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Below is a list of postdoctoral fellowship/research in Germany for African students 2026-2027
AFRIKA KOMMT! is a programme for young, extraordinary African professionals who wish to expand the horizons of their skills, knowledge and experience and are not afraid to step out of their comfort zone to do so! We strive to facilitate young leaders to drive economic and social development of
Published: 19 Feb 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 22 Mar 2026
The Junior Clinical Cooperation Unit (headed by Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Betge) aims to identify cancer vulnerabilities and uncover mechanisms of treatment resistance by using patient-derived cancer models and high-throughput methods, such as drug screening, -omics, and single-cell technologies. Toge
Published: 11 Dec 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 17 Jan 2026
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Up to 8 (post-)doctoral stipends for an on-campus research stay at the Zukunftskolleg are available for 3 months (with justification for up to 4 months). The on-site ZUKOnnect Fellowships are complemented by a digital affiliation extending it to a duration of 12-months. The start date for the digita
Published: 01 Dec 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 01 Feb 2026
The Humboldt Research Fellowship for researchers of all nationalities and research areas: We support you with your research in Germany. The programme is part of the Global Minds Initiative Germany of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. Through the Humboldt
Published: 28 Nov 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: Fully Funded Deadline: Not Specified
'DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships' is a programme implemented by the 'German Aerospace Center' (DLR) and the 'German Academic Exchange Service' (DAAD). DLR is Germany´s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeron
Published: 03 Nov 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: Fully Funded Deadline: Not Specified
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In 2021, the Faculty of Business and Economics of TU Dresden started the Distinguished Research Fellowship Program. Up to three research fellowships for internationally renowned scholars (including professors, outstanding assistant professors and associate professors) will be granted
Published: 28 Oct 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: Up to €10,000 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) invites researchers based in an African country with a completed doctoral degree and a minimum of eight years of post-doctoral experience to apply for the FRIAS Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship Programme 2026/27. The fellowships a
Published: 28 Jul 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 12 Sep 2025
The Western Union Global Fellowship Program is a fully-funded Impact Fellowship, empowering individuals supporting or hailing from refugee, highly-marginalized, or forcibly displaced communities around the globe. Through this experience, Fellows will gain essential skills, resou
Published: 16 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States Deadline: 01 Jul 2025
RWTH offers fellowships and travel grants to support research stays of doctoral candidates and postdocs from strategically relevant international universities or research institutions. Funding is provided by the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. The goal of the Adva
Published: 15 May 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 30 Sep 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
The Megatrends Afrika project is awarding three post-doctoral fellowships to African researchers. Megatrends Afrika is a cooperation between the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and the Kiel Insti-tute for
Published: 31 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Jan 2025
The Southern African-German Journalists’ Programme is a multiyear effort to foster a deeper understanding between Germany and Africa as a whole. It has been offered in response to concerns about an increasing political and cultural detachment between Africa and Europe. The bursary is intended
Published: 16 Dec 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: 3,500 Euro Deadline: 15 Feb 2025
The Zukunftskolleg Konnect Fellowships support early career researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America, who do research that fits to one of the thirteen departments at the University of Konstanz. As a ZUKOnnect Fellow, you can use this time to extend your research networks a
Published: 20 Nov 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 01 Feb 2025
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The Shaping Futures: African-European Network on Development and Sustainability with its Academy (Shaping Futures Academy) is a dialogue and training programme targeted at early to mid-career professionals from participating African, (Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, K
Published: 07 Oct 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 10 Nov 2024
The Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA), in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is pleased to announce the 2024 Research Fellowship. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for scholars and professionals within NELGA partner institutions to engag
Published: 06 Sep 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 13 Oct 2024
The University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” promotes excellent research at the University of Bayreuth (UBT) and advances the internationalisation of research and networking with the best universities worldwide. Effective immediately, the Centre
Published: 19 Aug 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: 40,000 € and 20,000 € Deadline: 18 Oct 2024
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants the Georg Forster Research Fellowship to researchers in all disciplines from developing and emerging countries who have above-average qualifications. We particularly welcome applications from female scientists. With this fellowship the Humbol
Published: 08 Jul 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: Not Specified
The Stephan Perren AO Trauma Research Traveling Fellowship is intended to give two enthusiastic Middle East and Northern African researchers with specific interest in trauma care the opportunity to visit the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI) in Davos, Switzerland, for two weeks (27 May –
Published: 01 May 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom Value: CHF 4,000 Deadline: 03 May 2024
The aim of this funding line is to invite post-doctoral scientists in all areas of specialization that conduct research primarily on a topic addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set forth by the United Nations in its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The scientists should
Published: 14 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 30 May 2024
The aim of this funding line is to invite post-doctoral scientists in all areas of specialization that conduct research primarily on a topic addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set forth by the United Nations in its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The scientists should
Published: 13 Feb 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Value: € 3,000 Deadline: 30 Apr 2024