ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR THE DSTI-NSF-NRF (GENERAL) FIRST-TIME MASTERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUNDING IN 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), National Skill Fund (NSF) and National Research Foundation (NRF) are pleased to announce the provisional awards for the First-Time Masters Scholarships in 2025. The awards have been made according to the strategic objectives of the masters funding instruments, the DSI-NRF Postgraduate Funding Policy and the available budget. Successful applications for DSTI-NSF-NRF First-Time Masters Scholarships are listed in the Table 1. Candidates are either awarded at Full Cost of Study (FCS) or Partial Cost of Study (PCS).

Please note:

• The DSTI-NSF-NRF (GENERAL) are considered under the General Scholarship funded programmes for support.
• If your name appears in the tables below, you have been provisionally successful in receiving an award for 2025, provided that you meet the minimum requirements according to the NRF Postgraduate Scholarships Call for 2024, the framework document and the Conditions of Grant.
• Successful candidates will be able to view and download their award letters in January 2025, via NRF Connect against your application.
• Read through the Conditions of Grant and award letter documents carefully before accepting the award.
• Guidelines on how to accept the award: https://www.nrf.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Acceptance-of-Award.pdf
• Should you not meet the relevant requirements for FCS or PCS funding, the NRF reserves the right not to award the scholarship.
• Should you not meet the relevant requirements for FCS funding, the NRF reserves the right to change your scholarship to PCS funding.
• Funds will only be released once the completed documentation are received by the NRF.
• Students (South Africans and Permanent Residents) that have achieved ≥ 75% and are awarded at PCS funding should not accept the award on the system, rather contact the DA and provide the proof of academic achievement.