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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.
GREAT Scholarships offer students from 18 countries the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses. Each scholarship is jointly funded by the UK government’s GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council with partic
Published: 23 Oct 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The department offers PhD Scholarships to prospective PhD candidates starting in 2026. The Scholarship covers full fees and a tax-free stipend of *£23,805 (*27/28 rate TBC).
Published: 16 Oct 2026 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 10 Dec 2026
The Young Scientists Group (YSG) was launched in 2022 as the main body providing scientific evidence and technical knowledge to the various activities of the WFF Youth Initiative, including, but not limited to, the Youth Assembly, Youth Innovation Lab and Youth Education Programme. This support
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 29 Jan 2027
The threat of large-scale, general-purpose quantum computers to existing public-key cryptographic solutions has led to global efforts to standardise post-quantum cryptography as a replacement. One of the front-runners for problems to base post-quantum cryptography on are hard problems on lattices. O
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
The MITRA Master’s program is a bilingual (French and English) interdisciplinary degree in the social sciences. It is dedicated to the study of migratory phenomena on an international scale and their impacts on contemporary societies. MITRA trains researchers specializing in migration studi
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Belgium, Brazil, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Spain, Turkey Deadline: 17 Jan 2027
Imperial Inspires is a transformative new scholarships programme, designed to support talented students from the UK and around the globe to access an Imperial education. Scholarships are available to outstanding international applicants for postgraduate taught courses.
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The Imperial Horizons Scholarship recognises applicants who have driven positive change through innovation, or entrepreneurial thinking. Inspired by Imperial's culture of innovation, the scholarship supports individuals whose achievements and experiences will make a distinctive contribution to t
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: MBA Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The European Master’s programme in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis AFEPA is a joint programme (120 ECTS) for students interested in the economic analysis of agricultural and environmental policies. AFEPA offers a joint curriculum by four main partner universities: Universi
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden Deadline: 12 Feb 2027
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The United Nations University (UNU) Office of the Rector recruits highly qualified applicants to work as Junior Fellows at the UNU headquarters in Tokyo. Junior Fellows are recruited through a competitive application process twice per year. Graduate students interested in the work of the United
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Internship Study in: Japan Deadline: 01 Nov 2026
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at CMU-Africa supports highly talented, service-oriented young people who face the highest social and economic barriers to opportunity. The graduate students complete their Master of Science degrees in Information Technology, Electrical and Computer Enginee
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Rwanda Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
Royal Society offer an exciting first step for outstanding researchers to develop an independent research career based on excellent research ideas, while benefiting from a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances.
Published: 16 Oct 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 29 Oct 2026
Harvard Learn, Engage, Advance, Disrupt “LEAD” Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health To equip and empower more leaders in global health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of P
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo accepts applications from international students for study in Japan who satisfy the following qualifications and conditions. Its aim is to foster human resources who will become bridges of friendship between the recipient’s country and Japan
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 30 Oct 2026
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This scholarship is for undergraduate, master's, PhD, and postdoctoral students. In order to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and people around the world and promote China’s exchange and cooperation with other countries in various fields, the Chinese go
Published: 15 Oct 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: China Deadline: Not Specified
This scholarship provides financial assistance to high achieving Foundation Studies international students.
Published: 14 Oct 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 14 Jul 2027
This scholarship provides financial assistance to high achieving Fast Track University Pathway international students.
Published: 14 Oct 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 14 Jul 2027
Once every three years the Research School of Earth Sciences may offer a PhD scholarship known as the Chappell and White PhD Scholarship ("the Award"). The objective of the Award is to support high achieving domestic and international PhD students who are conducting research in the area
Published: 14 Oct 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified
This scholarship supports international students from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds who have faced significant barriers to accessing higher education. The scholarship represents ACU’s commitment to opportunity, dignity, and hope — enabling talented students to pursue their academi
Published: 14 Oct 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
The ACU Nutrition Science Scholarships are for those who plan to study an honours program at ACU after completing their bachelor's degree either at ACU or at another institute. This scholarship supports students as they learn research skills from some of ACU’s most accomplished researchers
Published: 14 Oct 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 01 Nov 2026
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The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) administers a number of Doctoral and master’s level non-binding scholarships, provided by the Royal Thai Government (RTG), to qualified candidates with excellent academic qualifications from Thailand and other Asian countries. The scholarships provide an
Published: 14 Oct 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Thailand Deadline: 31 Mar 2027
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.