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Programmes open to South Africans, 2026-27
These are the programmes open for applications now that South Africans can apply for: ones based in South Africa and ones elsewhere that accept people from South Africa. Each is one listing on the organisation's own page, with its own closing date and what it asks for. We checked each one is free to apply for.
130 open now. Soonest deadline first. The first 100 are below.
- Girls Who Click 2027 Ambassador Program · Girls Who Click
Closes 23 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Safe In Our World Mental Health Ambassador, Class of 2027 · Safe In Our World
Closes 25 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Your Future in Green Jobs Mentorship Program 2026 · Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future
Closes 25 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Emerging Scholars Program 2026 · AEGIX Institute
Closes 25 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - African Female Artist Mentorship Program 2026-2027 · Girl Child Art Foundation
Closes 30 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Graduate Horizons Mentorship and Scholarship Programme 2026-2027 · Refugee-Led Research Hub
Closes 30 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Tyler Prize Student Ambassador Program 2027 · Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (University of Southern California)
Closes 30 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Stardance: free online STEM project program for teens 13 to 18 (Hack Club with NASA) · Hack Club
Closes 31 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - FNB Private Banking and Advisory Graduate Academy 2027 · FNB (FirstRand Bank)
Closes 31 October 2026 · Open in South Africa - GEAF Ambassador Programme 2027 · Green Earth Action Foundation
Closes 31 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - St. Gallen Symposium and Oxford Global Leadership Challenge 2026 · St. Gallen Symposium and University of Oxford
Closes 5 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITU Gender Champions 2027 · International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Closes 15 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - EPFL School of Life Sciences Summer Research Program 2027 · EPFL School of Life Sciences
Closes 15 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - Kectil Youth Leadership Program 2027 · The Kectil Program (Malmar Knowles Family Foundation)
Closes 15 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Strategic Approaches for Health Technology Assessment, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar
Closes 1 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Sustainable Urban Development (in French), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), Hyderabad
Closes 1 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Emerging Issues in WTO, Sustainability and International Trade, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Centre for WTO Studies
Closes 2 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Leadership for School Heads (IPLSH-II), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
Closes 2 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Project Management Training and Certification (Trainers and Promoters Programme), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
Closes 2 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Transforming Urban Mobility through Public Transportation Systems, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI)
Closes 2 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: AI in the Workplace (for women), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali
Closes 3 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Public Policy and Governance, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD)
Closes 3 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Computer and Mobile Forensics II, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Forensic Sciences University
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Counter Violence Extremism and De-radicalisation I, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Central Detective Training Institute, Ghaziabad
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Dairy Development through Cooperation, Business Model (Iteration II), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Identification, Testing and Analysis of Illicit Drugs (introductory course), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Central Revenues Control Laboratory
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: International Advanced Postal Management Programme, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Leadership Development Programme for Postal Managers, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Media Management (two-week capacity building course), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at MCR Human Resource Development Institute, Hyderabad
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Sustainable Energy: Smart Grids and Digital Technologies for Utility Transformation, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at NTPC School of Business
Closes 7 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Data Analytics and Evidence Based Decision Making (two weeks), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
Closes 8 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Food and Pharma Packaging and Global Compliances, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Packaging, Delhi
Closes 8 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Enterprise Management through Business Simulation, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Closes 9 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Infrastructure Project Management and PPP, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
Closes 14 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Special Training Programme for Yoga Trainers (Iteration V), December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA)
Closes 14 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Who Am I in the Age of AI: Leadership in the Cognitive Revolution, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Closes 14 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Leadership in a VUCA World, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya
Closes 15 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - DFMS and DFMSA specialised medical diplomas in France, 2027-2028 (Algerian applicants) · Campus France Algeria
Closes 15 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Entrepreneurship in Education: Curriculum Integration and EdTech-led Innovation, December 2026 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
Closes 21 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - FAO Regular Volunteer Programme · Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Closes 31 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Asset-Liability Management in Banks and Financial Institutions, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM)
Closes 4 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Ensuring Universal Social Protection for the Future of Work, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at V.V. Giri National Labour Institute
Closes 4 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Innovative Leadership for Organisation Growth and Excellence (Trainers and Promoters), January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
Closes 4 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Public Finance, Tax Policy and Economic Growth, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT)
Closes 4 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Data Analytics for Decision-Making, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC), Kolkata
Closes 5 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Audit of Air and Water Pollution, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED)
Closes 6 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Audit of e-Governance including Audit of Digital Public Infrastructure, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at International Centre for Information Systems and Audit (iCISA), Noida
Closes 6 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Circular Economy, Sustainability and Enterprise Development, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Closes 6 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Progress to Proficiency in English III (January intake), January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad
Closes 6 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Promoting Innovations and Entrepreneurship through Incubation, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Closes 6 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: WTO Agriculture, Core Scope, Food Security and Sustainability Challenges, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Centre for WTO Studies
Closes 6 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Heritage and Indigenous Textiles, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Handloom Technology
Closes 7 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) 2027 · International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Closes 10 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Data and AI Driven Policy Making in the Government Sector, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM)
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Digital Payment System and Infrastructure in India, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF)
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Forensic Financial Fraud Investigation, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Forensic Sciences University
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: International Mail Management Programme, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Postal E-Commerce and Digital Services, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Solar Water Pumping and Agrivoltaics, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Solar Energy
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Telecom Finance for Digital Tomorrow (Iteration II), January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Communications Academy, Finance
Closes 11 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Global Trade Promotion and Executive Development Management for the Packaging Industry, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Packaging, Delhi
Closes 12 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at CBI Academy, Ghaziabad
Closes 13 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Executive Excellence Programme on Foreign Trade and Investment (two weeks), January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at MCR Human Resource Development Institute, Hyderabad
Closes 18 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Verification: from National Inventories to Project and Entity Level, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun
Closes 18 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Innovations in Tax Administration: Building Capacity for the Future, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT)
Closes 18 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Multimodal Logistics, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
Closes 18 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Cluster Development Executives Programme, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Closes 20 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Making Cities Resilient, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI)
Closes 20 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Rural Employment Generation through Enterprise Promotion Strategies for the SDGs, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR)
Closes 20 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Digital Governance and Gender-Responsive Policy Design using Data and Evidence (for women), January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD)
Closes 22 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Specialised Programme on Cyber Security and Forensics II, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Noida
Closes 27 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Water Security for India: a Journey through the India Jal Jeevan Mission, January 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation, Kolkata
Closes 27 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2027 · World Economic Forum
Closes 31 January 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Certificate Course in Natural Heritage Management, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Energy Transition: Solar Energy, Microgrids and Electric Vehicles, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at NTPC School of Business
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Hydrogen Energy: Production, Storage and Utilisation, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Solar Energy
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Pharmaceutical GMP Audits and Self Inspections, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Postal Technologies and Automation, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Quality Management in the Postal Sector, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Synthesis, Characterisation and Trace Level Identification of Chemical Substances, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: The Art and Business of Indian Blockbuster Cinema, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
Closes 1 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Project and Risk Management for Public Works, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
Closes 2 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: AML and CFT with Emphasis on Trade-Based Money Laundering and Customs-Led Investigations, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN)
Closes 3 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: International Programme for Educational Administrators (IX IPEA), February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
Closes 3 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: WTO, Localisation and Industrialisation Challenges, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Centre for WTO Studies
Closes 3 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Taxation on the E-Commerce Industry, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT)
Closes 8 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Agri-Tech Startups for Enhancing the Agri-Value Chain, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad
Closes 10 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Internet of Things Applications in Agriculture, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali
Closes 10 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Investigation of Economic Offences (Iteration II), February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at CBI Academy, Ghaziabad
Closes 10 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Programme on Socially Responsible Messaging, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Closes 10 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Specialised Programme on Machine Learning II, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Noida
Closes 10 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Chemical Testing of Customs Samples: Principles, Techniques and Harmonised System (HS) Classification, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Central Revenues Control Laboratory
Closes 15 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Empowering SMEs Globally through Strategic Innovation Management, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad
Closes 15 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Inclusive Banking and Finance, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM)
Closes 15 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Urban Mobility, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
Closes 15 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Industrial Infrastructure and Sustainable Project Preparation and Appraisal, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
Closes 17 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Enhancing Productivity through People Analytics, February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Closes 22 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Progress to Proficiency in English III (February intake), February 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad
Closes 23 February 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Agripreneurship: Transforming Agriculture into Profitable Ventures, March 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
Closes 1 March 2027 · Open to all African countries - ITEC course: Audit of Information Systems, March 2027 · Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Government of India, at International Centre for Information Systems and Audit (iCISA), Noida
Closes 1 March 2027 · Open to all African countries