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.
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by Correlation One, Cyber Advance for Women in MENA offers world-class training to help you launch a career in this vital field. Build skills, connect with top American employers, and join a growing network of women leaders shaping the f
Published: 08 May 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 03 Jun 2025
The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders (ADEL) is more than a leadership program. It is a launchpad for rising changemakers from the Atlantic Basin who are shaping the future through action, innovation, and dialogue. The ADEL program, the flagship leadership initiative of the Polic
Published: 08 May 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Morocco Deadline: 15 Jun 2025
Applicants from Egypt, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, might be eligible for this new scholarship which is worth up to £4,500 and available for new students taking up an offer on an eligible Bachelors degree in 2025.
Published: 08 May 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £4,500 Deadline: 01 Sep 2025
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) returns to Wits University from 5 to 7 November 2025 for its 21st edition. The Wits Centre for Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, trainers and academics to submit proposals around speakers, panels, themes or training that would
Published: 07 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 23 May 2025
The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme is designed to allow exceptional African researchers to build international networks and focus on a project of their choice in collaboration with Oxford-based scholars. Fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months, including t
Published: 07 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
Newcastle University is pleased to offer 30 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarships (VCES) for outstanding international applicants who apply to commence full-time Master’s studies on an eligible programme.
Published: 07 May 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 09 May 2025
A transformative 24-month fellowship empowering young African leaders to address climate justice and environmental challenges in the Lake Chad region.
Published: 07 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 May 2025
Within the Middle East Programme, founded in 2005, the IJP contributes to an intensive dialogue between media outlets in a region particularly affected by conflict and at the same time invites journalists from Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt to take part in an exchange with their German colleag
Published: 06 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Jun 2025
Each year we have a number of International Excellence Scholarships available for students who have already demonstrated academic excellence or show potential to do so during their time at Swansea University.
Published: 06 May 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £7,000 Deadline: 29 Aug 2025
The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is an intensive human rights training for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in promoting the rights of people of African descent. It takes place once a year at the Office of the High Commissioner for Huma
Published: 05 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
Applications are now open for the APNI Young African Phosphorus Fellowship 2025. Awards of USD $5,000 each are available to up to five full-time scientists working in an African NARES institution (National Agricultural Research and Extension System) or African university. The award encourages scient
Published: 05 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Value: $5,000 Deadline: 30 Jun 2025
The Program is open to PhD students registered at African universities at any research stage, this workshop will offer delegates hands-on coaching from specialists, enabling them to sharpen their academic writing and research capabilities. This workshop is ideal for students who require coaching
Published: 05 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 May 2025
The John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship is available to give financial support to postgraduate students taking their history Masters degree at the University of Stirling.
Published: 05 May 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £1,000 Deadline: Not Specified
The Swiss Re Foundation, in partnership with Bridge for Billions, invites you to join Changemakers Africa — a 5-month hands-on incubation program designed to help you refine your business model, receive expert mentorship, and connect with a global network of changemakers.
Published: 05 May 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 28 May 2025
For 2025, we’re broadening the scope of the Global Challenge, with more themes and more chances to be recognized throughout the year so that you’ll have more opportunities to address the issues you’re most passionate about solving, and grow your generative AI skills in the process.
Published: 02 May 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: Not Specified
The program is aimed at assisting Kenya based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development, and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
Published: 02 May 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Kenya Deadline: Not Specified
Fetola Fire (Fuelling Investment and Rapid Expansion), supported by JPMorganChase, is designed to help 60 black-owned and managed businesses become investment-ready. This structured, 12-month programme provides guidance, tools, and support to help entrepreneurs unlock funding and grow their business
Published: 02 May 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 16 May 2025
In commemoration of 125 years of the University of Birmingham, we are delighted to announce that we will be offering an exciting new range of sport scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. We are incredibly proud to have over 10,000 students from approximately 150 countries at the University &nda
Published: 02 May 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: 30 May 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.
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