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DSTI-NRF
2027 DSTI-NRF Master’s Student Funding
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A separate funding opportunity for the 2027 academic year, with 10 bursaries available through the call subject to NRF eligibility requirements and funding decisions. Acceptance into SAMOS does not automatically guarantee funding.
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Do I qualify
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- meet NRF eligibility requirements; funding is subject to funding decisions
- Level of study
- Master's
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How to apply
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- Before applying for funding, identify a possible supervisor and research project and contact the prospective supervisor. When contacting them, provide a certified or official academic transcript and a reference letter from a current supervisor, course convenor, or Head of Department addressing the listed academic and professional criteria. Required
- Submit the 2027 DSTI-NRF Master’s Student Funding application through NRF Connect by the UCT internal closing date. Required
- Deadline
- 26 June 2026
- Deadline notes
- This is separate from the AOS-SAMOS programme application deadline of 31 August 2026.
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- The funding application is separate from the AOS-SAMOS programme application. The 2027 funding call specified application through NRF Connect by the UCT internal closing date.
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