If you want to take your Ph.D program but you need financial support, below is a list of available Ph.D scholarships for African students 2025-2026. These Ph.D funding are for African students round the world.
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The Fellowship is offered to women scientists from science- and technology-lagging countries (STLCs) to undertake PhD research in the natural, engineering and information technology sciences at a host institute in another developing country in the Global South.
Published: 2022-02-15 Type: PhD Deadline: April 15, 2022
The purpose of the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship Fund is to expand human knowledge and scientific interest in earth sciences and botany related to human origins by providing financial assistance to East African researchers and students pursuing research in these areas. The fund is further int
Published: 2022-02-11 Type: PhD Deadline: July 15, 2022
The aim is to provide funding for doctoral candidates from countries in the Global South in order to promote scientific exchange with partners, particularly in regions that have been relatively marginalized in terms of scientific production. In order to promote international cooperation in the prior
Published: 2022-02-09 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: May 1, 2022
The topic of the PhD must clearly be relevant to the continent of Africa. Interdisciplinary projects are especially encouraged and all projects should fall at the intersection of two or more of the following themes or disciplines: Conflict, Peace and Security: King’s is world renown
Published: 2022-02-09 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 18, 2022
The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and the Singapore
Published: 2022-01-31 Type: PhD Study in: Singapore Deadline: June 1, 2022
The Centre of African Studies at SOAS, University of London, is pleased to announce the extension of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative, funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, for another three years,. The focus of the project remains the same in terms of creating a dedicated environm
Published: 2022-01-17 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: March 31, 2022
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Each successful candidate will receive a scholarship of US$ 63,000: Tuition fee for 4 MSc students = US$ 8,000 Research activities = US$ 20,000 Research infrastructure = US$ 30000 Traveling cost = US$ 5,000 Funding would be for 2 years.
Published: 2022-01-12 Type: PhD Deadline: February 17, 2022
Each successful ECA will receive a scholarship of US$ 68,000. This will cover: Tuition fees for one PhD student for two years (US$ 4000) Tuition fees for two MSc students (US$4000) Research costs (US$ 25,000) Research infrastructure (US$ 30,000) Traveling costs (US$ 5,000) Funding
Published: 2022-01-12 Type: PhD Deadline: February 17, 2022
Each successful student will receive partial AI4D Africa Scholarships of up to $ 27,000 distributed as shown below Tuition fees for two years ($ 4000) Research activities ($ 17,000) Traveling support for the supervisors ($ 6,000)
Published: 2022-01-12 Type: PhD Deadline: February 17, 2022
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The African Center for Technology Studies has received a grant from the International Development Research Center (IDRC) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to support the training of PhD students in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) as well
Published: 2022-01-12 Type: PhD Deadline: February 17, 2022
Associate Professor Laura Pereira, Global Change Institute, Wits University is advertising for a PhD candidate to undertake research under the Oppenheimer Generations Future Ecosystems for Africa program (FEFA). FEFA aims to drive policy strategies to enhance the resilience of African ecosystems, an
Published: 2022-01-10 Type: PhD Deadline: January 14, 2022
The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Published: 2022-01-07 Type: PhD Deadline: January 16, 2022
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UNU-IAS offers master’s and doctoral degree programmes focused on sustainability. The programmes aim to produce the policymakers and researchers of tomorrow, who will be at the forefront of global efforts towards a more sustainable future. The Japan Foundation offers the UNU Scholarship for
Published: 2022-01-05 Type: PhD Deadline: January 28, 2022
The programme provides the opportunity to do a PhD in applied mathematics. Each year, four to five new scholarship holders can be selected for the programme. The condition for funding is that the countries of origin of the scholarship holders are classified as developing countries according to the O
Published: 2022-01-04 Type: PhD Deadline: January 15, 2022
The Food Environment Research group (a collective from Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, School of Public Health and the DSI/NRF Center of Excellence in Food Security) at the University of the Western Cape under the leadership of Prof Rina Swart is seeking Post-doctoral Research Fellows t
Published: 2021-12-14 Type: PhD Study in: South Africa Deadline: January 10, 2022
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This opportunity covers tuition fees and living costs to undertake a PhD at UCL. It is funded by UCL’s Division of Infection and Immunity and is open to applicants who permanently reside in South Africa. The proposed PhD research must be in the field of Medical Sciences
Published: 2021-12-14 Type: PhD Deadline: June 3, 2022
Through the ARISE programme, the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health seeks to make available one fellowship to support doctoral study at the University of Cape Town. The overall goal of ARISE is to strengthen and extend the postgraduate pipeline in African public mental health by building
Published: 2021-12-10 Type: PhD Deadline: January 15, 2022
Through its ARISE programme, the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health seeks to make available one fellowship to support doctoral study at Stellenbosch University. The overall goal of ARISE is to strengthen and extend the postgraduate pipeline in African public mental health by building cap
Published: 2021-12-10 Type: PhD Deadline: January 15, 2022
Associate Professor Laura Pereira, Global Change Institute, Wits University is advertising for a PhD candidate to undertake research under the Oppenheimer Generations Future Ecosystems for Africa program (FEFA). FEFA aims to drive policy strategies to enhance the resilience of African ecosystems, an
Published: 2021-12-10 Type: PhD Deadline: January 14, 2022
The Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, BIGSAS, invites outstanding female African scholars based on the continent to join an international community of early career researchers working in the field of African Studies. BIGSAS provides a centre for creative and innovative
Published: 2021-12-06 Type: PhD Study in: Germany Deadline: January 30, 2022
