Scholarships & Student Funding

NEW! RMTF Doctoral Scholarship for Master's studies at South African

universities in the field of Justice, Education or Humanities, focusing on social
justice. Deadline: 29 Aug 2023. Apply here!

NEW! AAUW International Fellowship Programme for women from anywhere

in the world who are pursuing full-time postgraduate study in the United States.
Deadline: 15 Nov 2023. Apply here!

NEW! LLM Scholarships for nationals of Malawi, South Africa, Zambia or

Zimbabwe working in the field of law or academia to complete a distance
learning LLM. Deadline: 23 Aug 2023. Apply here!

Winter Course Scholarships for students, graduates and doctoral candidates

to do short language or cultural courses in Germany in Jan-Feb 2024. Deadline:
15 Aug 2023. Apply here!

IDC Undergraduate Bursaries for South African students or matriculants (aged

16-25) in engineering, business, agricultural science and computer science.
Applications are open. Apply here!

AIG Scholarship for Nigerian public servants to pursue a Master's degree in

Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
Deadline: 15 Sep 2023. Apply here!

Danish Government Scholarship for students from African countries who want
to pursue a Master's degree at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Deadline varies. Apply here!

'Turning the Tide' Master's Scholarships for students from any country who
are studying at the University of Stellenbosch in the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences. Applications are open. Apply here!

Schwarzman Scholars Programme for students from anywhere in the world to

complete a 1-year Master’s in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing,
China. Deadline: 19 Sep 2023. Apply here!

DAAD In-Region/ In-Country Scholarships for Master's students from African

countries pursuing a degree in a development-related field at a university in
Africa. Deadline varies. Apply here!
Accenture Education Trust Bursaries for undergraduate and postgraduate
students at South African universities, studying technology or a related field.
Applications are open. Apply here!

German Chancellor Fellowships for applicants from South Africa to travel to

Germany for 1 year, learn German and pursue a fully-funded individual project.
Deadline 15 Oct 2023. Apply here!

UNICEF Internship Programme for students and recent graduates, offered on

a full-time or part-time basis (stipend included) with a duration of up to 6 months.
Applications are open. Apply here!

SA Reserve Bank Bursary for aspiring economists entering their first year of
undergraduate studies at a South African university in the 2024 academic year.
Deadline: 30 Sep 2023. Apply here!

MasterCard Foundation Scholarship for high achieving and economically

disadvantaged African students at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Applications will open soon. Apply here!

Orange Knowledge Scholarships for young graduates who wish to complete a

Master's degree in selected fields of study at a university in the Netherlands.
Deadline varies. Apply here!

Mo Ibrahim Scholarships for aspiring African leaders to complete a

postgraduate degree at selected universities in the UK on a fully-funded
scholarship. Deadline varies. Apply here!

Türkiye Scholarships for Bachelor's and Master's students from any country to
pursue their degree or conduct research at a university or institute in Turkey.
Deadline varies. Apply here!

KAAD Scholarships for Master's and PhD students from African countries who
wish to study at a German university and belong to the Catholic church.
Applications are ongoing. Apply here!

Albert Einstein Refugee Initiative for qualified refugee students to earn an

undergraduate degree in their country of asylum. Applications are open. Apply
here!

PhD Funding & Research Fellowships

NEW! RMTF Doctoral Scholarship for PhD studies at South African
universities in the field of Justice, Education or Humanities, focusing on social
justice. Deadline: 29 Aug 2023. Apply here!

NEW! Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship for democracy activists,

journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars to spend 5 months in residence in
Washington, D.C. Deadline: 31 Oct 2023. Apply here!

NEW! AAUW International Fellowship Programme for women from anywhere

in the world who are pursuing full-time PhD or postdoctoral study in the United
States. Deadline: 15 Nov 2023. Apply here!

Science by Women Programme for female PhD graduates and early-career

researchers from Africa to spend a 6-month research fellowship in Spain.
Deadline: 30 Sep 2023. Apply here!

Getty Scholars Programme for PhD graduates and experienced professionals

in the Arts and Humanities, offering a residential research stay in the USA.
Deadline: 02 Oct 2023. Apply here!

STIAS Individual Fellowships for young scholars from across Africa who wish
to pursue a personal research project while being in residence in Stellenbosch.
Deadline: 31 Oct 2023. Apply here!

Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowships for PhD students from anywhere in the
world to complete their doctoral studies at a university in Canada, fully-funded.
Deadline: 01 Nov 2023. Apply here!

German Chancellor Fellowship for applicants from South Africa and other
emerging economies to spend 1 year in Germany and realize their own project.
Deadline: 15 Oct 2023. Apply here!

Short Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and university staff

from African universities to spend a short research stay at Ghent University,
Belgium. Deadline: 01 Oct 2023. Apply here!

DAAD In-Region/ In-Country Scholarships for PhD students from African

countries pursuing a degree in a development-related field at a university in
Africa. Deadline varies. Apply here!

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships for up to 70 PhD graduates from across

the world to pursue postdoctoral studies at a university in Canada for 2 years.
Deadline: 20 Sep 2023. Apply here!
Boehringer Ingelheim PhD Scholarship for Master's graduates from anywhere
in the world who want to pursue a fully-funded PhD in biomedical sciences.
Deadline: 01 Oct 2023. Apply here!

TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits for postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan

Africa to spend up to 3 months at a research institution in Germany. Deadline:
01 Sep 2023. Apply here!

TWAS-CSIR Postdoctoral Fellowship for PhD graduates (under the age of 45)
from the Global South to pursue STEM-related research in India. Deadline: 15
Sep 2023. Apply here!

KAAD PhD Scholarship for PhD students of Catholic faith, who wish to pursue
a university degree, either in their home country or at a university in Germany.
Deadline varies. Apply here!

Coimbra Group Research Scholarships for young researchers from

universities in Sub-Saharan Africa to spend 1-3 months at a Coimbra Group
university. Deadline varies. Apply here!

Türkiye Doctoral Scholarships for PhD students from any country to pursue
their PhD degree or conduct research at a university or institute in Turkey.
Deadline varies. Apply here!

Open Doors Fellowship for female researchers from African countries,

including a fully-funded 3-month stay at a laboratory in Belgium and other
benefits. Applications are open. Apply here!

Swiss Excellence Scholarship for current and prospective PhD students from
(nearly) anywhere in the world to pursue doctoral studies at a Swiss university.
Deadline varies. Apply here!

Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral and experienced researchers

of all nationalities and research areas to spend 6-24 months in Germany.
Applications are ongoing. Apply here!

The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund is offering fellowships for threatened and
displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide.
Applications are ongoing. Apply here!

Georg Forster Research Fellowship for PhD graduates and researchers from
developing countries who wish to pursue research at a German university.
Applications are ongoing. Apply here!
Competitions, Prizes & Other
NEW! African Youth Storytelling Contest for Africans between the ages of 18
and 35 who were born and/or are currently living in Africa or part of the African
diaspora. Deadline: 31 Aug 2023. Apply here!

NEW! Henrike Grohs Arts Award for artists and arts collectives from anywhere
in Africa, offering a cash prize of 20.000€ or 10.000€ for the publication of their
work. Deadline: 31 Aug 2023. Apply here!

NEW! Miles Morland Writing Fellowship for fiction and non-fiction writers
publishing in the English language who (or whose parents) were born in Africa.
Deadline: 18 Sep 2023. Apply here!

Falling Walls Journalist Fellowships for international media representatives to

report on the Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Deadline:
01 Sep 2023. Apply here!

Vodacom Early Careers Programme for graduates who have completed their
undergraduate degree, are under the age of 26 and ready for on-the-job training.
Deadline: 31 Aug 2023. Apply here!

Google Cybersecurity Certificate Course for students and professionals in the

IT and cybersecurity field, to complete an intensive online course. Applications
are open. Apply here!

McKinsey 'Forward' Programme for African nationals with less than 5 years of
work experience, delivered fully online over a period of five months. Applications
are open. Apply here!

Howard G. Buffet Fund for Women Journalists to support individuals and

projects in the field of journalism/ reporting, led by women and nonbinary people.
Applications are ongoing! Apply here!

United Nations SDG Pioneers for established business leaders from South
Africa and Kenya who are pursuing one of the 17 SDGs through their business.
Nominations are open! Apply here!

African Union Internship Programme for nationals of all AU member states,

currently enrolled at a recognized university, and between 22 and 32 years old.
Deadline varies. Apply here!
Free German Language Course by Deutsche Welle, offering course materials
and resources for beginners, as well as advanced German language
learners. Check it out!