Below is a list of ongoing fully-funded and partial scholarships for students in Africa to help fund your studies abroad or in Africa. View list, learn how to apply for scholarships and win a scholarship today.

Applications are open for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Internship 2025. Through a conducive training and career development environment, IGAD is seeking to place 14 young professionals, (2) per country who are interested in advancing gender equality in different fields of their careers. The Internship Programme is a learning opportunity aimed at attracting talented young women and men who are strongly motivated to share their new perspectives and innovative ideas in IGAD.
Date Posted: 16 Apr, 2025

Applications are open for the ARUA Early-career Research Fellowships 2025. The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's thirteen (13) Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
Date Posted: 16 Apr, 2025

Applications are open for the Al for Good Scholarship to Attend the One Young World Summit 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 16 Apr, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2026 Singapore International Graduate Award 2026 Scholarships. This is is a bond-free award offered to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results, and strong interest in doing research leading to a doctorate (PhD) or an EngD in Science and Engineering at a Singapore University.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Applications are now open for the NewSchools GenAl Math Grant 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Applications for the Coded by Ventures People Accelerator 2025 are now open. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Are you a young photographer under 35 with a passion for storytelling and social justice? The Deloitte Foundation invites you to apply for the Photo Grant Award 2025, a prestigious international platform designed to spotlight visual projects exploring inequality, human rights, and the contradictions shaping modern society.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Applications are now open for the Thrive Philanthropy Seed Grant Program 2025. Apply now and stand a chance to receive up to $5,000 USD.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Seplat Energy Graduate Internship Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 PriceWaterCooper (PwC) Reward Academy Graduate Programme. The Reward Academy is a three-year training programme aimed at transforming talented individuals into top-tier reward consultants.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Applications are open for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Program 2025. This is a three-month hybrid accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups. The accelerator program is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to communities across Africa.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

The Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme—a proud partnership between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and FATE Foundation—is thrilled to announce the application call for the 13th cohort of Orange Corners Nigeria and the 2nd Cohort in Ogun State! Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Are you a Ghanaian journalist eager to uncover how the country is losing money through illicit means? The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has an opportunity for you to make a difference. Apply now for the MFWA Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship 2025.
Date Posted: 15 Apr, 2025

Nominations are invited for the EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2025. EE 30 Under 30 recognizes young people across the globe who are building a sustainable future through education. Nominate yourself or someone you know today.
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025

Nominations are open for the Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security 2025. Kuwait's annual Al-Sumait Prize honors individuals or institutions who have, through their work or research, made significant advances in the fields of food security, health, and education in Africa. An initiative of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late Amir of the State of Kuwait, its goal is to shine a light on those making a positive difference to sustainable development in Africa.
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025

Applications are open for the UNICAF Online Scholarship Programme 2025-26. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025

The Romanian Agency for Investments and Foreign Trade (ARICE), also known as InvestRomania, announces the launch of the file selection process for granting a number of 40 scholarships to foreign citizens to study in Romania starting with the 2025-2026 academic year
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025

The Climate Hub Tanzania with generous support from Climate-KIC is excited to announce the launch of the Wangari Maathai Fellowship, a transformative initiative aimed at empowering young leaders passionate about environmental sustainability and climate adaptation. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025

Applications are open for the Code for Africa Media Sentinel Fellowships in West Africa 2025. Code for Africa (CA) is offering three Media Sentinel Fellowships to frontline grassroots researchers in Benin, Guinea, and Mauritania. Candidates should have expertise in social media listening and analysis and possess a good knowledge of social media cross-platform coordination and messaging on platforms such as Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter).
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025

Applications are open for the Code for Africa Media Sentinel Fellowships in West Africa 2025. Code for Africa (CA) is offering three Media Sentinel Fellowships to frontline grassroots researchers in Benin, Guinea, and Mauritania. Candidates should have expertise in social media listening and analysis and possess a good knowledge of social media cross-platform coordination and messaging on platforms such as Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter).
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025