ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR THE NRF FIRST-TIME GENERAL MASTERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUNDING IN 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI); National Skills Fund (NSF) and National Research Foundation (NRF) are pleased to announce the provisional awards for the NRF First-Time General Masters Scholarships in 2026. The awards have been made according to the strategic objectives of the masters funding instruments, the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Funding Policy and the available budget. Successful applications for NRF First-Time General Masters Scholarships are listed in the Table 1 (Innovation) and Table 2 (National Skills Fund). Candidates are either awarded at Full Cost of Study (FCS) or Partial Cost of Study (PCS).

PLEASE NOTE:

• If your name appears in the tables below, you have been provisionally successful in receiving an award for 2026, provided that you meet the minimum requirements according to the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Scholarship Framework for 2026, DSTI-NRF Masters and Doctoral Application and Funding Guide, and the Conditions of Grant.
• Successful candidates will receive notifications to view and download their scholarship award letters and conditions of grant, as well as accept the award via the NRF Connect system.
• The awarded candidates must carefully read the Award Letter, Conditions of Grant and the Additional Conditions of Grant documents before accepting the award.
• Guidelines on how to accept the award on the NRF Connect System: https://www.nrf.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Acceptance-of-Award.pdf
• Once the successful candidate has accepted the award on the NRF Connect System. The Designated Authority from the university postgraduate/research office must validate and accept the award on behalf of the institution before it can be created as a grant on the Connect system.

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