Fully Funded Scholarships Sponsored by FINCA Ventures , 2025 - 2026


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FINCA Ventures is an impact investing initiative of FINCA International, focused on supporting early-stage social enterprises that align with FINCA’s mission to alleviate poverty through financial inclusion and access to essential products and services. By partnering with educational and impact-driven platforms, FINCA Ventures aims to empower the next generation of changemakers through educational support and opportunity awareness.

FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2025 for early-stage African Social Entrepreneurs

FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2025 for early-stage African Social Entrepreneurs

Are you an African entrepreneur working to disrupt the market with a bold idea that could help end poverty in our lifetime? FINCA Ventures is hosting the second annual Prize Competition to fund early-stage companies with visionary leaders looking to drive impact and innovation in climate-smart agriculture and fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa.

14 April, 2025 Deadline: 30 Apr, 2025



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What is a Fully-Funded Scholarship?

A fully funded scholarship covers the total cost of attending an educational institution. This includes tuition, accommodation, living expenses, books, and travel. A fully funded scholarship helps students to study without any academic costs.

Instances of fully funded scholarships include government initiatives like the Fulbright Program (USA) and Chevening Scholarships (UK). Additionally, there are specific awards from universities, such as the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Students can locate these opportunities by searching for scholarships based on country, including the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. They can also look for scholarships according to the level of study. This is to cover undergraduate, master's, postgraduate, postdoctoral, and PhD degrees, and many more.

A fully-funded scholarship is a program that assists students financially. It fully covers all costs associated with studying abroad, including tuition fees, accommodation, a monthly stipend, health insurance, travel expenses, and many more.

Examples of Fully-Funded Scholarships

Government Scholarships:

Fulbright Foreign Student Program (USA): Designed for international students seeking master's or doctoral qualifications.

Chevening Scholarships (UK) is a UK government initiative intended for master's degree programs. It is awarded to candidates who have demonstrated leadership capabilities.

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (Switzerland) are provided by the Swiss government for different educational levels.

Australia Awards Scholarships (Australia) focuses on postgraduate education in Australia. It encourages leadership qualities.

University-Based Scholarships:

It is a Scholarship Available for postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge.

ETH Zurich Excellence Master's Scholarships (Switzerland) support students pursuing master's programs at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

How to Find Fully-Funded Scholarships:

You can start searching by Country:

or Explore scholarship opportunities provided by governments or educational institutions in your desired study. e.g., the USA, UK, Canada, or Switzerland.

Another way is to search by Study Level. These will help you narrow your search according to undergraduate, master's, or doctoral programs.

Finally, you can use Scholarship Databases to

Leverage resources like ScholarshipLit, International Scholarships, or Scholars4Dev to discover and apply for available opportunities.

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