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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.
With funding from the People’s Republic of China and in partnership with the Tamayouz Cinema Foundation, UNESCO presents a 6-week filmmaking residency in Morocco for 10 emerging African women filmmakers, aged 21–35. Within the framework of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promot
Published: 10 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Morocco Deadline: 31 Jul 2025
The Financial Times and the World Bank Group have launched the second edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a major annual programme that promotes innovative, long-term solutions to development challenges in Africa. The Africa Sustainable Futures Awards will again showcase c
Published: 10 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Aug 2025
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The African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2025), a project of the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) in partnership with SKUP, the Association for Critical and Investigative Press in Norway and Bellingcat will host an intensive training course on the latest investigati
Published: 10 Jul 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 25 Jul 2025
The Jasiri Talent Investor programme is dedicated to discovering and investing in promising entrepreneurs with the potential to establish high-impact businesses. It’s a fully funded 13 month programme that takes a comprehensive, long-term approach to nurture entrepreneurs. The programme offers
Published: 09 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 25 Jul 2025
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The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) established the Inter-programme Bursary Scheme (IBS) to support postgraduate studies and capacity development in critical, strategic and priority areas identified in key departmental strategies. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Res
Published: 08 Jul 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 04 Aug 2025
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GIZ-MOVE, Bühler Group, and Partners in Food Solutions are offering a unique, in-depth training and coaching program designed for rice processors located within a 350 km radius of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This includes parts of Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi
Published: 08 Jul 2025 Type: Training Deadline: 11 Jul 2025
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), together with the Action Lab under the Office of the Special Envoy on Technology for the Republic of Kenya and partners, invites young innovators in Kenya to co-create digital and data solutions addressing climate change, nature loss, and pollution and
Published: 08 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Kenya Deadline: 20 Jul 2025
Ashesi University and the Mastercard Foundation have been engaged in partnership since the launch of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme in 2012. Ashesi was among the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program’s nine pioneering partners. Hundreds of Mastercard Foundation Scholars have enr
Published: 08 Jul 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Ghana Deadline: 31 Aug 2025
Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application. You can be applying to study for any of our full-time Masters degrees. The tuition fee reduction will only be applied in your first year of study.
Published: 07 Jul 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Value: £4,000 Deadline: Not Specified
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, City St George’s, University of London is offering 3 scholarships to students in India, Nigeria and Vietnam applying for one-year postgraduate courses in the Departments of Media, Culture and Creative Industries, Engineeri
Published: 04 Jul 2025 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: Not Specified
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The Fashionomics Africa Incubator & Accelerator Programs, powered by the Africa Development Bank Group, is back for its 4th edition. This is your chance to scale your brand with expert.mentorship, access to funding, and a global network of changemakers. Whether you’re in Kinshasa, Nairobi,
Published: 04 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 25 Jul 2025
Apply now for the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa co-production fellowship, funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) programme. Three fellowships are being offered through
Published: 03 Jul 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 08 Aug 2025
AREF’s Excell malaria programme will enable 18 individual researchers from three participating institutions to build strong research careers, empower excellent teams, win research funds, work collaboratively, engage with research users – and so make an even bigger impact on imp
Published: 03 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
DW Akademie is inviting community champions from rural and peri-urban Uganda and Tanzania to pitch creative ideas that amplify youth and women’s voices in public life. Are you someone who’s already working to make sure youth and women are heard and included in the conversations and de
Published: 03 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Tanzania, Uganda Deadline: 10 Jul 2025
The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the 2026 WBG Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Throu
Published: 03 Jul 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 25 Aug 2025
The Women’s Leadership Programme allows senior and emerging female leaders to navigate the unique leadership challenges that deter female professionals in the workplace from occupying senior leadership positions. The programme aims to enhance their ability to make strategic choices; lead pe
Published: 02 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Jul 2025
With support from the Mellon Foundation and additional funding from the Cravens Foundation, MASS is relaunching the ADC Fellowship, empowering African architects and designers to lead the continent’s urbanization. The ADC Fellowship is a twelve-month hands-on residency program in Kigal
Published: 02 Jul 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: 13 Jul 2025
Applications for the 5th Cohort of the Visa Accelerator Program – Africa are now open! Unlock your startup’s potential and fast-track your success in the dynamic world of FinTech with the Visa Accelerator Program. This groundbreaking initiative connects Africa’s brightest
Published: 02 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Aug 2025
The University of Ottawa is proud of its internationally diverse student body. As a result, beginning in the fall 2024 term, international students from these countries will benefit from significant reductions in their tuition fees when they study in one of the eligible undergraduate progr
Published: 02 Jul 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: Not Specified
The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is Ireland’s flagship initiative supporting the role of the private sector in sustainable food systems development. It acts as a catalyst to enable Irish and African businesses to explore and seize exciting opportunities to bring their
Published: 27 Jun 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Aug 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.