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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
Financial Innovations for Women Affected by Migration (FIWAM) is a Growth Program for later-stage fintech startups that have an impact focus on women migrants and women affected by migration. This program is funded by the Impact-Linked Fund for Gender Inclusive Fintechs (ILF for GIF) and managed by
Published: 21 Jul 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 30 Aug 2023
Women’s lives are significantly affected by the repercussions of uncontrolled development; however, social, structural and economic barriers limit their capacity to tackle the great challenges faced by the continent. The gender disparities in science and technology in both the public and priva
Published: 13 Jul 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 30 Sep 2023
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Photo courtesy of UNDP 28 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity calls on women entrepreneurs, business leaders and those running micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from three Regional Economic Communities across sub-Saharan Africa to apply for the&n
Published: 10 Jul 2023 Type: Training Deadline: 31 Jul 2023
WE Africa’s purpose is to put women leaders in Africa at the heart of transforming the environmental movement through inclusive, collective leadership.WE Africa was born through our frustration that the joint crises of biodiversity loss and the climate emergency also reflect a crisis and lack
Published: 05 Jul 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 15 Aug 2023
Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton program is the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by Access Bank’s W Initiative. The program in its maiden edition provided a free mini-MBA certification for 50 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria as well as
Published: 30 Jun 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 11 Aug 2023
She Leads Climate Action is launching the first cohort of the She Leads Climate Action Fellowship. We are seeking 12 young women who are passionate about climate change in Nigeria to empower and support them in gaining knowledge and applying it to address climate issues in a locally relevant manner,
Published: 16 Jun 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 20 Jun 2023
She Techs the Future are excited to support female Founders / Co-founders in Uganda and Tanzania to grow their tech startup! The Boost phase provides you with a 5-days residential bootcamp, 3-4 months 1:1 mentorship and coaching, a Demoday to pitch for first investment and access to the StartHub Cat
Published: 14 Jun 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Tanzania, Uganda Deadline: 18 Jun 2023
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If you are a female-founded African startup with a fantastic service or product and want to learn how to leverage PR and communications to elevate your growing company, my madam, this program is for you! • Customized online masterclasses with Claudine Moore, Allison+Partners Managing Di
Published: 13 Jun 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Deadline: Not Specified
The World Bank is partnering with the Republics of Malawi and Mozambique to implement the additional financing of the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project (ACE II). The ACE II project has made significant contributions to building the region’s ca
Published: 07 Jun 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 15 Jun 2023
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and Google for startups Africa have collaborated to support female technology founders with up to $3 million in Google Cloud Credits There are two tiers under the Google Cloud Credit Programme; The Start Tier and Scale Tier.You are encouraged to ap
Published: 23 May 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 02 Jun 2023
Last year, we helped 1000 women build skills in data to challenge the fact that women make up a measly 15% of all data scientists globally. We’re not done yet. This year, we’re giving access to another 1000. We have partnered with Datacamp to help 1000 women build skills and careers in d
Published: 18 May 2023 Type: College School Deadline: 21 May 2023
The "Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa" (PRIDA) project is a joint initiative of the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), that enables the African continent to reap the benefits of digitalization by addressing va
Published: 17 May 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Deadline: 15 Jun 2023
The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) works to strengthen the health research capacity of scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa who are engaged in tackling the sub-region’s significant health challenges. We recognise the need to support a diverse community of scientists across Africa, therefor
Published: 11 May 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 12 May 2023
The U.S. Mission to South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) are once again partnering to implement the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program in South Africa. To expand the reach of this successful program, the U.S. Mission has extended participation to Lesot
Published: 11 May 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 May 2023
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MMEG grant targeted to women from developing countries. Our mission is to assist women from developing countries who are pursuing their education with the aim of improving the lives of women and children in developing countries. MMEG is one of the few organizations that provides financial assis
Published: 10 May 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 14 Sep 2023
The Women Techsters Initiative is set out to achieve the following: To empower African women to establish start-ups or technology-enabled businesses to build an entrepreneurial mindset in them. To support women to become digitally enabled, social champions, and owners of businesses To brid
Published: 01 May 2023 Type: Training Deadline: 27 May 2023
The Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and improve their lives. The MMEG is one of the few organizations who provide financial assistance to women. In past years, grants of up to US$15,000 have been awarde
Published: 01 May 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 24 Sep 2023
The Junior Professionals Program is an opportunity for qualified, professional women in West Africa to transform their passion for international relief and development work into a career with Catholic Relief Services. Over a 12-month period, each Junior Professional will build core skills while work
Published: 20 Apr 2023 Type: Internship Deadline: 30 Jun 2023
