List of postdoctoral research fellowship 2025-2026 for African students to study in abroad or in Africa
President Derek Bok established the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program (HSAFP) in 1979 to address the needs of South Africans who were denied access to advanced education by the apartheid system. This program was established, and is still intended, for mid-career professionals educationally
Published: 02 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Apr 2024
Following Yahia’s untimely death in the summer of 2023, Springer Nature and the Knight Science Journalism Program worked together to create a fellowship in honor of his remarkable contributions to science journalism. The Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle E
Published: 02 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: $45,000 Deadline: 01 Mar 2024
The Barer Institute selects annually three to four mid-career leaders from lower to middle income countries to enroll in the Sustainable International Development LL.M. Program and serve as change makers in their home countries upon graduation. The Barer Institute focuses on the multidisciplinary
Published: 31 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 01 Feb 2024
The Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) and the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) offer short-term fellowships of 2 or 3 months in France for young researchers native from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Syria 
Published: 30 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: 1700€ Deadline: 18 Mar 2024
The Leading African Women in Food Fellowship (LAWFF) Program is a transformative initiative designed to empower and celebrate women leaders in the African food and agriculture sector. Over a six-month period, the program provides training, mentorship, and a supportive community for outstanding femal
Published: 30 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: Not Specified
Injini’s EdTech Fellowship Program, delivered in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is a 6-month, equity-free, hybrid venture support program that takes a partnership approach to business acceleration, broken down into three core focus areas which will be delivered from May thro
Published: 30 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Value: R2,500,000 Deadline: 13 Feb 2023
A 5-Day bootcamp for young Nigerians with an opportunity for a 3-month internship in a Public sector Ministry, Department or Agency post training. Strategy Fostering a sense of public service mission The bootcamp will instil a sense of purpose and commitment to public service. Cohorts will
Published: 26 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 07 Feb 2024
We’re looking for ambitious, resilient, and committed individuals who are passionate about joining a movement of leaders that’s working towards transforming the Nigerian education system. If you’re ready to join us, here’s how to begin your application.
Published: 25 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 11 Apr 2024
In the interest of enhancing transatlantic exchange and collaboration, the West African Research Association, with funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US State Department, offers Residencies for WARA member institutions to host a West African Scholar on their campus. E
Published: 25 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: $3500 Deadline: 03 Mar 2024
The University of Pittsburgh’s Global Studies Center awards H.J. Heinz fellowships to students from developing countries who wish to pursue a Master's degree and demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors. Heinz Fellowships are
Published: 19 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Value: $20,200 Deadline: Not Specified
This programme is linked to SOAS ‘Pan-African frontiers and identities: the remaking of Africa in the world’ project. The project explores pan-Africanism as a system of ideas for collective action, examining how it becomes animated and its significance in the African policy arena, popula
Published: 15 Apr 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Feb 2024
The African Disability Rights Yearbook (ADRY) is calling for papers for consideration for publication in Section A of the ADRY in 2024. The ADRY publishes once a year with a focus on disability rights issues and developments of contemporary concern to persons with disabilities on the African contine
Published: 18 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) seeks to provide Africa-based early career researchers working on the themes of governance, democracy and green energy on the continent with the space and intellectual community to transform a draft paper into a publishable journal piece. T
Published: 18 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana Deadline: 10 Feb 2024
The West Africa Mammal Partnership (WAMP) and Fellowship (WAMF) programs were set up to bridge these gaps through multiple pathways that together bend the curve for biodiversity loss in the regions, thereby safeguarding a future for small mammals in West Africa. The program is firmly committed to th
Published: 17 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 25 Jan 2024
This fellowship is focused at the intersection of technology and civil society and exists in part because of the power—and resource—imbalance that public interest technologists and civil society organizations in the Global Majority are experiencing. Critical civil society organization
Published: 16 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 22 Jan 2024
The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship programme for educational projects at African higher education institutions for African researchers in diaspora. Offered by IIE in partnership with the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Afr
Published: 16 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda Deadline: 04 Mar 2024
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University in collaboration with the World Bank’s Development Research Group, and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), announc
Published: 11 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Deadline: 19 Jan 2024
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University in collaboration with the World Bank’s Development Research Group, and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), announc
Published: 11 Jan 2024 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 19 Jan 2024