Canon Collins Tom Queba Scholarship 2027: How to Apply

Key facts

Status
Applications closed Closed 14 August 2026
Provider
Canon Collins Trust
Field of study
Dance, Drama and Theatre, Fashion and Textile, Film Production
Study level
Postgraduate
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

The 2027 round closed on 14 August 2026 at 16:00 GMT (18:00 South African time).

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Closed · applications closed on 14 August 2026 Expect the 2028 round to open around June 2027 and close in mid-August 2027. Latest update ↓

The Tom Queba and Pegasys Scholarship is a Canon Collins Trust award funded with the Tom Queba Memorial Fund and the consultancy Pegasys. It backs young black African and coloured South Africans doing honours or master’s degrees that contribute to social and environmental change, and it is worth R85 000 over up to two years.

About the Tom Queba and Pegasys Scholarship

  • Value: R85 000, for a maximum of two years.
  • Levels: honours and master’s qualifications at South African universities.
  • Fields: education, humanities and the arts, justice, and the sciences and applied sciences, where the work relates to social change.
  • Scholars join the trust’s annual conferences, events and alumni network.

Tom Queba Scholarship eligibility requirements

  • Black African or coloured South African national, living in South Africa.
  • Under 34 years old when the course begins.
  • A first degree of at least second class upper division, or graduating in the year before the award.
  • Studying full-time, part-time or by distance learning at a South African university, on work that contributes to social or environmental development.

How to apply for the Tom Queba Scholarship

  1. Download the scholarship guidelines from canoncollins.org and open the online application.
  2. Upload an identity document, your degree certificates where available, certified academic transcripts, recent payslips if you are employed and a research proposal if your course requires one.
  3. Submit before the deadline. Shortlisted candidates provide two reference letters and a statement from their supervisor.

Tom Queba Scholarship closing date

14 August 2026 at 16:00 GMT for the 2027 academic year (closed). Expect mid-August 2027 for 2028.

Contact details

See also the Canon Collins RMTF scholarship, the Mail & Guardian scholarship and the DSI-NRF postgraduate scholarship.

FAQs

1. When does the Tom Queba scholarship close for 2027? +
The 2027 round closed on 14 August 2026 at 16:00 GMT (18:00 South African time). Expect the 2028 round to open around June 2027 and close in mid-August 2027.
2. What is the Tom Queba and Pegasys Scholarship? +
A Canon Collins Trust scholarship funded with the Tom Queba Memorial Fund and the consultancy Pegasys, for honours and master's students whose studies contribute to social and environmental change in South Africa.
3. How much is it? +
R85 000, for a maximum of two years.
4. Which fields? +
Education, humanities and the arts, justice, and the sciences and applied sciences, where the work relates to social change.
5. Who qualifies? +
Black African or coloured South African nationals living in South Africa, under 34 when the course starts, who hold a first degree of at least second class upper division or graduate in the year before the award, studying full-time, part-time or by distance learning at a South African university and willing to take part in the trust's annual conferences and events.
6. How do I apply? +
Online through the Canon Collins portal, after reading the scholarship guidelines. You will need an identity document, your degree certificates where available, certified academic transcripts, recent payslips if you are employed and a proposal if you are applying for research study. Shortlisted candidates provide two references and a supervisor statement.
Update note (checked September 2026): the 2027 round closed on 14 August 2026 at 16:00 GMT (18:00 South African time). Expect the 2028 round to open around June 2027 and close in mid-August 2027.

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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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