List of Africa Scholarships, Grants, and Fellowships for International Students

Fulbright US Student Program for Study Abroad

USA Government
Study abroad programs

Deadline: 10 Oct 2023 (Annual)
Study in: multiple countries
Course starts AY 2024-2025

KAAD Scholarships in Germany for Developing Countries

KAAD
Masters/PhD Degree  

Deadline: 15 Jan/30 Jun (annual)
Study in:  Germany
Course starts 2024

Mandela Rhodes Foundation Scholarships for Africans

Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: 21 April 2023 (annual)
Study in:  South Africa
Course starts 2024

DRD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan Africans

DRD-SA
Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: 20 June 2021 (annual)
Study in:  South Africa/Germany
Course starts Jan-May 2022

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships

The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Masters Degree

Deadline: 9 July 2020 (Annual)
Study in: South Africa, Sri Lanka, South Pacific, Namibia, Papua New Guinea
Course starts Jan/Feb 2021, July to Oct 2021

Scholarships for LLM/MPhil (Human Rights Democratisation in Africa) at University of Pretoria

University of Pretoria
Masters Degree

Deadline: 30 June 2020 (Annual)
Study in: South Africa
Course starts Jan 2021

Russell E. Train Fellowships

World Wildlife Fund, Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program
Masters, PhD Degree

Deadline: 1 March 2020 (Annual)
Study in: Malaysia
Course starts University-dependent

Bertha Scholarships for Social Innovators in Africa

University of Capetown
MBA/MPhil Degree

Deadline: 15 Nov 2015
Study in:  South Africa
Course starts 2016 

MTN Solution Space Scholarships for Africans

University of Capetown
MBA/MPhil Degree

Deadline: 15 Nov 2015 (annual)
Study in:  South Africa
Course starts 2016 

MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program for Africans

MasterCard Foundation
Bachelors/Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: Jan-July 2016
Study in: USA & Africa
Course starts September 2016

Canon Collins Postgraduate Scholarships for Africans

Canon Collins Trust
MS/PhD Degree

Deadline: around August (annual)
Study in:  South Africa
Next course starts 2014

ANGUS-SAWISE Scholarships in Science and Engineering for African Women

SA WISE
Undergraduate Degree

Deadline: 30 November (annual)
Study in: Africa