Looking for the best scholarship for African students to apply for this 2025-2026 session. Here are top 50 ongoing scholarships for African students to study abroad and home. Apply Now
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GREAT Scholarships are jointly funded by Anglia Ruskin University with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council. We are offering GBP10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year master’s programmes to students from Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya and Pakistan, who will enr
Published: 2024-11-12 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 25, 2025
Ensuring that the Summit is accessible to remarkable young leaders from almost every country in the world is pivotal to the mission of One Young World. Scholarships provide the opportunity for exceptional young people to attend on the merit of their proven leadership and ability to create c
Published: 2024-12-11 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: July 7, 2025
As part of a cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the Insitute of International Education (IIE) within the „Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship Program“ DAAD provides up to 40 additional „Gilman-DAAD Scholarships“ per year for U.S. undergraduate students
Published: 2025-03-21 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: October 31, 2025
Applications are now open for the University of Edinburgh 2025 The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship. Four scholarships are available for eligible postgraduate programmes offered by the University in the 2025-2026 academic session.
Published: 2025-03-06 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 29, 2025
The United Nations Academic Impact and MCN proudly present the Millennium Fellowship. The Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program on your campus to take your social impact to the next level. Access to world-class training, connections, and recognition is just an applicatio
Published: 2024-12-17 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 31, 2025
Loughborough University has four scholarships available for full-time and part-time postgraduate research (PhD) programmes at our Loughborough and London campus: two scholarships available to start in the 2024/2025 academic year (starting in July 2025) and, two scholarships available to start in the
Published: 2025-03-03 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 23, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has been offering scholarships for high-achieving African students who studied undergraduate and postgraduate levels since January 2014. The Foundation will be entering into a new phase in January 2024 and it will tar
Published: 2025-04-08 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: June 30, 2025
The Stamps Scholarship is UM's most prestigious merit award available to students at the University of Miami. This scholarship is awarded to exceptional and academically accomplished high school seniors. The Stamps Scholarship includes tuition and fees, on-campus housing, a meal plan, Univers
Published: 2025-02-24 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: November 1, 2025
The University of Hull announces a game-changing possibility for the 2025 intake of international undergraduate students through its Fairer Future Global Scholarship program. The scholarship seeks to give students the information and abilities they need to tackle the world’s most important iss
Published: 2024-11-20 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 31, 2025
The University welcomes applications for the Vice Chancellor's International Excellence Scholarship from international students who are new to studying at the University of Waikato, and who will be coming to study here for face-to-face study in 2024. Students who study online&n
Published: 2024-05-28 Type: Masters Study in: New Zealand Value: NZD$15,000 Deadline: December 31, 2025
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The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunit
Published: 2025-04-17 Type: Masters Deadline: June 2, 2025
The King Scholars Program seeks low-income students from developing nations who are interested in alleviating poverty in their home countries. At Dartmouth, King Scholars receive 4-year scholarships and extensive mentoring and leadership training. Upon graduation, they return home to tackle poverty
Published: 2024-11-07 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: November 1, 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: 2025-03-21 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: June 6, 2025
The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master's degree program in a development-related topic. Subject to availab
Published: 2024-09-17 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 23, 2025
The scholarship aims to support students from all over the world who wish to advance their educational career in any discipline at the university. The award is for 1 or 2 years Master’s degree programme.
Published: 2025-04-01 Type: Masters Study in: Netherlands Deadline: December 1, 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: 2025-03-21 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: June 6, 2025
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program offers an opportunity for her scholars to receive holistic training that empowers them to become effective change leaders. The Program provides an array of services including mentorship, ethical leadership seminars, skills training, etc. that will lead
Published: 2025-02-26 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Ghana Deadline: May 30, 2025
The aim of the Michael J. Day Scholarship is to promote interest and research in companion animal infectious diseases. Each Scholarship will support a veterinary student to carry out a high-quality research project on small companion animal infectious disease, clinical vaccinology, or immunology.
Published: 2025-04-25 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: June 20, 2025
German and international students from any discipline and higher education institutions are invited to apply for the DAAD Heinrich Boll Scholarship which is closely associated with the German Green Party. The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to approximately 1500
Published: 2024-12-09 Type: College School Deadline: September 1, 2025
Applications are now open for the University of East Anglia David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health 2025. The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) offers the prestigious David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health to a limited number of applicants on the MSc in Global Plant Health.
Published: 2025-02-17 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2025
Applications are now open for the University of East Anglia David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health 2025. The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) offers the prestigious David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health to a limited number of applicants on the MSc in Global Plant Health.
Published: 2025-02-17 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 30, 2025
We are excited to announce THREE Ferguson scholarships for September 2025. These scholarships are supported by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust who are dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students who would not otherwise be able to consider studying
Published: 2025-04-14 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 30, 2025
The Chang’an University Innovation Scholarship provides financial support for international students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree at Chang’an University. It covers full tuition fees and provides a one-time living allowance of ¥15,000. However, accommodation expenses must be sel
Published: 2025-02-17 Type: Undergraduate Study in: China Deadline: June 30, 2025
GREAT Scholarships are jointly funded by Anglia Ruskin University with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council. We are offering GBP10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year master’s programmes to students from Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya and Pakistan, who will enr
Published: 2024-11-12 Type: College School Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 25, 2025
Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of three clusters – Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Retail Mass and Sanlam Retail Aff
Published: 2025-02-10 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: June 30, 2025
We are delighted to announce that The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is now open for submissions. The theme for this year’s competition is Our Commonwealth Journey. Journeys are a fundamental aspect of our lives, helping us to explore, to learn, and to grow. Throug
Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Contest Deadline: May 23, 2025
The McCall MacBain Scholarship brings together a diverse group of scholars who aspire to lead with purpose individuals who have demonstrated leadership potential and an inner drive to make a positive impact in other people’s lives. The McCall MacBain Scholarship is a full graduate scholarsh
Published: 2025-04-17 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: August 20, 2025
The Garden scholarship is open to PgCert Surgical Writing and Evidence Based Practice students or applicants who are nationals of, and residents of, countries defined as Low and Middle Income Countries.
Published: 2025-04-15 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 2, 2025
The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce the award of 15 scholarships of £5,000 for international students domiciled in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa who are applying for entry to an undergraduate programme at the University starting September 2025.
Published: 2025-03-26 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: June 25, 2025
In order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (as classified by the World Bank in low, lower middle and upper middle-income economies) the University of Pavia and EDiSU (Institute of the Right to University Studies) are offering 5 scholarships to visiting scho
Published: 2025-04-04 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy Deadline: May 31, 2025
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Gondar will award a total of 160 graduate scholarships for eight years, which started in the 2018/19 Academic year. The scholarship will directly benefit academically talented but disadvantaged youth from five East African countries &nd
Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Masters Study in: Ethiopia Deadline: June 30, 2025
This program aims for people from developing countries to get a great opportunity to learn overseas business strategies in Japanese businesses and to acquire the skills and expertise from Japanese companies. You would be trained as a global leader capable of working in Japan, in your home country an
Published: 2025-05-07 Type: Internship Study in: Japan Deadline: June 30, 2025
Sciences Po in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, supports African students with an outstanding academic record and strong leadership potential, who face financial barriers, to give them access to a world-class social sciences education. Graduates of the Program are driven by a desire to ma
Published: 2025-03-07 Type: College School Study in: France Deadline: November 30, 2025
The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Senegal, and Togo at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement, this
Published: 2025-03-26 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: June 10, 2025
A one-year, fully-funded master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, designed to build a global community of future leaders who will serve to deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world. Every year, a new class is selected to represent the world’s next generat
Published: 2025-04-14 Type: Masters Study in: China Deadline: September 10, 2025
The JJ/WBGSP is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master's degree program in a development-related topic. Subject to availab
Published: 2025-03-26 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 23, 2025
The Ocean University of China (OUC) President’s Scholarship 2025 is a prestigious opportunity for outstanding international students to pursue undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral studies at one of China’s leading “Double First-Class” universities. The scholarship offer
Published: 2025-05-01 Type: Undergraduate Study in: China Deadline: May 25, 2025
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: 2025-03-26 Type: Masters Study in: Germany, Sudan, Uganda Deadline: June 10, 2025
The Reginald Aziza Foundation is now accepting applications for the 7th edition of the Reginald Aziza Leadership in Law School Award. We welcome applications from prospective law school students with demonstrably strong academic qualifications and leadership skills, but who are in need of financial
Published: 2024-12-23 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: December 30, 2025
Ashesi University and the Mastercard Foundation have been engaged in partnership since the launch of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme in 2012. Ashesi was among the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program’s nine pioneering partners. Hundreds of Mastercard Foundation Scholars have enr
Published: 2025-03-31 Type: Masters Study in: Ghana Deadline: June 14, 2025
Concordia offers entrance scholarships to bachelor's admission candidates every Fall. Selection for most scholarships are automatic and based on academic ranking. Entrance Scholarships are awarded by the Faculties to new admission candidates on the basis of top Cegep grades or
Published: 2025-02-12 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Canada Deadline: December 1, 2025
The University of Adelaide 2025 Global Academic Excellence 50% Scholarships (International) is a highly competitive award that rewards commencing undergraduate and postgraduate coursework international students who have demonstrated academic excellence in their previous studies.
Published: 2024-09-17 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: May 31, 2025
The purpose of the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship Fund is to expand human knowledge and scientific interest in earth sciences and botany related to human origins by providing financial assistance to East African researchers and students pursuing research in these areas. The fund is further int
Published: 2025-01-21 Type: College School Study in: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya Deadline: July 10, 2025
The MSc in Global Change Ecology and Evolution provides a comprehensive understanding of the anthropogenic stressors affecting biodiversity and ecosystems. Students critically assess ecological and evolutionary responses to environmental change and explore strategies to mitigate human impact. The pr
Published: 2024-10-15 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: September 29, 2025
This Scholarship is intended to support talented international students from China who are enrolling for the first time into undergraduate or postgraduate programmes at the University of Waikato.
Published: 2024-07-05 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: December 28, 2025
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Africa CDC launched the Africa Epidemic Services (AES) fellowship. The AES has three tracks: Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership, and Public Health Informatics (PHI). The mission of the AES-PHI is to equip African professionals with public health informatics competencies for the digital age, so they
Published: 2025-04-16 Type: Fellowship Deadline: May 21, 2025
The DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (known as Public Policy and Good Governance) supports future leaders from developing countries (see list of countries), who want to promote democracy and social justice in their home countries. The programme, which is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, off
Published: 2025-05-19 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: July 31, 2025
The 2025 Drucker Challenge is dedicated to the memory of social philosopher Charles Handy, who passed away in December 2024. Inspired by Peter Drucker and an influential management thinker himself, he shared his wisdom and insights at successive editions of the Global Peter Drucker Forum from its la
Published: 2025-04-07 Type: Contest Deadline: May 24, 2025
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) was first launched in 2013 by CIFOR-ICRAF with core partners including UNEP, the World Bank, and the Government of Germany. Meaningful engagement of youth and other typically marginalised stakeholders was a cornerstone of GLF’s operation from the beginning.
Published: 2024-12-20 Type: Internship Deadline: June 30, 2025
Applications are now open for the British Council GREAT Scholarships 2025 at UEA. This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, UEA is offering a GREAT Scholarships worth £10,000 to students from Bangladesh, China, Ghana and Nigeria. The award is a compe
Published: 2025-02-20 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: May 31, 2025
Finding the best scholarships is usually hard, that is why we have created this page for you. On this page you will constantly see best ongoing study abroad scholarships you can apply for. Most of tthem are prestigious scholarships for international students from Africa and developing countries to study abroad
