| University of Natal | Campbell Collections | 03/17/97 | $460,000 | Durban, South Africa | Other |
| Stellenbosch University | Indexing the Human | 03/17/14 | $46,700 | Matieland, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Postdoctoral Fellowships | 06/21/02 | $125,000 | Johannesburg, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | Bleek and Lloyd Archives | 05/02/03 | $50,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | Public Knowledge |
| South African National Parks | Ecosystems Research and Training | 06/13/03 | $425,000 | Pretoria, South Africa | Past Programs |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Refugee Studies Centre | 06/13/03 | $360,000 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Past Programs |
| University of Cape Town | African Heritage Database | 06/11/04 | $550,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| Rhodes University | Graduate Fellowship Program | 06/17/05 | $1,000,000 | Grahamstown, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Postgraduate Fellowships and Mentoring | 06/16/06 | $1,250,000 | Johannesburg, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | Postgraduate Support | 06/29/06 | $21,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | Research Bridges - South Africa [February] | 09/15/06 | $328,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | Past Programs |
| University of Cape Town | New Vice-Chancellor Support | 09/18/08 | $150,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of the Western Cape | Senior Research Scholars | 09/18/08 | $450,000 | Bellville, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Indian Studies | 09/24/09 | $1,000,000 | Johannesburg, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | Higher Education in South Africa [SJS Research] | 06/21/10 | $17,200 | Cape Town, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| Stellenbosch University | Senior Research Scholars Program | 09/16/10 | $750,000 | Matieland, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Pretoria | Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship | 09/15/11 | $1,140,000 | Pretoria, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - South African Regional Leadership | 12/09/10 | $133,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | Higher Learning |
| University of Cape Town | Center for Curating the Archive | 12/04/14 | $307,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of the Western Cape | Center for Humanities Research | 12/04/14 | $234,000 | Bellville, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | ReCentering AfroAsia | 12/10/15 | $1,615,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| Stellenbosch University | Inclusive Professoriate | 12/10/15 | $345,000 | Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| Rhodes University | Publishing and Research of the South: Positioning Africa (PROSPA) | 12/08/16 | $520,700 | Grahamstown, South Africa | International Higher Education and Strategic Projects |
| University of Cape Town | Faculty/Institutional Development - II | 09/28/90 | $750,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | Other |
| University of Fort Hare | Institutional Planning - Library | 09/30/91 | $150,000 | Alice, South Africa | Other |
