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Top 15 scholarships for African students
Scholarships open to students from Africa, many fully funded.
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I Tatti Fellowships | Harvard’s Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, ItalyItaly · PhD · Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 - 2
Mauritius Government Scholarships for African Commonwealth Nations (Fully Funded)Fully funded · Mauritius · Master's, PhD · Deadline: Apr 23, 2027 (expected) - 3University of Pretoria Commonwealth Scholarship (Fully Funded)Fully funded · PhD · Deadline: Sep 11, 2027 (expected)
- 4Mandela Rhodes Scholarship: Fully Funded OpportunityFully funded · Master's, PhD · Deadline: See details
- 5Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC BerkeleyFully funded · Master's, PhD · Deadline: See details
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MENA Scholarship Program in Netherlands (Fully Funded)Fully funded · Netherlands, Australia · Undergraduate · Deadline: See details - 7
University of Cape Town (UCT) Scholarships | Study in South Africa on Fully Funded OpportunitiesFully funded · South Africa · Undergraduate · Deadline: See details - 8
GSK Scholarships in the UK | Fully FundedFully funded · United Kingdom · Master's · Deadline: Mar 4, 2027 (expected) - 9University of Pretoria Mastercard Foundation Scholarship for African Students (Fully Funded)Fully funded · South Africa · Master's · Deadline: See details
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ASU MasterCard Scholarship in USA (Fully Funded)Fully funded · United States · Master's · Deadline: See details - 11Leiden University Mandela Scholarship in Netherlands (Fully Funded)Fully funded · Netherlands · Master's, PhD · Deadline: See details
- 12Fully Funded Master’s at the University of Cambridge | Mastercard Foundation Scholars ProgramFully funded · Master's · Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 (expected)
- 13Fully Funded MSc in Health Professions Education (HPE) University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) | Mastercard Foundation Scholars ProgramFully funded · Master's · Deadline: Nov 30, 2026 (expected)
- 14Edinburgh Mastercard Foundation Scholarship in the UK | Fully Funded Postgraduate Opportunity for African StudentsFully funded · United Kingdom · Master's, Undergraduate · Deadline: Nov 14, 2026 (expected)
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Qatar Charity Foundation Scholarship to Study in Qatar for FreeQatar · Master's, PhD · Deadline: See details
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