Find scholarships for South African women 2025-2026 to study abroad and in South Africa
The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the Wits Business School (University of the Witwatersrand), with the support of the Mastercard Foundation invites applications for Doctoral Fellowship on the Non-Profit Sector and its Contribution to African Economies proj
Published: 2024-08-30 Type: PhD Deadline: September 16, 2024
ShowcaseHER is a zero fees program aimed to empower women business owners in Africa with requisite skills to prepare them for the export market. The program, set to commence on August 1st, 2024, is an inititaive sponsored by Afreximbank and powered by ImpactHER. The goal of S
Published: 2024-06-24 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: June 30, 2024
The MMEG mission is to assist women from developing countries who are pursuing their education with the aim of improving the lives of women and children in their countries. We are one of the few organizations who provide financial assistance to such women. In past years, grants of up to US$15,0
Published: 2024-05-20 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 14, 2024
Phase 2 targets 60 mid-career women working for municipalities across South Africa. This encompasses individuals occupying administrative or supervisory roles across diverse departments of local municipalities, including but not limited to energy, environment, planning, and public works. The Sout
Published: 2024-01-17 Type: Training Study in: South Africa Deadline: January 29, 2024
We are excited to announce the expansion of the Graça Machel Trust’s Women Creating Wealth -(WCW) in partnership with the Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET). The programme is dedicated to African women entrepreneurs to enable them to thrive
Published: 2024-01-11 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: February 16, 2024
Since November 2021, Standard Bank in partnership with Giving Wings launched the Basali Development Programme. The name Basali (pronounced Basadi) is derived from Southern Sotho which means ‘women’. Each year we travel a journey of business development with female entrepreneurs
Published: 2023-11-24 Type: Internship Study in: South Africa Deadline: November 30, 2023
The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa.
Published: 2023-10-23 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified
The VCLA invites applications for the Helmut Veith Stipend from motivated and outstanding female master’s students who plan to pursue one of the programs in Computer Science at TU Wien taught in English in one of the following semesters: Winter semester 2023/2024 Summer semester 2024
Published: 2023-08-21 Type: Masters Study in: Austria Deadline: November 30, 2023
KnowBe4, Inc. is the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.
Published: 2023-08-16 Type: Training Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 18, 2023
The year-long hybrid (in-person and virtual) programme brings together 15 South African women entrepreneurs and aims to provide leadership development and intensive entrepreneurial support for founder growth in the engineering and technology industries. The Sasol Women in Engineering Incubator prog
Published: 2023-08-08 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: South Africa Deadline: August 13, 2023
The "Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa" (PRIDA) project is a joint initiative of the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), that enables the African continent to reap the benefits of digitalization by addressing va
Published: 2023-05-17 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: June 15, 2023
The U.S. Mission to South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) are once again partnering to implement the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program in South Africa. To expand the reach of this successful program, the U.S. Mission has extended participation to Lesot
Published: 2023-05-11 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: May 31, 2023
The Women Techsters Initiative is set out to achieve the following: To empower African women to establish start-ups or technology-enabled businesses to build an entrepreneurial mindset in them. To support women to become digitally enabled, social champions, and owners of businesses To brid
Published: 2023-05-01 Type: Training Deadline: May 27, 2023
The Women in Public Office: South Africa programme is a unique initiative to provide training and support networks to women and gender non-conforming people who are already in public office, or candidates who wish to run for elected office in the 2024 general election. 5 Long Weekend Seminars
Published: 2023-04-06 Type: Training Deadline: August 15, 2023
Diversity in background and geography are driving principles of the program. In 2023, its fifth year of operation, the program will welcome more participants than ever across all disciplines of the sector. Making the case for diversity in developing countries and emerging markets is a core princi
Published: 2023-02-06 Type: Training Deadline: February 10, 2023
Science, Technology, and Innovation are key drivers of our increasingly global and digital society. However, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) states that less than 30% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professionals are women. Globally, in tertiary instituti
Published: 2022-12-28 Type: Training Study in: South Africa Deadline: January 16, 2023
The objective of the Project is to address gender inequality and inclusive economic empowerment for African women. Specifically, the Project aims at increasing the capacity and sustainability of enablers supporting Women-led Small and Medium Enterprises (WSMEs), as well as increase access to mentors
Published: 2022-12-08 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: South Africa Deadline: December 31, 2022
In 2023, the Canon Collins Trust, in conjunction with the Tom Queba Memorial Fund, will be accepting applications for scholarships to be used toward master’s and doctoral degrees at universities in South Africa. They will provide money for up to a maximum of two years and an opportunity
Published: 2022-07-07 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: August 22, 2022
The Women in Finance and Tech Scholarship is aimed to inspire talented female candidates to pursue graduate studies and a career in finance or technology. BI Norwegian Business School is committed to the UN Sustainability Goals. In particular, BI aims to support efforts towards achieving gender e
Published: 2022-02-14 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Norway Deadline: March 1, 2022