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Below is a list of Ph.D Scholarships opportunities for African Students 2026-2027 to study abroad and in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the American University of Beirut has opened a special application window for PhD scholarship opportunities for African nationals for the spring 2026 admission. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program prepares talented and diverse young people with
Published: 03 Oct 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Lebanon Deadline: 06 Nov 2025
The Robert and Christine Danizger Scholarship is awarded to very good doctoral candidates from Africa (primarily from Ghana or another country in West and Central Africa) who are planning a doctorate at Heidelberg University in the fields of Geography (with a focus on Geoinformatics) or Political Sc
Published: 25 Sep 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Value: €1,500 Deadline: 15 Mar 2026
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African Scholars Program. The UJALA African Scholars Program supports African scholars to lead rigorous, policy-relevant impact evaluations in agriculture across the globe.
Published: 15 Sep 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 01 Oct 2025
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for applicants from least developed countries and vulnerable states, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) pr
Published: 15 Oct 2025 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 14 Oct 2025
Queen Mary University of London is delighted to announce its new partnership Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs offering PhD scholarships across all 3 Faculties.
Published: 25 Aug 2025 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
As part of its innovations, CARTA offers a collaborative doctoral training program in public and population health. This program was developed in response to the great challenges faced by Africa’s institutions of higher education in training and retaining the next generation of academics in th
Published: 07 Aug 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 20 Aug 2025
Quantum science and technologies are rapidly shaping the future of science, security, economy and society. Yet women, especially those from the Global South, remain underrepresented in this critical field. To address this gap, UNESCO, in collaboration with leading quantum educators, is
Published: 04 Aug 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 31 Aug 2025
The Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program (SARSP) is an opportunity for South African university faculty or research institute professionals to conduct research in their field of expertise at a U.S. academic or research Institution for a period of 3 to 9 months. A research grant
Published: 04 Jul 2025 Type: PhD Study in: United States Deadline: 05 Oct 2025
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Applications are now open for the 2025 CORAF Doctoral Thesis (PhD) Scholarships. The Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) is a flagship regional investment program aimed at strengthening the resilience of the food system in West Africa, through a strategic regional approach.
Published: 19 Jun 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 15 Jul 2025
The scholarships are aimed at doctoral students from Africa, Asia and Latin America (see DAC list) who are obtaining a doctorate at the University of Bonn and who are about to complete their doctoral dissertation project. As part of the Excellence Strategy, the University of Bonn wants to provide fu
Published: 19 Jun 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Value: €800 Deadline: 02 Dec 2025
The Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship is a programme of full-cost scholarships for PhD students in any subject, open to candidates from any country in Africa. It is tenable at any college. It aims to provide support to talented students who require financial assistance to take up their pl
Published: 19 Jun 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: Not Specified
This PhD research scholarship (Learning Lessons from Drug Resistance to Tackle Herbicide Resistance) is funded by the Australian Research Council to support a full-time PhD student to undertake cutting-edge research in biochemistry, molecular biology and plant science. The student will be supervised
Published: 05 Jun 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified
The ICGEB-SAWBP PhD Fellowship Scheme, in partnership with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation will support South African women researchers intending to study towards a PhD degree, in Biotechnology at the Cape Town Component. The SAWBP prog
Published: 26 May 2025 Type: PhD Study in: South Africa Deadline: 17 Jun 2025
The Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship is a programme of full-cost scholarships for PhD students in any subject, open to candidates from any country in Africa. It is tenable at any college. It aims to provide support to talented students who require financial assistance to take up their pl
Published: 23 May 2025 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
To support cultural and educational exchange between Canada and Ghana, the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat and the University of Toronto (U of T) have established an initiative whereby the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat provides financial support through scholarships to Ghanian students who have been a
Published: 12 May 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Canada Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are now open for the University of Manchester Black Future Engineering PhD Scholarship 2025. This scholarship is open to students residing in the UK who are eligible for home fees and who identify as black-heritage (encompassing African, Caribbean, and black-mixed heritage).
Published: 09 May 2025 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are now open for the TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2025. For young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences in departments and laboratories of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) in Islamabad.
Published: 15 Apr 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Pakistan Deadline: 31 Jul 2025
The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) — comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular and Drug Research in Karachi, Pakistan — and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other
Published: 15 Apr 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Pakistan Deadline: 14 Aug 2025
Are you pursuing a PhD in an African university? Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence (AI), the digital economy, and the future of work in Africa? Do you want to be part of a paid collaborative research network that will shape the continent’s digital transformation? Th
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: PhD Deadline: 23 Mar 2025
The TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme provides postdoctoral researchers living and working in sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to make a three-month ‘Cooperation Visit’ to a research institute in Germany. Such visits must be undertaken within 12 months of the award.
Published: 17 Mar 2025 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: 19 Mar 2025
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