, research areas of health sciences such as medicine, nursing, therapeutic disciplines, anatomy and so on, as well as from applicants with a research background in education, social work, public health, human geography, economics and related fields.

Master Card Foundation Scholarship Programme

This Program targets academically excellent, yet economically disadvantaged, young people in South Africa, SADC and the rest of Africa who will contribute to the transformation of the continent.

The MasterCard Foundation offers a full scholarship to students who have applied for and have been admitted to one of the following programmes:

Science and Technology Journalism Award for Students

Journalism students from accredited universities in Africa are invited to enter the 2014 Student Profile Awards for science and technology journalism.

The pan-African Student Profile Awards are supported by global engineering firm Siemens and endorsed by the Department of Science and Technology in South Africa.

The Awards aim to inspire students and aspiring young journalists to take an interest in finding, researching and writing science, engineering and technology stories. They also seek to highlight amongst student journalists the vital role that science journalists play in unpacking complex topics and telling stories that ordinary people can appreciate and understand.

PARI-PSETA Scholarship Programme

The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) invites applications for the PARI-PSETA Scholarship Programme available for Masters Study at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Graça Machel Scholarships for Women

The Sol Plaatje Trust and MacSteel International in partnership with the Graça Machel Trust, awards the Graça Machel Scholarships for Women scholarship on an annual basis.  

Ruth First Scholarship

Rhodes University invites applications for the Ruth First Scholarship for Doctoral or Masters studies in 2015 at the university.

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship

The Social Science Research Council offers fellowships to support the advancement of social science faculty toward completion of doctoral degrees and to promote next generation social science research in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Master's in Information Technology, South Africa

The Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, offers a fully funded specialised two year coursework degree at Masters level in Information Technology (M.IT degree).