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.

The Global Citizen and PayPal Small Business Impact Awards were established to celebrate entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Date Posted: 02 Jul, 2025

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is pleased to announce an additional funding envelope as part of the 2025–26 grant cycle, focusing specifically on gender-based violence (GBV) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), with a particular emphasis on (STEM) disciplines.
Date Posted: 02 Jul, 2025

African Futures Lab (AfaLab) is launching AfaRise Fellowship for visionary young researchers and activits dedicated to dismantling racial injustice across Africa and the global diaspora.
Date Posted: 02 Jul, 2025

Johannes Phumani Phungula (JPP) Local Municipality invites local entrepreneurs, informal traders, co-operatives, and SMMEs to apply for Grant Funding as part of their commitment to Local Economic Development (LED).
Date Posted: 02 Jul, 2025

Join a diverse community of over 260+ Atlantic Fellows from over 60 countries worldwide dedicated to protecting the world’s aging populations from threats to brain health.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

CCAC is seeking to fund innovative, cross-sector projects that respond to a specific “challenge” — especially those that unite the super pollutant community around a common goal.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship program is intended to recognize international students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and creativity and who are recognized as leaders within their school.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) invite applications for the 2025 Sister-to-Sister Young Feminist Leadership Program.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

The fellowship aims to bring eminent scholars from a wide range of academic fields to the Institute and allow them to pursue cutting-edge research on all aspects of the digital society.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

Young Leaders Union Paris 2025 is a global initiative bringing together emerging leaders from across the world to collaborate, exchange ideas & unite under a shared mission to make the world a better, more inclusive place.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

The Roger Casement Fellowship supports candidates from Nigeria to undertake a master’s level course of study in Human Rights in Ireland
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

The Allan Gray Scholarship Programme offers high school entrepreneurial scholarships to learners who have a curious, entrepreneurial mindset; have the potential to excel academically and are financially deserving.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

Surge Africa and One World Media have partnered to run a new Fellowship focused on climate and energy transition stories in Nigeria.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

The Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme is a fully-funded scholarship opportunity offered to South African students to study at Master’s level in Ireland’s world-renowned Higher Education Institutions.
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

They are excited to be launching a new round of businesses in Lawra
Date Posted: 01 Jul, 2025

GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security recognises groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
Date Posted: 30 Jun, 2025

This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering
Date Posted: 30 Jun, 2025

Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory provides an annual scholarship for a three-month research stay at the Institute
Date Posted: 30 Jun, 2025

The Digital Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in the Age of Algorithms forum serves as a high-level, interdisciplinary platform that convenes policymakers, thought leaders, digital strategists, scholars, and cultural actors to critically examine the evolving intersections between technology, culture, and diplomacy.
Date Posted: 30 Jun, 2025

Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award enables journalists to send in their best stories to be examined by the judges.
Date Posted: 30 Jun, 2025