25/02/2026
From Wits to MIT and Harvard 🇿🇦➡️🇺🇸
Wits PhD candidate and NRF-sponsored Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher Bontle Masango is taking her work on type 2 diabetes — the most common form of diabetes in Africa — to the global stage as a 2025/2026 South African Fulbright Student at MIT and Harvard University.
Her research aims to reduce the burden of diabetes on individuals and healthcare systems, driving impact where it’s needed most.
For more than 70 years, Fulbright has supported South Africans like Bontle to pursue master’s and doctoral degrees at leading U.S. institutions — advancing research, building leaders, and strengthening partnerships between our countries.
🎓 The Fulbright Foreign Student Program 2027–2028 is now open.
If you’re a postgraduate student, researcher, or early-career professional, this could be your opportunity.
🗓 Application deadline: April 8, 2026
🎓 Full tuition and academic fees
✈️ Living stipend and return travel
🌍 Access to top U.S. universities and research networks
Master’s, PhD, and Visiting Student Researcher opportunities available.
📍 Join our Fulbright information session tomorrow to learn more about the application process and how to put forward a competitive application.
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://za.usembassy.gov/fulbright-foreign-student-program/
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