CPUT Postgraduate Masters and Doctoral 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. Please contact Hombakazi Mbolekwa (MBOLEKWAP@cput.ac.za) on the D6 campus or Mrs Marilyn Daries (DuPlessisMr@cput.ac.za) on the Bellville campus.
Further, postgraduate students qualify to apply for research running costs from the Research Directorate. Click here to visit their website.
They are also offered excellent residence accommodation and international student assistance. Please contact Hombakazi Mbolekwa (MBOLEKWAP@cput.ac.za) on the D6 campus or Mrs Marilyn Daries (DuPlessisMr@cput.ac.za) on the Bellville campus.
Further, postgraduate students qualify to apply for research running costs from the Research Directorate. Click here to visit their website.
The CPUT Postgraduate Bursary Application 2023 ( Masters and Doctoral only) is now open.
Eligibility criteria:
Full-time students primarily and part-time students with special circumstances may apply.
When awarding bursaries the following criteria will be used as well.
- 93% South African students and permanent residents, 7% international students.
- 50/50 gender split as well as consideration to persons with disabilities.
- The amount given to successful applicants will be based on the registration fee + study fee + housing fee of the student in 2023.
The application link is: https://opa.cput.ac.za/index.php/student-bursary
The closing date for the Bursary Call is 6 June 2023.
The NRF 2023 Calls for Honours, Masters and Doctoral are open – please read: NRF Bursary Calls 2023
Please take note of the Internal closing date for applications.
| Opportunity | Fields/ Target | Internal closing date | Documents |
| CPUT Postgraduate Bursary 2023 | Registered /Prospective Masters and Doctoral students | 6 June 2023 | Call open |
| NRF 2023 Calls for Honours, Masters and Doctoral are open | Registered /Prospective Honours, Masters and Doctoral students | 30 June 2023 | |
| NRF Extension Support for Masters and Doctoral 2023 | Registered Masters and Doctoral students | 30 June 2023 | |
| SARAO HCD Applications for Honours Scholarship for 2023 | Registered /Prospective Honours students |
24 June 2023 | |
| SARAO HCD Applications for Masters Scholarship for 2023 | Registered /Prospective Masters students | 30 June 2023 | |
| SARAO HCD Applications for Doctoral Scholarship for 2023 | Registered /Prospective Doctoral students | 30 June 2023 | |
| NRF Honours | 13 November 2023 |
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.