UNHCR 2022 Leadership for Africa

The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Senegal at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement in various African countries, this programme intends to contribute to the education of future leaders, who will be essential for the further development of their home countries. “Leadership for Africa” offers scholarships for Master studies in Germany to qualified applicants in all fields of study except for medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, law, the arts and architecture.

All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary training programme in good governance, civil society, and career development. The mandatory programme must be completed in addition to the regular studies.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Leadership for Africa
• Aim and Benefits of Leadership for Africa
• Requirements for Leadership for Africa Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

Leadership for Africa

Aim and Benefits of Leadership for Africa

• Language training
• Monthly stipend (e.g. food allowance)
• Health insurance
• Travel costs to the third country

Requirements for Leadership for Africa Qualification

All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary training programme in good governance, civil society, and career development. The mandatory programme must be completed in addition to the regular studies.

The programme targets two groups:

1) Highly qualified refugees who hold refugee status and fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany. Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

• Holding refugee status in their host countries, being granted before 18th of April 2022
• Country of asylum must be either Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, or Senegal. 
• Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application. 

2) Highly qualified graduates from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, or Senegal who fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany. Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

• Citizenship of either Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, or Senegal.
• Country of residence is Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, or Senegal. 
• Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• The application is to be sent EXCLUSIVELY through the DAAD portal through the section “submitting an application” highlighted in green.

For more details, visit UNHCR website.