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 Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and improve their lives. The MMEG is one of the few organizations who provide financial assistance to women. In past years, grants of up to US$15,000 have been awarde
Published: 01 May 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 24 Sep 2023
The MINDS Scholarship Programme for Leadership Development in Africa was successfully launched in 2017, bringing to realisation our vision of developing young leaders who have a continent-wide development mindset and leaders who can facilitate greater cooperation between African countries.
Published: 28 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
AERC wishes to announce the 2023/2024 Ph.D. scholarships for applicants from Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics degree-awarding universities: University of Cape Town, South Afri
Published: 28 Apr 2023 Type: PhD Study in: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania Deadline: 31 Aug 2023
The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA offers scholarship opportunities to accounting majors.
Published: 28 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 31 May 2023
AERC wishes to announce the 2023/2024 Masters scholarships for applicants from Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) in Economics universities: Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Published: 28 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 10 May 2023
This program was set up to assist undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Motherland - AFRICA - to acquire knowledge in Universities, Colleges and other Institutions of learning in the United States. It is an initiative of the Union of Africa Americans in the United States as part of a specia
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: College School Study in: Deadline: 30 Nov 2023
His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, 14th Emir of Kano & UN Advocate of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in partnership with 1 Million Teachers launched the annual MSII SDG Challenge in 2021. The aim of this challenge is to catalyze and empower teachers in developing inn
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 21 May 2023
The aim of the Venture Showcase is to put the spotlight on the best ventures coming up across the African continent and to give you the visibility you deserve amongst VC4A’s network of investors. Since its launch in 2017, the VC4A Venture Showcase Africa alumni have raised over $630M. The V
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 17 May 2023
Attention to startups in the healthcare industry! Become a part of Africa MedTech Challenge, ENRICH in Africa’s initiative to bring change through innovation to healthcare in Europe and Africa. Sothema, the leading pharmaceutical company, and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are seeking s
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 07 May 2023
The IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme (DUPC2), funded by DGIS, the development cooperation agency of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is providing scholarships in the framework of capacity building for water professionals from a certain number of regions/countries.
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 May 2023
The University of Sheffield has a strong commitment to international development. One of the themes of our strategy is ‘celebrating, promoting and increasing the volume of the work that we do to improve the lives of others through our international relationships, locally and abroad’.
Published: 27 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 24 May 2023
The Jamlab Accelerator Programme (JAP) in sub-Saharan Africa is a six-month hothouse for journalism and media innovators. The programme offers a unique opportunity to fast-track your initiative, providing you with the tools, facilities, contacts, and support necessary to convert your ideas and ambit
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 19 May 2023
ABH is the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic entrepreneur initiative in Africa that was launched in 2019. It aims to strengthen the African entrepreneur ecosystem by identifying, telling the stories of, training, and awarding grant-funding to 100 African entrepreneur “heroes&rd
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Contest Deadline: Not Specified
The DAAD In-Region Scholarship Programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master studies for individuals who
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 27 Apr 2023
The African Centre for Cities, through Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) is calling for scholarship applications for 2024. DAAD are offering five In-Region Scholarships* for students from Sub-Saharan Africa who enrol for the MPhil Southern Urbanism (Masters in Urban Studies)
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 27 Apr 2023
Did you know that… A lack of work-readiness, combined with a mismatch between dynamic labor market needs and skills possessed by graduates, are significant causes of youth unemployment worldwide. These skills gaps are more pronounced in the Global South and Africa, where many young peop
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a Multilateral Financial Institution established for the purposes of financing and promoting intra and extra African trade. The shareholders comprise African governments, African private and institutional investors as well as non-African private and in
Published: 25 Apr 2023 Type: Internship Deadline: Not Specified
This fellowship is a joint initiative with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It offers candidates at the early-to-mid-stage of their career the opportunity to spend ten months at Chatham House working on an individual research project of their choosing. Fellows take part in the core work
Published: 26 Apr 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 05 May 2023
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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