Ongoing Scholarships for Students in Africa 2025 - 2026

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.

    • Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition logo
    • Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 2025 (Up to $1 Million in Prizes)

      Applications are open for the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 2025. Named in honour of Singapore's founding Prime Minister - who can be said to have developed the country's defining business plan in pitching Singapore into the global spotlight - it was one of the first international business plan competition platforms for the world's best and brightest next-gen innovators to solve global challenges.

      Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025

    • UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards logo
    • UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards 2025 ($5,000 prize)

      Applications are open for the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientists Awards 2025. These awards, established in 1989, aim to support young researchers, especially those from developing countries, conducting interdisciplinary projects that align with UNESCO's objectives, particularly within biosphere reserves.

      Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025

    • New Commons Challenge logo
    • New Commons Challenge 2025 for Global Changemakers ($100,000 in funding)

      Applications are open for the New Commons Challenge 2025. The New Commons Challenge is an initiative led by Microsoft and the Open Data Policy Lab, in partnership with DirectRelief, the Harvard Institutional Data Initiative, and UNESCO (international observer).

      Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025

    • Kinship Nature Cultural Fellowship Program logo
    • Kinship Nature Cultural Fellowship Program 2025

      Applications are open for the Kinship Nature Cultural Fellowship Program 2025. The Nature Cultural Fellowship (NCF) is a Kinship program developed in collaboration with the Global Youth Biodiversity Network. They invite you to join a three-month immersive learning journey (May-July 2025) with 55 other participants from 30+ countries around the world. From August to November 2025, 40 selected Fellows will receive financial support to implement community-based projects that blend art, ancestral knowledge, intergenerational exchange, and bold imagination.

      Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025

    • ITET Gem Essay Competition logo
    • ITET Gem Essay Competition 2025 (Win N200k prize)

      The ITET Gem Foundation is committed to empowering Nigerian youth by amplifying their voices and driving change. This year's essay competition invites young Nigerians to propose a transformative policy to unlock youth potential and drive national progress.

      Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025

    • Pulitzer Center Photo Contest logo
    • Pulitzer Center Photo Contest 2025: Climate Through Young Eyes ($1,000 prize)

      Applications for the Pulitzer Center Photo Contest 2025 are now open. The Pulitzer Center is thrilled to support AFRISOS African School of Storytelling and the Greenmanjaro Foundation in launching Climate Through Young Eyes, a photography competition designed to showcase the power of youth-led environmental action across Africa.

      Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025

    • TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme logo
    • TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2025 (Funded)

      Applications are ongoing for the TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2025. The fellowship is for young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences in departments and laboratories of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) in Islamabad.

      Date Posted: 25 Apr, 2025

    • IREX Community Engagement Exchange Program logo
    • IREX Community Engagement Exchange Program 2026 (Fully-Funded)

      Applications are open for the IREX Community Engagement Exchange Program 2026. A transformational leadership development experience, CEE is a year-long program designed to enable civil society leaders, ages 21-27, to harness the power of networks, relationships, and information for the public good.

      Date Posted: 25 Apr, 2025

    • TWAS-Apex Award logo
    • TWAS-Apex Award 2025 in Quantum Science and Technology (up to $100,000)

      Nominations are open for the TWAS-Apex Award 2025 in Quantum Science and Technology. The TWAS-Apex Award is one of the most prestigious honours given to scientists from the developing world. This year marks the 20th anniversary of this prestigious award, established to honor exceptional scientific contributions by researchers living and working in developing countries.

      Date Posted: 24 Apr, 2025

    • TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme logo
    • TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2025 (Stipend available)

      Applications are now open for the TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2025. The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) - comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular and Drug Research in Karachi, Pakistan - and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in chemical and biological sciences.

      Date Posted: 24 Apr, 2025

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