National Taipei University

National Taipei University (NTPU) provides a limited number of scholarships each year for talented international students

Taipei

African Union Graduate Training Program

The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders.

Africa

28 August 2020

Obama Africa Fellows

Fellowship

Leaders: Africa is a year-long program that provides 200 emerging African leaders with the skills they need to create change. The non-residential program offers leaders with a range of backgrounds, the opportunity to attend in-person and online seminars focused on values-based leadership development, skill-building for social change, hands-on service learning, and technical trainings.

Africa

28 February 2021

Mandela Washington Fellowship

Fellowship

Fellowship program for young professionals and activists to study in American universities

UAE

9 October 2020

World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program

Fellowship

Launched in 2013, the World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program targets young talented African nationals who are completing or recently completed a Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has been very successful since its inception, building a strong pipeline of young African talent interested in a career in development, in international institutions, African governments, think tanks, and academia. The program offers chosen fellows a six-month assignment at World Bank Group (WBG) offices in Washington D.C. or in country offices to gain hands-on experience in the operations of the WBG. This includes knowledge generation and dissemination, design of global and country policies, and the building of institutions to achieve inclusive growth in developing countries.

Global

25 August 2020

Rhodes Scholarship

Postgraduate

Postgraduate scholarship to study in Oxford for students with an excellent undergraduate program and meaningful impact in their community or country

UK

MasterCard Scholars Program

Postgraduate

Full scholarship with leadership development program for African students

Global

Google Developers Training

Postgraduate

Android and web developer program

Global

Erasmus EU Program

Postgraduate

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees, Intra-Africa and Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Schemes, are the programmes managed by EACEA that currently offer scholarship opportunities.

EU

MINDS Scholarship

Postgraduate

A Scholarship Programme enables African students to study in an African country other than their home country

Africa

Cannon Collins Scholarship

Postgraduate

Canon Collins Trust seeks to support exceptional individuals who are committed to social justice in Southern Africa and for whom a postgraduate qualification is an essential tool in working to create an open and just society.

South Africa

01 July 2021

India ICCR Scholarship

Postgraduate

Scholarship to study in India

India

31 March 2021

Taiwan ICDF Scholarship

Postgraduate

Taiwan government scholarship to study select courses from select universities in Taiwan

Taiwan

15 March 2021

New Zealand Scholarship

Postgraduate

New Zealand Scholarships build potential leaders. Our scholars leave with a world-class education, lifelong friendships and vital skills to strengthen their careers and home countries.

New Zealand

28 February 2021

Turkish Government Scholarship

Postgraduate

Through international students studying in Turkey, Turkey’s aim is to raise generations that will produce solutions to problems of their countries as well as our world, have equality of opportunity and a supra-national perspective.

Turkey

2 February 2021

UBC International Merit Scholarship

Postgraduate

Scholarship for international students to study at the University of British Columbia

Canada

15 January 2021

NYU Abu Dhabi

Postgraduate

New York University Abu Dhabi is a portal campus of New York University serving as a fully integrated liberal arts and science college, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

UAE

1 January 2021

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

Postgraduate

These scholarships ofr citizens of Commonwealth countries, and are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

Global

18 December 2020

Emile-Boutmy Scholarship

Postgraduate

Sciences Po created the Emile Boutmy scholarship, named after the founder of Sciences Po (1871), in order to welcome the very best international students from outside the European Union. The Emile Boutmy Scholarship is awarded to top students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and individual course requirements.

France

15 December 2020

Obama Foundation Scholars Program

Postgraduate

The Obama Foundation Scholars Program will give rising young leaders around the world who are already making a difference in their communities the opportunity to take their work to the next level through a newly designed curriculum that brings together academic, skills-based, and hands-on learning. The Scholars Program empowers individuals with a proven commitment to service with the tools they need to make their efforts more effective, to identify innovative solutions to complex global problems, and promote change through values-based leadership.

USA

13 December 2020

Yenching Academy

Postgraduate

The Yenching Academy provides full fellowships to its scholars, and offers them a wide array of interdisciplinary courses on China within broadly defined fields of the humanities and social sciences. Working closely with their academic mentors, Yenching Scholars create their own study paths by choosing courses from six research areas. They participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and field studies, organized by the Yenching Academy, and designed by scholars themselves. Studying at the Academy is an exceptional opportunity to take part in intercultural exchanges and interdisciplinary learning, developing both personally and professionally.

UK

6 December 2020

Gates Cambridge Trust

Postgraduate

For 2020 entry, Gates Cambridge will offer 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

USA

3 December 2020

NYU Wagner Scholarship

Postgraduate

NYU Wagner Named Fellowship programs are designed to identify and reward our most outstanding students. We seek students with a strong academic record, noteworthy professional experience and aspirations, and a proven commitment to public service with a focus on a relevant issue area. Fellowship recipients are expected to exemplify the values of the illustrious individuals for whom the fellowships are named, as well as the values of the NYU Wagner community.

UK

2 December 2020

Cannon Collins Scholarship

Postgraduate

Canon Collins Trust offers scholarships to support taught masters degree programmes at certain UK universities.

Canada

1 December 2020

AAUW Scholarship

Postgraduate

The program provides support for women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the U.S. who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Africa

15 November 2020

Schlumberger Foundation

Postgraduate

Since its launch in 2004, 721 women from 80 developing and emerging countries have received Faculty for the Future fellowships to pursue PhD and Post-doctoral research in STEM in renowned universities outside of the home country.

Global

7 November 2020

Commonwealth Split-Site Scholarship

Postgraduate

These scholarships ofr citizens of Commonwealth countries, and are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

UK

6 November 2020

Chevening Scholarship

Postgraduate

UK government scholarship for young professionals with growth potential in the workplace, and history of community service

UK

5 November 2020

Oxford Graduate Scholarship

Postgraduate

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation

UK

1 November 2020

Oxford Said Business School Scholarships

Postgraduate

Saïd Business School is the business school of the University of Oxford. It is part of Oxford's Social Sciences Division. Oxford Saïd is the University of Oxford's centre of learning for undergraduate and graduate students in business, management and finance.

South Africa

1 November 2020

Bertha Foundation Scholarship

Postgraduate

MBA scholarship to study at UCT GSB

Japan

31 October 2020

Japan Africa Dream Scholarship

Postgraduate

The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity building project by the AfDB and Japan which was initiated in 2017 with the aim of providing two-year scholarship awards to highly achieving African graduate students to enable them to undergo post-graduate studies (i.e. a two-year Master’s degree program) in selected priority development areas on the continent and Japan.

UK

31 October 2020

Commonwealth Masters Scholarship

Postgraduate

These scholarships ofr citizens of Commonwealth countries, and are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

Africa

30 October 2020

African Mobility Scholarship

Postgraduate

The African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) project is funded by the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. ABEM will build human and institutional capacity in Africa for needs-­based health technology research and development. The project will train postgraduate students with skills and specialisations not offered at their home institutions. Furthermore, it will support the development of biomedical engineering programmes that are being established, or have recently been established, at partner institutions and contribute toward harmonising biomedical engineering curricula across the continent. This will be achieved through the provision of scholarships to cover the full cost of mobility between African higher education institutions. ABEM will train up to 32 MSc and 10 PhD graduates, and offer development opportunities to up to 10 staff members.

Global

30 October 2020

Mo Ibrahim Fellowship

Postgraduate

The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive offices of either the African Development Bank (Abidjan), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Addis Ababa) or the International Trade Centre (Geneva).

USA

12 October 2020

Knight Hennessy Scholarship

Postgraduate

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is designed to build a multidisciplinary community of Stanford graduate students dedicated to finding creative solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. The program awards high-achieving students every year with full funding. To be considered you must apply separately to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program and to your GSB graduate degree program (by Round 1).

USA

10 October 2020

NRF Postgraduate Scholarship

Postgraduate

The NRF has consolidated all the Masters and Doctoral scholarship programmes such as DAAD, Extension Support for Masters and Doctoral studies, Innovation, NRF Freestanding, Scarce Skill Development Fund (SSDF), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Doctoral, The Southern African Systems Analysis Center (SASAC) and NRF - Nuffic Doctoral Scholarships in one framework document. The Masters and Doctoral scholarships are open to South African citizens and permanent residents as well as a limited percentage of foreign nationals who will register at South African public universities in 2020 on a full-time basis only. The Honours/BTech Scholarships are open only to South African citizens or permanent residents.

South Africa

30 September 2020

ABE Program

Postgraduate

The objective of the ABE Initiative Master's Degree and Internship Program is to support young personnel who can be a "Navigator" for contributing to the development of industries in Africa. This program offers opportunities for young African men and women to study at master's courses at Japanese universities as international students (hereafter, referred to as "participants") and experience internships at Japanese companies. The aim is for them to develop effective skills in order for them to contribute to various fields. Beyond acquisition of skills and knowledge, this program also intends to cultivate excellent personnel who can recognize and understand the contexts of Japanese society and systems of Japanese companies. The expected outcome of the program is a network of potential contributors to the development of African industries who will also lead Japanese businesses to engage further in economic activities in Africa.

Japan

30 September 2020

Margaret McNamara Grants

Postgraduate

Postgraduate grants for women studying in South African universities

South Africa

14 September 2020

Schwarzman Scholars

Postgraduate

Schwarzman Scholars will be selected on the basis of not only their academic aptitude and intellectual ability, but also their leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, ability to anticipate and act on emerging trends and opportunities, exemplary character, and desire to understand other cultures, perspectives and positions.

China

1 September 2020

Global Korea Scholarship

Postgraduate

To provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.

South Korea

31 August 2020

ESMT Berlin

Postgraduate

MIM scholarship to study at ESMT Berlin

Germany

31 July 2020

ESMT Berlin

Postgraduate

MBA scholarship to study at ESMT Berlin

Germany

31 July 2020

DAAD Scholarships

Postgraduate

Postgraduate scholarships to Germany universities

Germany

31 July 2020

KAS Media Scholarship

Postgraduate

Postgraduate scholarship in journalism

South Africa

8 July 2020

TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship

Postgraduate

The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides financial support to post-graduate African students who have been accepted onto MBA programmes at the top-10 leading Business Schools in the world. The Financial Times MBA Global Ranking for 2019 lists the top ten schools as; Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, University of Pennsylvania: Wharton, Ceibs, London Business School, University of Chicago: Booth, MIT: Sloan, Columbia Business School and University of California at Berkeley: Haas.

USA

30 July 2020

Mo Ibrahim Scholarship

Postgraduate

The Ibrahim Scholarships support aspiring African leaders at a number of distinguished academic institutions in the UK including London School of Business, SOAS, and University of Birmingham. The scholarships develop the talent of outstanding young Africans in selected disciplines.

UK

30 June 2020

AU Pan African University Scholarship

Postgraduate

Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the African Diaspora are invited to apply to join Masters or PhD degree programmes at any of four select PAU institutes.

Africa

27 June 2020

MEXT Research Scholarship

Postgraduate

The MEXT Research Scholarship is intended for graduate or post-graduate students to complete a master’s or doctoral degree at a Japanese institution.

Japan

20 June 2020

Mauritius Africa Scholarship

Postgraduate

Scholarship to study select programs in Mauritius

Mauritius

1 June 2020

Fulbright

Postgraduate

Postgraduate scholarship for professionals who have meaningful work experience and can have an impact in their field

USA

15 May 2020

ALUSB Chairman’s Scholarship

Postgraduate

MBA scholarship

Rwanda

4 May 2020

UAE Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant (GRTA) scholarship

Postgraduate

Khalifa University of Science and Technology offers Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant (GRTA) scholarships to support qualified international students enrolled in graduate programs.

UAE

3 May 2020

Standard Bank Derek Cooper Scholarship

Postgraduate

MBA scholarship to Oxford

UK

27 May 2020

Mandela Rhodes Foundation

Postgraduate

Our programmes are built on our four founding principles of Reconciliation, Education, Entrepreneurship and Leadership. When we select Mandela Rhodes Scholars, we look for candidates who aspire to embody these characteristics.

South Africa

23 May 2020

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship

Postgraduate

These scholarships ofr citizens of Commonwealth countries, and are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

UK

13 April 2020

Taiwan MOFA Scholarship

Postgraduate

Taiwan government scholarship to study select courses from select universities in Taiwan

Taiwan

15 March 2021

Beacon Scholarship

Pre-University

Secondary school scholarship

Africa

28 February 2021

United World Colleges (UWC)

Pre-University

IB diploma program within the UWC mission of education for peace; 18 colleges around the world to study in

Global

07 March 2021

Yale Young African Scholars Program

Pre-University

Summer school program focused on helping students apply to American university for their undergraduate degrees

Africa

7 February 2021

Minerva Schools at KGI

Pre-University

Minerva is intentionally designed to develop your intellect across multiple disciplines, as well as critical life skills, professional capabilities, and key aspects of your personal character.

USA

15 January 2021

AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ALA)

Pre-University

Unique A-level program for students with strong leadership potential and a passion for solving Africa's problems

South Africa

31 August 2020

Emile-Boutmy Scholarship

Undergraduate

Sciences Po created the Emile Boutmy scholarship, named after the founder of Sciences Po (1871), in order to welcome the very best international students from outside the European Union. The Emile Boutmy Scholarship is awarded to top students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and individual course requirements.

France

1 October 2020

Russia Scholarship

Undergraduate

Scholarship to study in Russia administered by the Government of Eswatini

Russia

MasterCard Scholars Program

Undergraduate

Full scholarship with leadership development program for African students

Global

RSSC Scholarship

Undergraduate

Scholarship for BSc students at UNESWA

Eswatini

Eswatini Water Services Scholarship

Undergraduate

Uniswa Foundation will have more information: http://www.uniswafoundation.org.sz/index.php

Eswatini

India ICCR Scholarship

Undergraduate

Scholarship to study in India

India

31 March 2021

Taiwan ICDF Scholarship

Undergraduate

Taiwan government scholarship to study select courses from select universities in Taiwan

Taiwan

15 March 2021

Mauritius Africa Scholarship

Undergraduate

Scholarship to study select programs in Mauritius

Mauritius

01 March 2021

Reach Oxford Scholarship

Undergraduate

A number of Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) are offered to students from low-income countries who, for political or financial reasons, or because suitable educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries.

UK

13 February 2021

Turkish Government Scholarship

Undergraduate

Through international students studying in Turkey, Turkey’s aim is to raise generations that will produce solutions to problems of their countries as well as our world, have equality of opportunity and a supra-national perspective.

Turkey

2 February 2021

International Entrance Scholarship of Distinction

Undergraduate

Scholarship for international students to study at York University. Three (3) of these scholarships are awarded per year, valued at $35,000/year. It is renewable for an additional three years of full-time undergraduate study if the student maintains high academic standing each year, bringing it to a total of $140,000 over four years.

Canada

Global Leader of Tomorrow Award for International Students

Undergraduate

Scholarship for international students to study at York University. Two (2) of these scholarships are awarded per year, valued at $20,000/year. It is renewable for an additional three years of full-time undergraduate study if the student maintains high academic standing each year, bringing it to a total of $80,000 over four years.

Canada

1 February 2021

Brunei Darussalam Government Scholarship. Learn More

Undergraduate

Scholarship to study in Brunei for diploma and degree

Brunei

1 February 2021

AFRICAN SCIENCE ACADEMY (ASA)

Undergraduate

Accelerated A-level program for girls with interest and talent in the sciences

Ghana

31 January 2021

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship

Undergraduate

A Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship is a unique opportunity to study for a two-years Master’s degree in low or middle-income country of the Commonwealth. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunity to experience a new country and culture, to broaden horizons, and to build a global network that will last a lifetime.

South Africa

15 January 2021

Eiffel Scholarship

Undergraduate

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and PhD programs. It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 30 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 35 years old from developing and industrialized countries at PhD level.

France

9 January 2021

South African Women in Science and Engineering Scholarship

Undergraduate

Please note that these are ONLY for females and ONLY for 4th year [e.g. BSc (Honours) or equivalent] of study at tertiary level at UCT.

South Africa

20 December 2020

Ashinaga Africa Scholarship

Undergraduate

Scholarship program to study around the world for academically talented orphaned students

Global

13 December 2020

International Scholar Awards

Undergraduate

Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award and Donald A. Wehrung International Student Award to study at the University of British Columbia

USA

1 December 2020

WAAW BSC Scholarship for Women in Science

Undergraduate

WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need based African female STEM-focused college education.

Global

15 November 2020

Khalifa University Scholarship

Undergraduate

The Khalifa University Scholarship is a general tuition support grant for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater. Commenced to be a financial support for hardworking and deserving students, the KU Scholarships continues to incentivize a great number of students to do better. The Khalifa University of Science Technology and Research is located in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates with a satellite campus in Sharjah. The university has 16 dedicated research facility centers that explore a diversified range of energy, water, healthcare and aerospace with issues of direct relevance to the strategic development and economic diversification of the United Arab Emirates.

UAE

1 October 2020

Global Korea Scholarship

Undergraduate

To provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.

South Korea

31 August 2020

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

Undergraduate

Financial aid to study in south africa for students who are passionate about impactful entrepreneurship

South Africa

31 July 2020

Denys Holland Scholarship

Undergraduate

This scholarship aims to support undergraduate students who without it's support, would be unable to secure the funding required to study at UCL

UK

3 July 2020

Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship

Undergraduate

The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship is a partnership between the Jim Ovia Foundation, and the Africa-America Institute, to educate young Africans to lead the continent. Through our University partners, the Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship will provide comprehensive scholarships to select high achieving students, from under resourced backgrounds, a full education that will provide them with the necessary skills for a dynamic and innovation-driven career.

Ghana

25 June 2020

MEXT Undergraduate Studies Scholarship

Undergraduate

The MEXT Undergraduate Studies Scholarship is intended for high school seniors or recent graduates who intend to complete their undergraduate degree at a Japanese university. It provides for airfare to Japan, tuition for the university, and a stipend for cost of living.

Japan

10 June2020

Eswatini Government Scholarship

Undergraduate

Scholarship to study locally in select universities and collegs

Eswatini

1 June 2020

Cuba Medicine Scholarship

Undergraduate

Co-funded by the governments of Eswatini and Cuba

Cuba

1 June 2020

Westminster Full International Scholarship

Undergraduate

The University of Westminster is a public research university based in London, United Kingdom. Subjects maintain a strong vocational focus, with longer modules including work-based skills and integration with practical activity. Undergraduates are able to conduct research during their degree and the University has achieved fame for its media studies and fashion degrees, both of which are rated as being some of the best in the world.

UK

29 May 2020

ALU MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS

Undergraduate

Bachelor degree programs in Rwanda and Mauritius for students who are looking for an innovative learning experience in university

Africa

20 April 2020

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship

Undergraduate

The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at the University of Toronto provide an unparalleled opportunity for outstanding international students to study at one of the world’s best universities in one of the world’s most multicultural cities. The scholarship program is intended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and creativity and who are recognized as leaders within their school. A special emphasis is placed on the impact the student has had on the life of their school and community, and their future potential to contribute positively to the global community. U of T has 700 undergraduate programs in Humanities & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Commerce & Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Kinesiology & Physical Education, Music, and Architecture.

Canada

1 February 2021