Canon Collins Economic Justice Scholarship 2027

Key facts

Status
Applications closed Closed 10 August 2021
Provider
Canon Collins Trust
Study level
Postgraduate
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

The trust's page showed the scholarship as closed, with the last confirmed round closing on 10 August 2021.

Keagan HendricksWritten by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)
Naledi KhumaloReviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified
No open round · the last round we could find closed on 10 August 2021 Latest update ↓

The Canon Collins Scholarship for Economic Justice was created to build a generation of economists who could argue for socio-economic rights. It funded a Master of Commerce in Applied Development Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand and placed graduates at the Institute for Economic Justice for a paid internship.

About the Economic Justice Scholarship

  • Value: R60 000 per academic year.
  • Qualification: Master of Commerce in Applied Development Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand.
  • Included a six-month paid internship at the Institute for Economic Justice and the trust’s leadership and networking events.

Who qualified

  • Resident nationals of South Africa, Namibia or Zimbabwe.
  • Applying for full-time master’s study at Wits.
  • An honours-level qualification with an average of at least 75%.
  • A commitment to social justice and equitable economic development, and availability for the internship.

Where to apply instead

  1. Apply to the Canon Collins RMTF scholarship, worth R20 000 to R100 000 a year for master’s and doctoral study in justice, education and the humanities, which closes in August.
  2. Apply to the DSI-NRF postgraduate scholarship through your university’s postgraduate funding office.
  3. Sign up for the trust’s scholarship alerts on canoncollins.org in case the economic justice award is revived.

Closing date

10 August 2021 in the last published round. No further rounds have been announced.

Contact details

See also the Tom Queba and Pegasys scholarship and the funders on our commerce bursaries page.

FAQs

1. Is the Economic Justice scholarship open for 2027? +
No. The trust's page showed the scholarship as closed when we checked, with the last confirmed round closing on 10 August 2021. Economics and economic justice students should apply to the Canon Collins RMTF scholarship instead, which lists economics under its justice priority area.
2. What was the Economic Justice scholarship? +
A Canon Collins Trust award for a Master of Commerce in Applied Development Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand, created to build expertise in economic justice and socio-economic rights.
3. How much was it? +
R60 000 per academic year, plus a six-month paid internship at the Institute for Economic Justice and access to the trust's leadership and networking events.
4. Who qualified? +
Resident nationals of South Africa, Namibia or Zimbabwe applying for full-time master's study at Wits, with an honours-level qualification and an average of at least 75%, a commitment to social justice and equitable economic development, and availability for the internship.
5. Where should economics students apply now? +
The Canon Collins RMTF scholarship, which funds master's and doctoral study in justice, including economics and climate justice, at South African universities, and the DSI-NRF postgraduate scholarship.
6. How do I check for a new round? +
Email scholarships@canoncollins.org or sign up for the trust's scholarship alerts on canoncollins.org.
Update note (checked September 2026): the trust’s page showed the scholarship as closed, with the last confirmed round closing on 10 August 2021. There is no 2027 round to apply for. Economics and economic justice students should apply to the Canon Collins RMTF scholarship instead, which lists economics under its justice priority area.

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About Canon Collins Trust

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The Canon Collins Trust began as a legal defence fund. Canon John Collins, an Anglican priest at St Paul's Cathedral in London, raised money through Christian Action and the Defence and Aid Fund to pay for lawyers defending…

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