Scholarships in Africa
A curated list of scholarships in Africa — with funding, eligibility and deadline detail for each. Ranked by relevance and completeness; updated for the latest intake.
The AU-EU Youth Action Lab Grants 2027 are providing funding opportunities for young people and youth-led initiatives across selected African countries. The program connects young...
Applications are now open for the UNDP timbuktoo Pan-African EdTech Incubation Programme 2027, an exciting opportunity for innovative education technology (EdTech) startups across...
The Resilience Fellowship 2027 is a youth-focused leadership and community development programme designed for young changemakers working at the intersection of climate justice, men...
Applications are now open for the UNDP African Women Scholarships 2026, a fully funded political leadership programme designed to strengthen women’s representation in governance ac...
Entrepreneurs working to combat climate change and poverty in Africa can now apply for the Green RISE Africa Fellowship 2026, a leadership and enterprise development program backed...
The TAGDev 2.0 Scholarship Programme 2026–2027, implemented by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with the Mastercard Fou...
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The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering, and Technology (PASET) has announced the opening of its sixth call for applications for the Regional Scholarship and In...
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The Women Techsters initiative is a one-year technology upskilling program that is provided free of charge to young women aged between 16 and 40 years throughout Africa. This progr...
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Are you interested in learning about Africa and do you have a relatable master's thesis subject? If yes, the African Studies Center is offering you an amazing chance to win € 500....
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African Fashion Foundation is offering the Roberta Annan Scholarship to support the emerging young fashion communication, business, and media talent from Sub-Saharan Africa, provid...
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Google PhD Fellowship students are a select group recognized by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world. The Fellowship...
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Royal Society Africa Prize and Rising Star Africa Prize Awards 2021 for Africans: The call for nomination is open for the Royal Society Africa Prize and Rising Star Africa Prize Aw...
Scholarship Description: The DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair: Mineral Law in Africa (“the Chair”) invites suitably qualified doctoral graduates to apply for a postdoctoral research f...
Scholarship Description: The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS NEI) is now accepting applications for new Fellowship Program for Women in C...
Scholarship Description: The MasterCard Foundation Microfinance Scholars Program in collaboration with the School of African Microfinance invites applicants to apply for SAM Schola...
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) research prize is enable for young scientist from all countries. The prize is granted for pursuing research programme...
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is offering full scholarships for doctors from low- and middle-income countries. These scholarships are available for pursuing thre...
The Institute for Post-School Studies (IPSS) is pleased to offer doctoral & postdoctoral research fellowships in higher education studies. African nationals are eligible to app...
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