List of postgraduate scholarships for African women 2025-2026 to study abroad. The scholarships are for African female students that wants to pursue their postgraduate studies oversea
As part of our commitment to attracting the very best students to join our diverse international community, we are delighted to introduce the Adam Smith Business School: Advancing Women in Business Scholarship. With this scholarship we wish to recognise outstanding students who will add to the
Published: 2025-05-21 Type: Postgraduate Study in: United Kingdom Value: £10,000 Deadline: May 26, 2025
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The South Africa Program of the Margaret McNamara Education Grants (MMEG) offers financial assistance to exceptional women from developing countries who are currently enrolled at accredited universities in South Africa. The program supports women who are committed to using their education to improve
Published: 2025-05-21 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa Deadline: September 14, 2025
The African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme offers an interesting 12-month assignment with UNDP at its HQ in New York or in one of its regional or country offices. There will be no placement in hardship locations. Location: UNDP at Headquarters in New York or in a region
Published: 2025-05-19 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 1, 2025
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The AWARD Climate Action (ACA) Fellowship seeks to achieve a twin goal of increasing the number of African women leading climate change action and catalyze production of climate solutions that work for women smallholders. The Fellowship is designed to address systemic gender inequalitie
Published: 2025-05-16 Type: Fellowship Deadline: June 30, 2025
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RMI’s Global Women in Clean Energy Fellowship is now accepting applications from women professionals in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Zambia. This fellowship is designed to empower emerging leaders with the skills, networks, and resources needed to drive the clean energy transition in their countries
Published: 2025-05-14 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zambia Deadline: May 21, 2025
Code for Africa (CfA) is offering stipend?based Fellowships to fourteen (14) African Data Scientists and storytellers to empower youth voices and promote a secure digital space through gender projects. These Fellowships are part of a joint initiative between Code for Africa, the&n
Published: 2025-04-22 Type: Fellowship Deadline: April 28, 2025
It is not uncommon for women to experience a career break (e.g., for family reasons). However, some women who experience career break find it hard to return to their career paths especially whereby the break extends for a longer period. This problem is particularly common in low income countries.&nb
Published: 2025-04-18 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: May 15, 2025
Access to education is a contributing factor leading to the underrepresentation of women in STEM. Working in partnership with selected UK universities, the British Council's Women in STEM scholarship programme is designed to help address this situation by providing opportunities for wo
Published: 2025-03-27 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
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: 2025-03-21 Type: Fellowship Deadline: March 31, 2025
Applications are now open for the Graduate Women SA Trust Doctoral Scholarship 2025 at Flinders University. The Graduate Women SA Trust Fund awards scholarships annually to assist women who are undertaking tertiary studies at South Australian universities
Published: 2025-03-20 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: March 31, 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: 2025-03-19 Type: PhD Deadline: March 23, 2025
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Mathematical modelling is an important tool in the field of infectious disease control. It includes formulating mathematical equations to explain how infectious diseases propagate through populations. Researchers can learn more about how diseases spread and how various preventative strategies may af
Published: 2025-02-13 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: February 16, 2025
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) has received a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support the scholarship of women candidates in sub-Saharan Africa. The funding will support the traini
Published: 2025-01-24 Type: PhD Deadline: March 14, 2025
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) has received a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support the scholarship of women candidates in sub-Saharan Africa. The funding will support the traini
Published: 2025-01-24 Type: PhD Deadline: March 14, 2025
The Women Techsters Fellowship program is a FREE 1-year experiential learning technology upskilling program that empowers young girls and women, ages 16 to 40 years across Africa with global in-demand skills relevant to kickstart careers and businesses in technology. The program aims
Published: 2025-01-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: January 31, 2025
WomenLift Health, in partnership with the Women In Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN), is launching the inaugural Nigeria Leadership Journey. In this fully-funded, 12-month Leadership Journey, WLAN will provide mid-career women the safe space to explore their authentic leadership th
Published: 2024-12-17 Type: Fellowship Study in: Nigeria Deadline: January 31, 2025
The tripartite partnership, YouLead Africa, Plan International and the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy, are delighted to launch the 4th cohort call for applications. This call for Expression of Interest services as an opportunity for young women leaders based in Eastern, Southern Africa, and
Published: 2024-12-10 Type: Fellowship Deadline: December 20, 2024
The SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM is an academic scholarship provided for full-time, one- or two-year, master’s studies in designated programmes in Sweden. Sweden offers a unique blend of world-class education and cutting-edge innovation, with sustainability at its core. The schol
Published: 2024-11-08 Type: Masters Study in: Sweden Deadline: January 15, 2025
At the heart of transforming the African continent is developing women entrepreneurs. Are you a passionate, African, female innovator with a ground-breaking idea in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, or Mining (STEM)? Are you meeting a development need in your country? Ar
Published: 2024-10-14 Type: Fellowship Deadline: October 23, 2024
The Mawazo Institute is seeking applications for its 2025 Mawazo Fellowship Programme. This non-residential fellowship is aimed at African women pursuing their PhD studies in any field at accredited universities in Africa. The goal of the programme is to build a network of African women* experts who
Published: 2024-10-09 Type: Fellowship Deadline: November 10, 2024
