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 West African Research Association (WARA), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce support for young West African scholars through its Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowship program. This program reflects our joint commitment to increasing opportunities for emerging West
Published: 24 Jan 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 01 Mar 2021
The scholarship for Entomology has been set up in the memory of Dr Sylvia Meek, Malaria Consortium’s Global Technical Director who led inspiring and pioneering work in the fight against infectious diseases, and malaria in particular, before her untimely passing aw
Published: 17 Jan 2021 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 08 Feb 2021
The University of Laval Canada is offering Scholarships for international students from African and European Countries to study for Masters degree. The purpose of this program is to promote academic excellence by offering scholarships to foreign students who are citizens of an African o
Published: 04 Jan 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 01 Feb 2021
The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) advertises 2 doctoral scholarships starting in Fall 2021. Additionally, 2 further doctoral scholarship can be granted starting in 2022.
Published: 29 Nov 2020 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: 20 Dec 2020
The Fellowship aims to support aspirational public health leaders from Africa in acquiring advanced skills and competencies to strategize, manage and lead public health programs that will transform public health in Africa. The Fellowship will support 12 months of high-level professional developme
Published: 26 Nov 2020 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 11 Dec 2020
Forty select alumni will be invited to showcase their projects, products, or services to YALI Africa partners. This platform will present spaces for networking and collaboration for all who participate. Breakout sessions, lightning talks, a networking event, and an Expo are being planned for the two
Published: 26 Nov 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 11 Dec 2020
Gain lifelong skills and experience that will set you apart among your peers. The knowledge gained from this ambassadorship program is valuable to students interested in leadership, business, marketing, or advertising across sub-Saharan Africa. Solve Education! empowers young people to empower th
Published: 25 Nov 2020 Type: Training Deadline: 08 Jan 2021
Environmental journalists in four African countries invited to apply for eight-week online course. Climate change and urban sprawl is leading to deforestation across the continent and is fast becoming a major conservation concern. The Congo Basin is one of the many places that has seen a rapid in
Published: 20 Nov 2020 Type: Training Deadline: 25 Nov 2020
Yamaha Music Gulf FZE, a subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, is calling on tertiary music students from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania and Latin America to apply for its 2020-21 piano scholarship programme. The online-based programme provides financial assistance to students who a
Published: 19 Nov 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 30 Nov 2020
In response to the ACE Partner call under the World Bank African Centres of Excellence (ACE) Impact project, seven ACEs have jointly established the West African Network of Infectious Diseases ACEs (WANIDA) to facilitate interactions, collaborations and networking among the infectious diseases ACEs,
Published: 19 Nov 2020 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria Deadline: 05 Dec 2020
The Commission of the African Union is committed to support the use and development of science in Africa and has, since 2008 been running the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE). The AUKNASE programme is implemented at national level for young researchers, regio
Published: 19 Nov 2020 Type: Contest Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: 25 Nov 2020
A postgraduate scholarship is funded by ABEM through Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. Applications are invited from students who wish to enroll in the program. African Biomedical Engineerin
Published: 19 Nov 2020 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 13 Jan 2021
United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation announces its 2021 global Scholars Program. Eligible candidates are invited to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program 2021 to study at United States International Univers
Published: 17 Nov 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Deadline: 27 Dec 2020
This challenge engages young people to develop and curate policy ideas for the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The objective of the challenge To identify and disseminate innovative ideas, solutions and actions which will maximize the benefits of the
Published: 16 Nov 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 23 Nov 2020
The Southern Africa Climate Finance Partnership (SACFP) invites postgraduates to apply for scholarships that will begin in February 2021. The call for scholarships seeks to offer 4 postgraduate students to undertake postgraduate researched-based degrees focused on climate finance.
Published: 15 Nov 2020 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Nov 2020
Competition for African Startups on App and Game Development
Published: 13 Nov 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 22 Nov 2020
DAAD in cooperation with the CMAAE Programme of AERC, is offering up to 6 in-country, in-region PhD scholarships in Agricultural and Applied Economics. The objective of this cooperation is to support the national and regional postgraduate training programme offered by AERC. The CMAAE PhD fe
Published: 13 Nov 2020 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Dec 2020
The African Development Review, one of the flagship publications of the African Development Bank Group devoted to the study and analysis of development policy in Africa, invites submissions for a special issue on “The Impact of Covid-19 on African Economies. “ The issue will ana
Published: 11 Nov 2020 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Nov 2020
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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