Fully Funded Scholarships for Africans , 2025 - 2026

Fully funded Master's scholarship at the University of Gondar for East African students, under the Mastercard Foundation Graduate Scholars Program. Open to youth with disabilities, women with financial challenges, and academically outstanding candidates.

Applications are now open for the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Internship Program.

Applications are now open for the 2026 MIT Africa Empowering the Teachers Fellowship Programme.The MIT-ETT Program is a prestigious, teaching-focused fellowship offered by the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) and proudly sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), and Partners.

Applications are now open for the 2026 CICOPS Scholarships. CICOPS scholarships are reserved for research collaboration in the short term in order to encourage the mobility of researchers from developing countries.

The Imperial College London is pleased to offer a number of Shawki Saad Scholarships to support sub-Saharan African students to study in any of its areas of research.

NWAG offers a fully funded scholarship to support female undergraduates in Nigerian universities.

The United Organization for Education and Sports Development, in partnership with the Maurice Akueme Foundation, presents the 12th edition of the National Debating Championship for Schools in Nigeria.

As part of its longstanding commitment to growing its population of excellent postgraduate researchers, the University is offering a number of Diamond Jubilee Research Scholarships. These awards will cover the full tuition fee for International and UK postgraduate research students, commencing study on 1 October 2025. The award will apply for each year of study, up to a maximum of 3 years for full-time study and 6 years for part-time study (please note that part-time study is only available for Home/RUK students).

The 2025 Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest is now open for applications! This prestigious contest, dedicated to the late social philosopher Charles Handy, offers young professionals and students a chance to showcase their ideas on management, leadership, and innovation. Winners will receive a fully funded trip to the 17th Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna, Austria, and a cash prize of €2,000.

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Manchester is offering five scholarships to students in Bangladesh, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam applying for one-year master’s programmes, who will enroll in the 2025/26 academic year.