INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
02.10.2016Ahead of the upcoming QS World Grad School Tour events in Accra (6th May 2015), Lagos (9th May), Nairobi (12th May) and Johannesburg (14th May), we wanted to bring you a selection of international scholarships for African students. The list below includes a range of current government scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships and university scholarships offered specifically for Africans. While most of those featured are graduate scholarships, there are also some opportunities for undergraduates.
Africa London Nagasaki (ALN) Fund– graduate scholarships for African scientists to gain funding for a master’s degree in an area related to disease control in Africa. Scholarship winners can choose to study in the UK at London’s Institute of Tropical Medicine, the London School of the Hygiene and Tropical Medicine or Nagasaki University in Japan.
Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship Programme – need-based graduate scholarships for African students at master’s and PhD level to study anywhere in the world.
Borlaug LEAP Fellowship Program– scholarships for African students from USAID-assisted countries to gain funding for an agriculture-related master’s or PhD program in Africa or the US.
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships– international scholarships for African students within the Commonwealth* to study a master’s degree by distance learning from selected universities in the UK and worldwide.
The Beit Trust Scholarships – international master’s degree and PhD scholarships for African students from Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe to study in the UK, Ireland or South Africa at a leading university.
Wells Mountain Foundation Scholarships– need-based international scholarships for students from developing countries (including African nations) to gain funding for university at home and abroad.
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