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 Albert Baker Fund (ABF) is a Christian Science non-profit organization based in the U.S.A. ABF provides post-secondary educational grants only (no loans) for active Christian Scientists who are citizens of one of the 13 countries where ABF has established a program. Our awards are based on the a
Published: 28 Jan 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
The Leading Africa Scholarship is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from Africa are represented at the One Young World Summit 2022 in Tokyo. Africa is host to the largest population of young people in the world, with over 60% of its population under the age of 25
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
The DSM | One Young World Scholarship will support young entrepreneurs who are making a local or global impact on agri-food systems in one of three focus areas. Health for the Planet Health for People Healthy Livelihoods
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Deadline: 22 Feb 2022
The MINDS Scholarship Programme for Leadership Development in Africa was successfully launched in 2017, bringing to realisation our vision of developing young leaders who have a continent-wide development mindset and leaders who can facilitate greater cooperation between African countries.
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation in its global Scholars Program. This initiative will offer academically talented youth from Africa facing financial, gender, displacement, or disability constraints an opportunity to access world
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Kenya Deadline: 28 Feb 2022
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its sixth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three months at th
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 16 Feb 2022
We’re looking to recruit 15 startups that offer ground-breaking solutions that fit our corporate clients’ challenges and requirements. The Microsoft GrowthX accelerator program’s mission is to connect startups with the best of Microsoft and help them scale. Together, we
Published: 27 Jan 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 25 Feb 2022
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Sciences Po aims to support 126 talented African students through their studies and to offer the next generation of leaders a world-class social science education, so they can go on to become changemakers in their home countries. Over s
Published: 26 Jan 2022 Type: Masters Study in: France Deadline: 28 Feb 2022
The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the biological sciences, including basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa.
Published: 26 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 25 Feb 2022
World’s leading green energy awards, seeks to reward innovative enterprises and programmes that deliver, or play a key part in enabling the delivery of sustainable energy systems and through this bring social, economic and environmental benefits. In 2021, we’re uncovering and supporti
Published: 26 Jan 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Mar 2022
The programme will offer in-depth training for clinicians committed to careers in HIV clinical service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of strengthening access to high-quality services for sub-Saharan Africa populations, with a client-centred service delivery approach. Many African cou
Published: 25 Jan 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 20 Feb 2022
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is renowned for its research, postgraduate studies and continuing education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excell
Published: 24 Jan 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
The Austrian Development Cooperation through the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management offers about 30 scholarships to applicants from priority countries as well as other developing countries. The Tourism School in Salzburg has an outstanding international reputation and a long traditi
Published: 24 Jan 2022 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Mar 2022
FAO-Hungarian 2022-2023 Government Scholarship The FAO-Hungary scholarship programme enables a select group of young professionals to undertake master’s level studies in English at one of Hungary’s agricultural universities. Residents (who must be nationals) of the following cou
Published: 15 Apr 2024 Type: Masters Deadline: 28 Feb 2022
Netflix, the world’s leading streaming entertainment service, has committed US$1 Million towards a Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) in Sub-Saharan Africa that will provide financial support to African creatives to access quality tertiary education in film and TV-focu
Published: 21 Jan 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 04 Feb 2022
The goal of Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) fellowships and grants is to increase the engagement of early career researchers (ECR) in CliC activities and to promote the participation of scientists from regions currently underrepresented in CliC, i.e., South America, Asia and Africa.
Published: 21 Jan 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
L’Oréal has long been committed to a better understanding of the characteristics of skin and hair in Africa. In line with this vision, L’Oréal Medical Directorate created the L’Oréal African Hair and Skin Research Grant in 2013. It is aimed at clinical, basic a
Published: 21 Jan 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 04 Feb 2022
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a world leading independent policy institute based in London. As a global think tank, our mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world. An internship at Chatham House offers an invaluable learning experien
Published: 21 Jan 2022 Type: Internship Deadline: 31 Jan 2022
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.
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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.
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