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Are you an African student searching for scholarship to fund your studies abroad? Search no more, below is a list of scholarships for African students to study abroad 2025-2026.
The call for nominations for the first edition of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea Fellowship Programme for Young Women Scientists in Africa is now open. Globally, women make up only 33% of researchers (UNESCO Science Report 2021). The latest figures from the Institute for Statistics show that only 3
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship Value: $50,000 Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
AHIF is a capacity strengthening initiative of InnovateHealth Africa (IHA) dedicated to fostering innovation in healthcare by empowering young professionals with the required skills, knowledge, resources and networks required to lead innovation in their communities. The fellowship was designed as a
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Mar 2025
Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program through 2034. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower 1,000 yo
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
Are you a young African creative with ideas to transform and grow opportunities for youth in the creative sector? Do you aspire to drive meaningful change that could accelerate the sector's growth? Caribou Digital, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, invites you to join us as an ad
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 23 Mar 2025
Are you pursuing a PhD in an African university? Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence (AI), the digital economy, and the future of work in Africa? Do you want to be part of a paid collaborative research network that will shape the continent’s digital transformation? Th
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 23 Mar 2025
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The International Statistics and Epidemiology Partnership (ISEP) MSc in Medical Statistics Fellowship Scheme is for students from sub-Saharan Africa and comprises of one year of MSc study, followed by a year’s placement at one of ISEP’s partner research centres in Africa: MRC/UVRI &
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers - just like you. The leadership development programme Our programme is built on our founding principles of reconciliation, educ
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
The 2025 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of migration. Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development issues from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 16 Jul 2025
Aplllications are now open for the University of Dundee 2025 Africa Community Scholarship. Those who began their study through International College Dundee in 2024/25 would be eligible for University of Dundee scholarships as per the criteria and values set out in the 24/25 cycle. The scho
Published: 18 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £2,500 Deadline: 31 Aug 2025
Become part of a unique African-German business network, connect with Young Leaders from Africa and Germany and develop innovative ideas for a sustainable future. Through direct encounters, inspiring dialogue and targeted networking, long-term partnerships and new business perspective
Published: 18 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Tunisia Deadline: 11 Apr 2025
The theme for this year’s competition is Our Commonwealth Journey. Journeys are a fundamental aspect of our lives, helping us to explore, to learn, and to grow. Throughout history, nations, communities, and individuals have undertaken their own journeys, navigating the tides of an ev
Published: 18 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 23 May 2025
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) is the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program in Africa to support entrepreneurs. ABHs’ mission is to showcase and grow local talent who are creating positive impact in their communities and beyond, and inspire a movement of African entre
Published: 18 Mar 2025 Type: College School Deadline: 23 May 2025
The AYuTe Africa NextGen, an initiative of Heifer International, was established in 2021 as an agribusiness innovation initiative designed to catalyze ground-up innovation that address challenges faced by smallholder farmers at scale, providing the incubation and catalytic financing needed for
Published: 17 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: Not Specified
The TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme provides postdoctoral researchers living and working in sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to make a three-month ‘Cooperation Visit’ to a research institute in Germany. Such visits must be undertaken within 12 months of the award.
Published: 17 Mar 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: 19 Mar 2025
Applications are now open for the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) 2025 Postgraduate Scholarships 2025. The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing leadership journey. The scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to yo
Published: 17 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 17 Apr 2025
Applications are now open for the Allan Gray Makers 2025 Entrepreneurship Inter-College Competition for South African Students. The aim of the Inter-College competition is to foster a culture of entrepreneurship in TVET students. Registration is open to students who are enrolled at any of the 50 Pub
Published: 17 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 13 Apr 2025
Applications are now open Loughborough Development Trust Africa Scholarship 2025 for Africans at Loughborough University. The Loughborough Development Trust Africa Scholarship will cover 100% of the course fees for your chosen postgraduate taught course for one year (replacing any departmental or Lo
Published: 17 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Apr 2025
Applications are now open for the University of Essex 2025 Africa Undergraduate Scholarship. If you're an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your undergraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship, paid as a discount on your
Published: 14 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
In 2010 alone, a whopping 380,376 African Students, enrolled for studies at an international university, from then to 2020, that number has significantly grown with many African students making plans to study overseas.
Usually, when you check the cost that comes with studying overseas, it is easier for you to opt for a cheaper option, which is studying in your country. Yet, the question remains, if abroad studies are so expensive why then are African Students trooping out to do so? Simple answer, they are going to school on scholarship.
In a bid to make studying abroad easier and cheaper for students in various African countries, the government, universities, companies, foundations, and even individuals, made available schemes such as fully-funded scholarships for African students, which aspiring students like you can take advantage of to fund their studies overseas.
Being the absolute go to website / plug for all things international scholarships for African students, you can now double your efforts on finding suitable online scholarships for African students, by browsing through our impressive compilation of international study opportunities you can easily qualify for.
We believe that money should never be a hindrance for you to further your education, which is why we also have overseas study opportunities that you can benefit from, no matter the type of degree you want to pursue.
As a Masters or Ph.D student, you can check out our latest postgraduate scholarships for African students. And if you are an aspiring Bachelor's degree student, to see our undergraduate scholarships for African students to study abroad go to our undergraduate section. We ensure that no one gets left behind in this race for better abroad study opportunities.
ScholarshipTab is a well-rounded platform, and we are committed to bringing you the latest admissions going on in international universities in the top countries that take in the highest number of African students. We have choice scholarships in USA, UK, Japan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Netherlands, and Canada
What are you still waiting for? Start applying for the latest 2020 scholarships immediately, before you miss your flight.
