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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 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
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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 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
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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
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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
The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) hosted by the University of Pretoria, South Africa, is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship starting January 2021, with the possibility of renewal for a further 2 years, dependent on satisfactory performance. The Postdoctoral fell
Published: 10 Nov 2020 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 04 Dec 2020
The Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) has been initiated by Wageningen University & Research to give talented and motivated students from Africa the opportunity to study in Wageningen.
Published: 10 Nov 2020 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 Feb 2021
It has been agreed upon that DAAD cooperates with the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) by offering up to 3 In-Country and 6 In-Region scholarships for Master studies at the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) for the intake 2021
Published: 09 Nov 2020 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: 10 Feb 2021
Are you a young, energetic and enthusiastic person aged between 22-26 years? If the answer is a resounding YES, then we are looking for you! Recruitment for the Global Graduate Programme for 2021 has officially kicked off and we are excited to meet graduates who have ambition, drive and
Published: 09 Nov 2020 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Cameroon, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are open for the ZeroToOne High Impact Leaders Fellowship 2020. The Fellowship is a 6-week immersive experiential learning program designed to identify and grow talented young people into career and business leaders while giving them the opportunity to apply their skills, passions, and
Published: 08 Nov 2020 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 09 Nov 2020
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The Association for Research On Civil Society In Africa (AROCSA) with the support of Ford Foundation, has established the PhD Fellowship Program in Africa. As part of the program, selected PhD scholars who have successfully defended their research proposals will be provided research grants to cov
Published: 08 Nov 2020 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 13 Nov 2020
tudents from sub-Saharan African region are hereby invited to apply for the 2021 In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa funded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). If you are interested in studying as an in-country/in-region student in another Sub-Saharan Afri
Published: 16 Apr 2024 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: Not Specified
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize works in partnership with the African Poetry Book Fund to provide a platform for unpublished poets in Africa.
Published: 06 Nov 2020 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Nov 2020
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African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union (AU), International Labour Migration (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), have launched the Labour Migration Reporting Programme. The programme features the Labour Migratio
Published: 06 Nov 2020 Type: Training Deadline: 20 Nov 2020
Are you a student of computer science passionate about developing expertise in gaming? Then the Generation Google Scholarship 2021 is for you. The Generation Google Scholarship intends to further close the gap of gender equality in the tech industry by encouraging women to excel as active
Published: 16 Apr 2024 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 04 Dec 2020
The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA), created through a partnership between the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency&
Published: 04 Nov 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 04 Dec 2020
The World Youth Alliance Internship Program provides opportunities for young people who are inspired by the ideas and work of the World Youth Alliance (WYA) to gain professional skills working on WYA’s projects and a substantive learning experience on WYA’s core ideas. Projects
Published: 04 Nov 2020 Type: Internship Deadline: 20 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.
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.
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