Claude Leon Foundation Funding
Claude Leon Foundation
Important: the Claude Leon Foundation does not run a bursary that individual students can apply for. Its well-known Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in the Sciences closed down in 2021. Its Honours Bursaries are allocated by the Foundation to selected universities (Cape Town, Rhodes, the Witwatersrand and Stellenbosch), and there is no application process for them. Its website also lists Master's Scholarships in Public Interest Law at Stellenbosch University's Law Faculty. This entry is kept for information only.
- Amount
- Not applicable - no direct student application
- Deadline
- No longer offered
- Renewable
- No
Eligible Fields of Study
Claude Leon Foundation supports students in the following disciplines
Eligibility Requirements
- ✓ There is no open application process for individual students
- ✓ Honours Bursaries are allocated by the Foundation to selected universities (UCT, Rhodes, Wits and Stellenbosch), which administer them internally
- ✓ The Foundation's site lists Master's Scholarships in Public Interest Law at Stellenbosch University's Law Faculty; ask the Faculty whether these are currently offered
What's Included
- ✓ Historic: the Foundation's postdoctoral fellowship programme in the natural sciences operated until 2021, when it was closed
- ✓ Honours-level support is channelled through partner universities rather than to individual applicants
How to Apply
Steps to complete your Claude Leon Foundation bursary application
- 1
There is no individual student application for a Claude Leon Foundation bursary
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If you are an Honours student at UCT, Rhodes, Wits or Stellenbosch, ask your university's postgraduate funding office whether it administers Claude Leon Foundation support
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For the Public Interest Law Master's scholarships, contact the Stellenbosch University Law Faculty directly
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Visit leonfoundation.co.za for current Foundation information
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I apply for a Claude Leon Foundation bursary?
- No. There is no open application for individual students. The Foundation's science postdoctoral fellowship closed in 2021, and its Honours Bursaries are allocated directly to selected universities, which decide internally how they are used.
- Does the Claude Leon Foundation still fund science research?
- Its Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in the Sciences closed down in 2021. Its website still lists Honours Bursaries (allocated to universities), Merit Awards for Lecturers and Master's Scholarships in Public Interest Law at Stellenbosch University.
- How can I access Claude Leon Honours support?
- You cannot apply for it yourself. The Foundation gives Honours funding to selected universities — the Universities of Cape Town, Rhodes, the Witwatersrand and Stellenbosch — so ask your own institution's postgraduate funding office whether it administers the bursaries.
This programme is no longer offered
There is no application window. The Claude Leon Foundation's website states that its Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in the Sciences closed down in 2021, and that there is no application process for its Honours Bursaries, which it allocates to selected universities (checked 12 October 2026).
Look at bursaries that are still open or other postgraduate bursaries instead.
Information verified 2026-10-12. Always confirm details on the funder's official website before applying.
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