Category Archives: SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Founder Academy is a 3-month program designed to help you kickstart your startup founder journey. The programme features workshops with experts, video tutorials delivered by founders from across Africa, fireside chats with experienced startup operators and investors, office hours sessions, and weekly deliverables to keep you focused and progressing towards launching your Minimum Viable […]

The ACT Nyoloha Training Programme is a development-focused opportunity, designed to increase employability through the enhancement of sector-related knowledge and skills. Priority will be given to 17-25 youth who do not wish to pursue a formal qualification in the performing/creative sector but are currently and actively pursuing careers in performing/creative disciplines.   Artists between ages 17-25 who qualify for tertiary study […]

An indispensable element of successful long-term economic development is a skilled population.  However, the major problem in many developing countries, particularly in Africa, is the low quality of education. For example, most children in these countries complete primary school without acquiring functional literacy and numeracy skills, reflecting educational systems struggling to prepare large numbers of […]

Association of Commonwealth Universities Gender Grants 2024 ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus. The grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops, and events in areas such as: Supporting women in leadership Raising awareness of sexual harassment […]

OWSD Early Career Fellowships for Women 2024 The OWSD Early Career Fellowship is a prestigious award of up to USD 50,000 offered to women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed at an academic or scientific research institute in one of the listed Science and Technology Lagging […]

DAAD SBW Berlin Scholarship Program for International Students 2024 The SBW Berlin scholarship programme supports social commitment through the development of social projects during the scholarship recipients’ studies and includes various types of scholarships. The scholarships are only granted for a limited period, usually for the upcoming semester.   Social Project Scholarship recipients get involved […]

Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Young Professional Programme on Climate Finance 2024 AAI is pleased to announce the launch of the Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Young Professional Programme on Climate Finance. This program, hosted in Lome by Sustainable Solutions for Africa (SSA) and funded by USAID, aims to engage graduates, postgraduates, and early-career young professionals from all African […]

ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components: Mentorship from one ETH professor, senior scientist or postdoc over a period of one year of the mentee’s doctoral studies. We suggest monthly meetings and clearly defined goals of the project, e.g., […]

Ph.D. Academy on Innovation and Competence Building Systems 2024 The AfricaLics network is an academic research and capacity building network that focuses on how innovation occurs, this is the process through which new or improved products, processes, organizational forms, ways of working and acting are introduced into new environments, and the relationship this has with […]

The Osogbo Progressive Union Scholarship is fully sponsored by members of the Osogbo Progressive Union, USA (OPUUSA).OPUUSA is a federally recognised charitable organization dedicated to advancing the interests of the City of Osogbo indigenes in the United States.Members of OPUUSA are sons and daughters of the blessed city of Osogbo living in the United States […]