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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 South Sudan and Uganda at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement, this progr
Published: 26 Mar 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 10 Jun 2025
Hyundai Motor Group is offering five scholarships intended to nurture talent from Africa at SOAS University of London. These scholarships aim to cultivate experts for sustainable development in Africa and will continue to establish long-term collaboration models for the next generation of A
Published: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £27,730 Deadline: 25 Apr 2025
The 2025 IMF Youth Challenge in Economics is an exciting opportunity for post-graduate students in the field of economics to showcase their research on macroeconomic policy topics relevant to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This competition aims to encourage innovative thin
Published: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Apr 2025
The German Bundestag invites politically and socially engaged young university graduates from Southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal) to a scholarship program in Berlin in January.
Published: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Germany Value: €700 Deadline: 13 Jul 2025
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The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has opened its call for graduate students in Africa to apply for the 2025 edition of the Plant Nutrition Scholar Award program.
Published: 25 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Apr 2025
The MENA Scholarship Programme aims to contribute to the societal development of the participating countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. It also seeks to build capacity within organisations by enabling employees to participate in short courses in various fields of study. The follo
Published: 24 Mar 2025 Type: College School Study in: Netherlands Deadline: 06 May 2025
The University of Glasgow African Excellence Award aims to support high achieving students from across Africa in their journey to become Future World Changers. We are looking for students who wish to undertake Masters level study, to further develop their knowledge and skills, in order to posi
Published: 24 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
An undeniable catalyst for progress, technological innovation can only reach its full potential if it is supported by a solid, viable business proposition that meets current and future social and environmental needs. As well as encouraging innovation, Orange also rewards the positive entrepr
Published: 24 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 18 May 2025
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The Excellence Scholarship Program attracts a diverse and talented pool of top students based on merit and need. The American University in Cairo (AUC) is looking for outstanding students from diverse backgrounds who embody excellence and have the potential and passion for advancing themselves, t
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Egypt Deadline: 01 Jun 2025
Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program through 2034. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower 1,000 yo
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
The call for nominations for the first edition of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea Fellowship Programme for Young Women Scientists in Africa is now open. Globally, women make up only 33% of researchers (UNESCO Science Report 2021). The latest figures from the Institute for Statistics show that only 3
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship Value: $50,000 Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
AHIF is a capacity strengthening initiative of InnovateHealth Africa (IHA) dedicated to fostering innovation in healthcare by empowering young professionals with the required skills, knowledge, resources and networks required to lead innovation in their communities. The fellowship was designed as a
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Mar 2025
Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program through 2034. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University aims to deepen inclusive University education and empower 1,000 yo
Published: 21 Mar 2025 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
Are you a young African creative with ideas to transform and grow opportunities for youth in the creative sector? Do you aspire to drive meaningful change that could accelerate the sector's growth? Caribou Digital, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, invites you to join us as an ad
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 23 Mar 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
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The International Statistics and Epidemiology Partnership (ISEP) MSc in Medical Statistics Fellowship Scheme is for students from sub-Saharan Africa and comprises of one year of MSc study, followed by a year’s placement at one of ISEP’s partner research centres in Africa: MRC/UVRI &
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers - just like you. The leadership development programme Our programme is built on our founding principles of reconciliation, educ
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
The 2025 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of migration. Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development issues from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and
Published: 19 Mar 2025 Type: Contest Deadline: 16 Jul 2025
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.
ScholarshipTab is a well-rounded platform, and we are committed to bringing you the latest admissions going on in international universities in the top countries that take in the highest number of African students. We have choice scholarships in USA, UK, Japan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Netherlands, and Canada
What are you still waiting for? Start applying for the latest 2020 scholarships immediately, before you miss your flight.
