GET READY TO APPLY: DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Scholarship, Honours (General), 2027 academic year
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the National Research Foundation of South Africa
Apply on their own site: https://nrfconnect.nrf.ac.za/
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/dsti-nrf-honours-general-scholarship-2027
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] a bachelor's degree with at least 65 percent in the previous degree
[ ] you must be studying, or about to study, at a South African public university. The NRF pays through the institution.
[ ] full cost of study goes to South African citizens and permanent residents who are financially needy, meaning a combined household income of R350 000 a year or less, or who are living with a disability, or who are exceptional academic achievers. Partial cost of study awards go to a 5 percent share that includes international students.
[ ] you apply on the NRF Connect system. No manual applications are accepted.
[ ] continuing students on a second or third year of funding submit a progress report instead of a new application

2. WHAT TO GET READY
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: "An online application on NRF Connect. The Application and Funding Guide and the Postgraduate Scholarship Framework are the documents to read first."

3. DATES
- Closes 23 November 2026, in 32 days.
- On the date, the listing says: The Honours (General) call opened 7 July 2026 and closes 23 November 2026. Institutions then claim funds by 29 January 2027. Honours applicants who needed an ISFAP assessment were told to apply by 24 August 2026, which has passed.
- Aim to send it by 20 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

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