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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 Africa Fact-checking Fellowship is designed to follow up and build on the success of the alumni fellows. #FactsMatter237 aimed to track and map viral social media trends related to Cameroon’s major thematic issues and train trainers. While #AFFCameroon, through its various cohorts, aims to
Published: 28 Mar 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 06 Apr 2022
Applications for the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator 2022 are now open. The Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator, powered by gener8tor invests in up to ten high-growth startups per year (two cohorts of five) founded by Black entrepreneurs. Black founders receive less than o
Published: 25 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 29 Apr 2022
The Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce the availability of one full scholarship for suitable female applicants from Africa to study for an MSc in Africa and International Development and subsequent PhD in African Studies or, where more suitable, go directly int
Published: 24 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
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Research Teams are invited to submit Concept Notes for two-year research projects. Teams successful at the Concept Note stage will be invited to submit Full Proposals. The following types of research are considered in scope: Epidemiological studies that describe and analyze patterns of
Published: 24 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 12 Apr 2022
Are you working on something that you think could reshape media or journalism in sub-Saharan? Do you have skills you could apply to creating great new media? Do you have the energy and commitment to create something great? Applications are now open for the Jamlab Accelerator Programme (
Published: 24 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 18 Apr 2022
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST provides academically talented yet economically disadvantaged young people in Ghana and Africa with access to quality and relevant university education.
Published: 30 Mar 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 30 Mar 2022
The scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers - just like you.
Published: 23 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 21 Apr 2022
African German Young Leaders in Business (AGYLE) connects young African and German leaders from business, politics and the media to establish a long-term business network and to develop innovative business models. The goal of AGYLE is to strengthen the African-German&nb
Published: 23 Mar 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 27 Mar 2022
The Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce the availability of one full scholarship for suitable female applicants from Africa to study for an MSc in Africa and International Development and subsequent PhD in African Studies or, where more suitable, go direct
Published: 23 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
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Van der Veen-Schenkeveld Scholarship 2022: Are you applying for admission to the Master of Theology programme? Then you can apply for this scholarship. This (full) scholarship is named after the Dutch theologian Marja van der Veen-Schenkeveld, who supported the theological t
Published: 23 Mar 2022 Type: Masters Deadline: 01 May 2022
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Women in Africa is launching the second edition of the WIA Young Leaders programme, developed in partnership with Christian Dior Couture, Lazard Frères Investment bank and the global digital leader Huawei. After a successful first edition, WIA and its partners renew the commitment to support
Published: 15 Apr 2024 Type: Training Deadline: 15 Apr 2022
Shell is calling on applications from suitably qualified and outstanding applicants for Shell Graduate Programme opportunities organized for graduates from all nationalities. Applicants will be welcomed into Shell and encouraged to make their own contribution to an organisation built ar
Published: 22 Mar 2022 Type: Training Deadline: Not Specified
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is accepting applications for the 2022 Global Citizen Scholarships. In 2022, the Ban Ki-moon Centre will select 15 young African global citizen leaders for the program who are passionate about taking action for the United Nations Sustainable
Published: 22 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 03 Apr 2022
Entries are invited for the LEAP Africa Counter Trafficking in Person (CTIP) Short Film Competition 2022. The CTIP themed short film competition is established to leverage the power of media to inspire and motivate people, move past walls of deep-seated values and beliefs, tap into human emotions- h
Published: 22 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 03 Apr 2022
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African Women in the Media (AWiM), is a network for African women working in media industries anywhere in the world. Our aim is to impact positively the way media functions in relation to women, and our vision is that one-day African women and women working in media in Africa, will have equal access
Published: 22 Mar 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 05 Apr 2022
The Ruth First Educational Trust aims to enable southern African students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Durham. Southern Africa is defined for this purpose as comprising the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Moz
Published: 21 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 24 Mar 2022
We are proudly at the forefront of promoting the African growth story and continue to advocate for greater levels of investment into talent from across Africa. We want to ensure that the barriers facing potential African MBA students are overcome through support that includes scholarshi
Published: 21 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute media that relates to that year's theme to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiki Loves Africa encourages participants to contribute media (photograp
Published: 18 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 15 Apr 2022
Are you a young musician, composer, singer-songwriter, instrumentalist between 20 and 30 years old from a transition or developing country? You want to work professionally in the music field, with your own label or with a booking agency or want to use your music more target-oriented? If you have mad
Published: 18 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 Mar 2022
Entries are invited from African writers for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022. This Prize will be awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story, either fiction or creative non-fiction. The prize aims at giving African writers, especially the unpublished a platform on which to
Published: 17 Mar 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 05 May 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.
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.