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Are you an African student searching for scholarship to fund your studies abroad? Search no more, below is a list of scholarships for African students to study abroad 2025-2026.
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 co
Published: 29 Apr 2022 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
Applicants come from countries in the Global South (Asia, Africa, Latin America), post-Soviet states as well as eastern and south-eastern European (EU) countries. Students in any subject area are eligible to apply, if they demonstrate excellent school or academic merit, wish to study in Germany, are
Published: 28 Apr 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: Not Specified
The Call for PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Discrete Mathematics and Probability At the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda is open until 15 May 2022! The German research chair, Dr. Jan H?z?a at AIMS Rwanda, in collaboration with Prof. Nicola Kistler at Goet
Published: 28 Apr 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Rwanda Deadline: 15 May 2022
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Established by the AfAS Early-Careers Working Group, the inaugural AfAS MSc and PhD Prizes aim to recognize and reward the outstanding accomplishments achieved by academically talented African students who recently defended their Master’s or PhD thesis in the field of Astronomy (including Astr
Published: 28 Apr 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 09 May 2022
The Roberta Annan Scholarship has been created to support the best emerging young fashion communication, business, and media talent from Sub-Saharan Africa, providing financial support for their higher education.
Published: 27 Apr 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 16 May 2022
The General Gabriel Jok Riak Scholarship was established in 2018 to honour General Gabriel Jok Riak, an eminent alumnus of Cavendish University Uganda who was appointed the Chief of Defence Forces of the South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) a day after his graduation at CUU. The University Scholarsh
Published: 26 Apr 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Uganda Deadline: Not Specified
The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship is a partnership between the Jim Ovia Foundation, and the Africa-America Institute, to educate young Africans to lead the continent. Through our University partners, the Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship will provide comprehensive
Published: 26 Apr 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: Not Specified
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (MCFSP at KNUST) Our goal is to raise the next generation of ethical and transformative leaders who would influence positive forward-looking changes in their respective home countries specifically an
Published: 26 Apr 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Ghana Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
The Benjamin William Mkapa Scholarship was established to honour H.E. Benjamin William Mkapa, the current Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda and former President of The United Republic of Tanzania. This scholarship is awarded to two students from The United Republic of Tanzania who are nomina
Published: 26 Apr 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Uganda Deadline: Not Specified
The Law School has established a major fund to support overseas students from any country which receives Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the OECD who undertake a full-time, taught LLM at the Canterbury Campus of the University of Kent. The list of countries is extensive, and amo
Published: 26 Apr 2022 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Nov 2022
Join the second cohort of the CcHUB Design Fellowship. It is a 6-month paid immersive training program for those who want to deep dive into HCD as a tool for problem solving and to further improve the economic prosperity in Africa through design-inspired innovations. The Fellows will pa
Published: 25 Apr 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 29 Apr 2022
The WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a unique opportunity for qualified young professionals, from eligible developing and least-developed country (LDC) WTO Members, to enhance their knowledge and skills on WTO and international trade issues. The Programme aims to widen the pool of profe
Published: 25 Apr 2022 Type: Internship Deadline: 11 May 2022
The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement
Published: 25 Apr 2022 Type: Masters Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
The University of Ottawa is proud of the diversity of its international student body. This renewable scholarship is offered to international students who are citizens of African countries, who are admitted in the Fall 2022 term (September start date) or later with an admission average of 80% or high
Published: 25 Apr 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
Photographers from all over the world, prepare your cameras. We’re now accepting applications for the GLF Africa 2022 Photo Competition. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nature or urban photographer, we’d love to see your perspective on the beauty and richness of this
Published: 25 Apr 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 10 May 2022
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Conference papers address economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa. The conference consists of parallel sessions, with plenary sessions and a keynote. We are inviting submissions of all papers in development economics, however, we ask you to sele
Published: 22 Apr 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Deadline: 25 Oct 2022
TED is hosting another idea search with a mission to hear big, bold ideas — this time specifically from Africa. Applications are open to anyone in or descended from the African continent. Your “idea worth spreading” We’re looking for ideas worth spreading — that&r
Published: 22 Apr 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 24 Jun 2022
The ACC invites applications from suitably qualified applicants to apply for these one-year renewable Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (renewable for up to a total of three years, depending on satisfactory progress). Two positions are available. The successful candidates will be part of the AMALI U
Published: 22 Apr 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 22 Apr 2022
In 2010 alone, a whopping 380,376 African Students, enrolled for studies at an international university, from then to 2020, that number has significantly grown with many African students making plans to study overseas.
Usually, when you check the cost that comes with studying overseas, it is easier for you to opt for a cheaper option, which is studying in your country. Yet, the question remains, if abroad studies are so expensive why then are African Students trooping out to do so? Simple answer, they are going to school on scholarship.
In a bid to make studying abroad easier and cheaper for students in various African countries, the government, universities, companies, foundations, and even individuals, made available schemes such as fully-funded scholarships for African students, which aspiring students like you can take advantage of to fund their studies overseas.
Being the absolute go to website / plug for all things international scholarships for African students, you can now double your efforts on finding suitable online scholarships for African students, by browsing through our impressive compilation of international study opportunities you can easily qualify for.
We believe that money should never be a hindrance for you to further your education, which is why we also have overseas study opportunities that you can benefit from, no matter the type of degree you want to pursue.
As a Masters or Ph.D student, you can check out our latest postgraduate scholarships for African students. And if you are an aspiring Bachelor's degree student, to see our undergraduate scholarships for African students to study abroad go to our undergraduate section. We ensure that no one gets left behind in this race for better abroad study opportunities.
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