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Below is a list of available scholarships for African female students 2025-2026 to study abroad or in Africa. Apply now
Applications are invited from early-career female researchers from least developed member countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship 2021. The fellowship will support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, pr
Published: 16 Apr 2024 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 19 Jun 2021
Achieving gender equality and empowerment for women in aquaculture is something our team is passionate about. That’s why we developed the first-of-its-kind, international scholarship and fully immersive learn/work experience focused on eliminating boundaries, and helping women build their care
Published: 19 Apr 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Norway Deadline: 22 Jun 2021
Apply to the University of Minnesota/Accligen 2 5-year grad fellowships for women from Sub-saharan Africa, An Sci & Vet Med. Project related to introgression of genes into native dairy cattle populations including milk yield, tick resistance, and heat tolerance. Designed to sup
Published: 12 Apr 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 30 Apr 2021
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The five winners will benefit from a two-part programme: they will first take a digital training course covering women’s leadership and skills needed for the future, taking place in the second quarter of 2021. Then, they will attend the in-person-session part of the programme, during the month
Published: 28 Mar 2021 Type: Training Deadline: 15 Apr 2021
The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (OSVP) has become a reference and has passed the 10-year mark by entering its 11th edition. Every year, it rewards the best technological projects with a positive impact in Africa and the Middle East. The competition is organized
Published: 15 Mar 2021 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 05 May 2021
Google’s Women Techmakers and the U.S. Department of State, through the Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) Initiative have partnered to host the Women Tech Founders Program. This program will provide women tech entrepreneurs from across the Middle East and North
Published: 11 Mar 2021 Type: Training Deadline: 31 Mar 2021
In honor of General Cissé , PartnersGlobal, Partners West Africa Nigeria and Partners West Africa Senegal are awarding research fellowships to two young African women researchers and practitioners working in the civil society and security sectors. Each fellow will rec
Published: 11 Mar 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Mar 2021
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This (full) scholarship is named after the Dutch theologian Marja van der Veen-Schenkeveld, who supported the theological training of African women. The scholarship is provided for applicants undertaking a one-year Master’s programme at PThU.
Published: 15 Apr 2024 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 01 May 2021
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UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, has announced the launch of the second (virtual) edition of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture (AWLA) fellowship programme for women scientists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. AWLA aims to help early- and mid-career professi
Published: 10 Mar 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Apr 2021
Hatfield Lioness Scholarships 2021/22 for Female Students from Developing Countries: Are you a female student from a developing country who is interested in undertaking a postgraduate study in the UK? Then apply for the Hatfield Lioness Scholarships 2021/22 to be taken at Hatfield College,
Published: 05 Feb 2021 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2021
Are you a student of computer science passionate about developing expertise in gaming? Then the Generation Google Scholarship 2021 is for you. The Generation Google Scholarship intends to further close the gap of gender equality in the tech industry by encouraging women to excel as active
Published: 16 Apr 2024 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 04 Dec 2020
APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, presents the second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award set to recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. The Award will be bestowed to the winner a
Published: 19 Oct 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 Oct 2020
The Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA), in line with its mission of contributing to the development of Africa through its women, is launching the 6th Edition of SCIENCE BY WOMEN programme, with the aim to promote African women’s leadership in scientific research and technology transfer and to
Published: 29 Sep 2020 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 20 Oct 2020
AU/CIEFFA invites African girls and women: students, human rights’ activists and teachers/educators to submit creative content showcasing their experiences learning/teaching girls during the COVID-19 related school closures and initiatives being taken by individuals, organisations and nations
Published: 17 Sep 2020 Type: Contest Deadline: 30 Nov 2020
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WAAW Foundation is pleased to announce its 2020/2021 scholarships, offering $500 for need-based undergraduate female African students admitted to a University, College or institute of higher learning in Africa.
Published: 05 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 02 Nov 2020
The Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship is based around the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 which “reaffirms the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconst
Published: 27 Aug 2020 Type: Fellowship Study in: Deadline: 04 Sep 2020
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy” and is pleased to announce the call for applications for a Startup Incubator in Malawi and Nigeria. The St
Published: 22 Jul 2020 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Malawi, Nigeria Deadline: 15 Aug 2020
