Key facts
- Status
- No current round published
- Provider
- Canon Collins Mail & Guardian
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
The trust has run this scholarship with a November closing date, most recently 3 November at 15:00 GMT.
VerifiedThe Canon Collins Mail & Guardian Scholarship pairs a master’s degree in journalism with a year in one of South Africa’s most respected newsrooms. The trust funds the studies and the Mail & Guardian provides a paid reporting job afterwards, on human rights or education, which makes it one of the few scholarships that comes with a career start attached.
About the Mail & Guardian Scholarship
- Funds a master’s degree in journalism, communication or media studies at a South African university.
- Includes a 12-month paid internship as a reporter at the Mail & Guardian, working on human rights or education stories.
- Adds leadership development and networking through the trust’s organised events.
Mail & Guardian Scholarship eligibility requirements
- A national of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe.
- A good honours degree, at least second class upper division.
- Applying for a one-year full-time master’s, or already enrolled in a two-year programme, at a South African university.
- Available for the 12-month internship, with preference for applicants committed to education or human rights.
How to apply for the Mail & Guardian Scholarship
- Read the guidelines on canoncollins.org when the round opens.
- Complete the online application, uploading your degree certificates, transcripts, CV and motivation.
- Submit before the deadline and check the email address you give carefully: all notifications are by email, and interviews follow in the month after the deadline.
Mail & Guardian Scholarship closing date
3 November at 15:00 GMT in the last published round. No 2027 date has been confirmed.
Contact details
- Email: scholarships@canoncollins.org
- Telephone: 010 500 2303
See also the Canon Collins RMTF scholarship, the Tom Queba and Pegasys scholarship and the DSI-NRF postgraduate scholarship.
FAQs
1. When does the Mail & Guardian scholarship close for 2027? +
The trust has run this scholarship with a November closing date, most recently 3 November at 15:00 GMT. No 2027 round had been confirmed when we checked, so watch canoncollins.org from September 2026 and email the scholarships team.
2. What is the Mail & Guardian scholarship? +
A Canon Collins Trust scholarship for a master's degree in journalism, communication or media studies at a South African university, combined with a 12-month paid reporting internship at the Mail & Guardian newspaper.
3. What does it cover? +
A contribution towards your master's course costs, plus the paid internship and access to the trust's leadership and networking events.
4. What does the internship involve? +
Twelve months as a paid reporter at the Mail & Guardian, working on human rights or education stories.
5. Who qualifies? +
Southern African nationals from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe with a good honours degree (at least second class upper division), applying for a one-year full-time master's or already enrolled in a two-year programme at a South African university, and available for the internship. Preference goes to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to education or human rights.
6. How do I apply? +
Online through the Canon Collins application portal. Interviews are held in the month after the deadline and all notifications are by email.
Update note (checked September 2026): Canon Collins Trust’s Mail & Guardian scholarship page still refers to the 2024 internship round, and no 2027 round has been announced. Sign up for the trust’s scholarship alerts. Source: canoncollins.org.
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