CPUT Postgraduate Bursaries ,Loans and Scholarships
CPUT Postgraduate Masters and Doctoral Funding
CPUT DST-NRF Internship Programme
CPUT Postdoctoral fellowship funding
Postgraduate students at CPUT are exceptionally well supported by a wide range of bursaries funded by external organisations and by the University.
They are also offered excellent residence accommodation and international student assistance. Click here to visit the web pages of the Office of International Affairs.
Further, postgraduate students qualify to apply for research running costs from the Research Directorate. Click here to visit their website.
Current Bursary and Scholarship Opportunities:
The NRF Calls for Honours, Masters and Doctoral are open – please read: NRF Bursary Calls
Please take note of the Internal closing date for applications.
| Opportunity | Fields/ Target | Internal closing date | Documents |
| Mandela Rhodes Scholarship | Registered /Prospective Masters and Doctoral students | 16 April | |
| CPUT Postgraduate Bursary | Registered /Prospective Masters and Doctoral students | 28 February | |
| NRF Calls for Honours, Masters and Doctoral are open | Registered /Prospective Honours, Masters and Doctoral students | 30 June | Application and Funding Framework |
| NRF Extension Support for Masters and Doctoral | Registered Masters and Doctoral students | 30 June | |
| SARAO HCD Applications for Honours Scholarship for |
Registered /Prospective Honours students |
24 July | Call Framework Application |
| SARAO HCD Applications for Masters Scholarship for | Registered /Prospective Masters students | 30 June | Call Framework Application |
| SARAO HCD Applications for Doctoral Scholarship for | Registered /Prospective Doctoral students | 30 June | Call Framework Application |
| NRF Honours | 13 November | Application and Funding FrameworkApplication and Funding Guide |
NRF applications: please read the following documents for information relating to a pending call to enable applicants to submit applications on the NRF online application system.
General_Application_Guide _Ver 4.1-27_Mar_20.pdf
NRF_Postgraduate_Scholarships__Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf