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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 2026-2027.
The Graduate Trainee Programme is designed to shape the next generation of leaders in technical and business functions. Lafarge is looking for motivated, and tech-savvy graduates who are eager to gain hands-on experience, sharpen their skills, and grow in a dynamic, performance-driven envi
Published: 03 Oct 2025 Type: Internship Deadline: 13 Oct 2025
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the American University of Beirut has opened a special application window for PhD scholarship opportunities for African nationals for the spring 2026 admission. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program prepares talented and diverse young people with
Published: 03 Oct 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Lebanon Deadline: 06 Nov 2025
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 195 Members, FAO works in over 130 co
Published: 03 Oct 2025 Type: Internship Deadline: 01 Dec 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 195 Members, FAO works in over 130 co
Published: 02 Oct 2025 Type: Internship Deadline: 31 Dec 2025
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Research interns at NAI gain experience in an interdisciplinary environment, with opportunities to develop subject knowledge and learn how to work within a research institution. The research area on Development Economics at NAI investigates how economic structures, policies, and e
Published: 02 Oct 2025 Type: Internship Deadline: 26 Oct 2025
Africa Check and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung invite African fact-checkers and journalists with a keen interest in fact-checking to apply for a 12-day fact-checking fellowship program in November 2025. The programme will be held in English at Africa Check’s offices in Kenya, Nairobi
Published: 29 Sep 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 10 Oct 2025
The Robert and Christine Danizger Scholarship is awarded to very good doctoral candidates from Africa (primarily from Ghana or another country in West and Central Africa) who are planning a doctorate at Heidelberg University in the fields of Geography (with a focus on Geoinformatics) or Political Sc
Published: 25 Sep 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Value: €1,500 Deadline: 15 Mar 2026
The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships were established in 2011 to identify and mentor the future generation of outstanding African leaders.
Published: 23 Sep 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 20 Nov 2025
In 2025, the Trust awarded 21 scholarships at British and South African universities, through generous academic partnerships with leading institutions.
Published: 23 Sep 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 13 Feb 2026
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Are you a researcher based in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, or Zambia? Applications are now open for grants of up to $15,000 to support research that strengthens Foundational Learning (FL) and helps shape education policy and practice. These grants are part of Phase 2 of Education S
Published: 17 Sep 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Zambia Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
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The INMA Africa Emerging Leaders programme aims to identify and recognise the next generation of news media leaders currently below today’s senior management ranks – and provide bridges to global programming that will springboard them to future leadership.
Published: 17 Sep 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 03 Oct 2025
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Researchers Without Borders (REWiB), in partnership with the African Union Gender Peace and Security Programme, is hosting a 5-day training to strengthen young African women’s skills in monitoring, documenting, and reporting on the implementation of the WPS agenda. Graduates of the training
Published: 17 Sep 2025 Type: Training Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
The University of Rwanda, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is implementing a 10-year Scholars Program (2021–2031) designed to expand access to quality higher education for 1,400 talented young Africans with limited access to opportunities. The initiative specifically focuses on f
Published: 17 Sep 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Rwanda Deadline: 26 Sep 2025
The Schneider Graduate Program (SGP) is designed to help you grow faster at the Early Career stage. During the 24 months with us, you may go through a Structured Rotational track or Specialized track, under different functions. It will allow you to learn different businesses or functions within Schn
Published: 16 Sep 2025 Type: Internship Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
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African Scholars Program. The UJALA African Scholars Program supports African scholars to lead rigorous, policy-relevant impact evaluations in agriculture across the globe.
Published: 15 Sep 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 01 Oct 2025
The Pauline Bakibinga Memorial Scholarship was established in September 2022 to honor the memory of Dr. Pauline Bakibinga, a former researcher at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC).
Published: 15 Sep 2025 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 29 Sep 2025
The Beacon Scholarship is a change-maker programme that offers access for financially disadvantaged students from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to undergraduate programmes of study at world-class schools and universities. The scholarship is awarded to students from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda l
Published: 12 Sep 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The fully funded, 12-month WomenLift Health East Africa Leadership Journey is designed to provide talented mid-senior career women leaders in health with the safe space to explore their authentic leadership through vulnerability and reflection, an inclusive and diverse network wh
Published: 12 Sep 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 10 Oct 2025
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge is designed to provide students from under-represented communities in Africa with fully-funded opportunities to complete their master’s training, grow their leadership potential, and contribute to climate resilience and
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 03 Jan 2026
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The AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in Agricultural Sciences seeks to build a pool of capable, confident, influential young women scientists equipped to excel in agricultural sciences, thrive in leadership roles, and champion gender integration in agriculture. The program offered
Published: 11 Sep 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
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.