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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
The Golelo Trust aims to advance the education and economic development of Black women in South Africa by providing educational bursaries for the study of mechanical engineering at tertiary level. Bursaries will be awarded to Black Women students with proven academic performance and personal circums
Published: 01 Oct 2021 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 30 Nov 2021
The Vital Voices GROW Fellowship is a highly competitive one-year accelerator program for women owners of small and medium businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. The program includes customized business skills training, technical assi
Published: 24 Sep 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 27 Sep 2021
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WAAW Foundation Scholarship 2021/2022: Applications are invited from suitably qualified undergraduate students for the WAAW Foundation Scholarship for female African students admitted to a University, College or Institute of higher learning in Africa. The WAAW Foundation provides s
Published: 07 Sep 2021 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 12 Nov 2021
Applications for the Ban Ki-Moon Centre Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation Program 2021/2022 are now open. The Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation is a virtual educational and capacity-building program that fosters the leadership of African young women to induce and real
Published: 04 Sep 2021 Type: Internship Deadline: 26 Sep 2021
Developers in Vogue invites female software developers (at least at the intermediate level) to share in an upskilling journey aimed at producing fully groomed software developers through its exciting 1-year accelerator-training program. The Developers in Vogue Accelerator Program (DAP) is to trai
Published: 31 Aug 2021 Type: Internship Deadline: 30 Sep 2021
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the UNDP-AU Young Women Leaders Fellowship which is a 12-month fellowship to equip outstanding young African women. The AfYWL Fellowship Programme offers an interesting assignment with UNDP at its HQ in New York or in one o
Published: 30 Aug 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 14 Sep 2021
UN Women has partnered with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), the African Women Leaders’ Network (Tanzania and Malawi Chapters); the Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA); The Association of Women in Media (Malawi); and the MISA Chapters in Tanzania and Malawi, to promote and r
Published: 11 Aug 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 15 Oct 2021
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The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana will run an 8-month Inspiring African Women Leadership in Peace and Security Programme with support from GIZ, BPST-A & GCSP. Since the adoption of the landmark United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in 2
Published: 26 Jul 2021 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Ghana Deadline: 03 Sep 2021
Apply to the Femme Politics Incubator Program 2021 – Cohort 2. The Femme Politics Incubator Program is a collaborative program designed to help young African women leaders succeed. Together with their partners, Femme Politics accelerates the growth and development of young African women leader
Published: 20 Jul 2021 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 Aug 2021
The Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA), in line with its mission of contributing to the development of Africa through its women, is launching the 7th Edition of SCIENCE BY WOMEN programme, with the aim to promote African women’s leadership in scientific research and technology transfer an
Published: 15 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 30 Sep 2021
WomEng Southern Africa Fellowship 2021 is an online programme providing Fellows with materials and resources to learn in their own space and time. This will be supplemented with regular online chats via WhatsApp and live master classes on Zoom. The programme will be run in four (4) modules between S
Published: 13 Jul 2021 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 01 Aug 2021
The University of London is pleased to be offering 5 scholarships in honour of the late Ms Matilda Mwaba. Ms. Matilda Mwaba was co-founder of the Zambia National Organisation for Women in Sport Physical Activity and Recreation (NOWSPAR) where she served as Chief Executive Officer. She was also th
Published: 28 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 06 Aug 2021
Learn Africa presents this year a different call than usual. Given the global travel restrictions established by the covid-19 pandemic, all the studies offered for the 2020-2021, except those of Planeta Formation and University, are online and have been specially designed by Spanish univer
Published: 09 Jun 2021 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Spain Deadline: 21 Jun 2021
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored by Nedbank. Access to finance is the most cited challenge to the growth of women-owned businesses in Africa. Bankability and investment readiness are maj
Published: 13 May 2021 Type: Contest Deadline: 14 Jun 2021
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
